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From: "Schnoor Family" <>
Subject: Re: [S-H-RTS] SCHNOOR
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 23:33:52 -0500
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Dear Bill,
Once again you are a font of information for me. Thanks for the website
from the Schnoor neighborhood. I looked at it and tried to make out the
German, which I can read a little bit. I was most interested in the
Schnoor/Schnur discussion. In fact, it's quite uncanny that the direct
answer to my question is right here! I have bookmarked the site and will
look forward to the English translation as well as a visit there some day.

Thanks again, Bill, and also for the Ksp. explanation.
Linda Schnoor in Virginia
***********

> Linda - you are right. The houses in Bremen's Schnoor District are strung
> together like on a string. Look at
>
> http://www.altstadt-schnoor.de
>
> which (according to that website) will soon be available in English. The
> first sentence on that page reads in German:
>
> "Schnoor" ist die plattdeutsche Bezeichnung für Schnur, und deutet darauf
> hin, daß hier die Häuser wie an einer Schnur eng beieinander stehen" -
> translated: ""Schnoor" is low-german for "Schnur" i.e. "string" indicating
> that in this part of town the houses are built close together like on a
> string."
>
> Ksp. Nortorf = Kirchspiel Nortorf = parish Nortorf
>
> Bill in British Columbia
>
>

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