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18:50 Jan 13, 2012

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German term or phrase: Wirt

"Die heute bekannteste Tafelkirschsorte des Baselbiets, die Flurianer (oder auch Schauenburger genannt), wurde vor rund 100 Jahren vom ehemaligen Wirt von Bad Schauenburg, Emil Benedikt Flury, aus dem Libanon ins Baselbiet gebracht."

Encountered in a Swiss tourist information leaflet. Any suggestions welcome!

Louise Gough KudoZ activity Questions: 173 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 59 United Kingdom
Local time: 02:09

English translation:proprietor

Explanation:
landlord, owner...

Bad Schauenburg
looks like the name of a town/village but described here as a 'Haus'
http://www.badschauenburg.ch/DE/home

Mittel bis gross, schwarzbraune, mittelfeste Früchte von milder Würze. Reift spät. Die robuste Sorte kam 1890 aus Libanon in die Schweiz. (Eingeführt durch Emil Benedikt Flury, dem ehemaligen Wirt von Bad Schauenburg bei Liestal)
http://www.bbfarms.ch/eShop/03c2219a1a1283623/03c2219a1a1283...

Selected response from:

Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:09

Grading comment

Many thanks for all suggestions, but I think this one works best here.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +4

proprietor

Andrew Swift

3 +1

spa (hotel) owner

Steffen Walter

landlord

Wendy Streitparth

Answers

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

proprietor

Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 144

Grading comment

Many thanks for all suggestions, but I think this one works best here.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

orla: proprietor or owner. Described on their own website simply as the "Besitzer". See kurioses-a-interessantes: "Um 1900 brachte Schauenburg-Besitzer Emil Flury von einer Reise ein Büschel Edelreis aus dem Libanon mit nach Hause..."//Tarnkappe :)

2 hrs

-> Thanks, orla. I was wondering if this three-part answer was shrouded in a Tarnkappe.

agree

Horst Huber: A "Wirt" is someone who "bewirtschaftet" something. However, he, (if she it would be "Wirtin"), may not actualy hold the title to it

4 hrs

-> Yes, Horst. 'Proprietor' has a more hands-on sense than (possibly absent) owner.

agree

Nicola Wood: My only hesitation in agreeing was whether he actually owned the hotel, but orla's reference confirms this, so I would definitely go with proprietor or owner. Otherwise I would have favoured your alternative option of landlord, so an agree on all counts.

19 hrs

-> Thanks, Nicola. Tricky indeed. There is a danger of over-translating this term by making assumptions about title to the property. Yet the non-committal 'landlord' seems more appropriate to a pub than this grand spa hotel.

agree

Lonnie Legg

2 days19 hrs

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

spa (hotel) owner

Explanation:
... might be a possibility here ("innkeeper" sounds slightly off the mark in my opinion).

See http://www.foodnews.ch/x-plainmefood/20_lebensmittel/Kirsche... (scroll down to "Schauenburger") and http://www.badschauenburg.ch/DE/portrait/geschichte/20-jahrh... and http://www.badschauenburg.ch/EN/home

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Note added at 18 mins (2012-01-13 19:09:17 GMT)
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See also http://www.badschauenburg.ch/EN/business

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Note added at 20 mins (2012-01-13 19:11:16 GMT)
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http://www.badschauenburg.ch/EN/portrait/geschichte/chronolo...

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 03:09
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 38

47 mins confidence:

landlord

Explanation:
Durch den Gastwirt B. Flury um 1900 aus dem Libanon eingeführt und vom Bad Schauenburg bei Liestal aus verbreitet.
http://www.apfel.ch/produkte/html/444.htm

Example sentence(s):

http://www.apfel.ch/produkte/html/444.htm

Wendy Streitparth
Local time: 03:09
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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