- Rathaus
Rathaus is a German word, literally translating as "council house", often rendered as "city hall" or "town hall". However, many specific buildings are referred to as "Rathaus", even when spoken about in English. From the word, Rat (council), a German advisory or ruling council (derived from raten, "to advise")
Some important "Rathäuser" are:
*Rathaus (Hamburg)
*Rathaus, Vienna
*Rathaus Schöneberg (Berlin )
*Rotes Rathaus (Berlin)
*Neues Rathaus (Hannover )
*Römer (Frankfurt am Main) (Frankfurt )Derivatives
Ratusz is the Polish word for
City hall . It also serves asmetonymy forBurmistrz (Burgomaster , mayor) derived from the _de. Bürgermeister.See also
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Ratusz (Warsaw Metro)
*Rotmistrz /Rittmeister Surnames
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Chris Rathaus
*Karol Rathaus , a Polish composer
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