Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Landstraßenwärter
English translation:
country road attendant
Added to glossary by
Stephen Sadie
Jun 10, 2005 18:22
18 yrs ago
German term
Germany
Practical business experience, reliable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
Landstraßenwärter
German to English
Tech/Engineering
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
A description of a profession or job in or around 1900. No context available as on an old birth certificate. Any ideas for this??
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Ulrike Kraemer
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Combining technical expertise and style
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
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German term (edited):
Landstra�enw�rter
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country road attendant
...just a guess. Google has some fifty results for "road attendant", two of them from a German address book dating back to 1934.
HTH
HTH
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Comment: " Schröder, Erna, Buchhalterin Bookkeeper, Karwitzer Straße 45, Schröder, Friedrich,
Straßenwärter Road attendant, Karwitzer Landstraße 20b, ...
www.ruegenwalde.com/adressen/1937/namen-s.htm - 101k - Zusätzliches Ergebnis - Im Cache - Ähnliche Seiten.
Little Balu...
I believe you are 100% correct, thanks to all"
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silfilla
Works in field
German term (edited):
Landstra�enw�rter
country road guard/keeper
perhaps :-)
10 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
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100
German term (edited):
Landstra�enw�rter
highway (trunk road) maintenance crew member
I can't confirm this, but it seems possible that the work involves road maintenance. And something tells me our Brits will object to "crew member."
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Bernhard Dieker, *23.02.1878, † ca. 1949, Eigner (!?) in Groß Dohren (1909), Heuermann in Neuenlande (Enklave in Groß Dohren) (1911), Landstraßenwärter und Heuermann in Groß Dohren (1913), Straßenarbeiter und Heuermann in Klein Dohren (1915) oo 12.10.1908 Anna Brümmer, *15.12.1882, †20.02.1958. Kinder: Bernhard Heinrich, *02.09.1909 in Groß Dohren, vermisst 1943 bei Stalingrad; Wilhelm Heinrich, *05.11.1911 in Neuenlande, s.u.; Clemens Josef, *04.09.1913 in Groß Dohren, †30.01.1967, verheiratet in Haselünne, arbeitete zuerst bei Rosche, später als Straßenwärter beim Landkreis Meppen;
http://www.ewetel.net/~stefan.remme/BuH-Gr.Dohren/03.Starman...
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Bernhard Dieker, *23.02.1878, † ca. 1949, Eigner (!?) in Groß Dohren (1909), Heuermann in Neuenlande (Enklave in Groß Dohren) (1911), Landstraßenwärter und Heuermann in Groß Dohren (1913), Straßenarbeiter und Heuermann in Klein Dohren (1915) oo 12.10.1908 Anna Brümmer, *15.12.1882, †20.02.1958. Kinder: Bernhard Heinrich, *02.09.1909 in Groß Dohren, vermisst 1943 bei Stalingrad; Wilhelm Heinrich, *05.11.1911 in Neuenlande, s.u.; Clemens Josef, *04.09.1913 in Groß Dohren, †30.01.1967, verheiratet in Haselünne, arbeitete zuerst bei Rosche, später als Straßenwärter beim Landkreis Meppen;
http://www.ewetel.net/~stefan.remme/BuH-Gr.Dohren/03.Starman...
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Lancashireman
: Very 21st century. Very PC :-)
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Yes, I forgot about the historical context.
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German term (edited):
Landstra�enw�rter
road warder
Found this in an old Cassel's dictionary which terms warder as archaic. Might be what you want here
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German term (edited):
Landstra�enw�rter
roadsweep
just 'sweeping' those roads...
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German term (edited):
Landstra�enw�rter
country road caretaker
There used to be caretakers for parks, cemeteries, etc.
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Note added at 1 hr 7 mins (2005-06-10 19:29:36 GMT)
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Caretaker of cemetary in Tottenham, Eng. late 1800\'s to early 1900\'s approx...
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/c/o/Dawn-M-Scot...
...und der Landstraßenwärter, welcher letztere bei Glatteis hätte Sand streuen müssen...
http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/dauthend/dergeist/dergeist.htm
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Note added at 1 hr 7 mins (2005-06-10 19:29:36 GMT)
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Caretaker of cemetary in Tottenham, Eng. late 1800\'s to early 1900\'s approx...
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/c/o/Dawn-M-Scot...
...und der Landstraßenwärter, welcher letztere bei Glatteis hätte Sand streuen müssen...
http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/dauthend/dergeist/dergeist.htm
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