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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 as metonymy for burmistrz (mayor), derived from the German Bürgermeister.
Several cities in Estonia, particularly those whose histories trace to the Hanseatic era, call their city councils 'raad' and their houses 'raekoda'.
See also
Surnames
- Chris Rathaus
- Karol Rathaus, a Polish composer
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