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Zivilstandskreis

English translation: civil registry district

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German term or phrase:Zivilstandskreis
English translation:civil registry district
Entered by: Maya Jurt

19:09 Oct 9, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents
German term or phrase: Zivilstandskreis
In a Swiss birth certificate:
...Geburtsregister des Zivilstandskreises Zuerich.
Is it District Registry Office?
Also, is it correct to translate Zivilstandsbeamte as Registrar?
Your ideas and suggestions are apprecciated!
Croatian Translator
Croatia
Local time: 23:05
civil registry district
Explanation:
This is not an official name for it changes from canton to canton.

It is the the name of the office where you announce birth, death, marriage and divorce.

Greetings from Switzerland
Maya
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Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 23:05
Grading comment
Thank you all! And thank you Maya for the useful info - I didn't know these change from one canton to another.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Zivilstandskreis
Hans-Henning Judek
4registry district / Registrar General
Uschi (Ursula) Walke
4civil registry district
Maya Jurt


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Zivilstandskreis


Explanation:
As a general rule, you should keep the term in the original language and add a translation in brackets.

Reason is that especially public offices and rules and regulations usually have different purposes and contents than the translation suggests and may be confusing for the reader, who may get totally wrong ideas.

I think, your ideas are already good enough to go.


    professional experience
Hans-Henning Judek
Local time: 06:05
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 893

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Werner George Patels, M.A., C.Tran.(ATIO) (X)
41 mins
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
registry district / Registrar General


Explanation:
I read this as Standesamtsbezirk and Standesbeamter.

HTH


    Romain Dict. of legal and commercial terms
Uschi (Ursula) Walke
Local time: 07:05
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 492
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
civil registry district


Explanation:
This is not an official name for it changes from canton to canton.

It is the the name of the office where you announce birth, death, marriage and divorce.

Greetings from Switzerland
Maya

Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 23:05
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 545
Grading comment
Thank you all! And thank you Maya for the useful info - I didn't know these change from one canton to another.
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