Kretscham

A Kretscham is a village pub (also Gasthaus or Schänke), which was often the seat of the mayor and the place of jurisdiction of the village court (Gerichtskretscham). Most of the time the lokators were given this right.

Etymology and names

The word Kretscham is German and borrowed from the (reconstructed) Old Sorbian word krč’ma "tavern", "pub"^[1] (c.f. Sorbian korčma, Polish: karczma, Czech: krčma, Romanian cârciumă, Late-Middle High German: kretscheme, Upper Lusatian language Kraatschn, Silesian: Kratschem),

Background

The term Kretscham for a village pub is still common in Upper Lusatia today and was also very common in the Prussian Province of Silesia. The associated publican is known as the Kretzschmar, plural Kretzschmarn. The surnames Kretschmar, Kretschmer and Kretschmann are derived from this occupation.^[2] Places with Kretscham as a component of the name include:

Dreikretscham
Kretscham-Rothensehma
Kieferkretscham
Peiskretscham
Wasserkretscham
Kretscham (Krčma), an abandoned village near Domašín.

References

^ "Kretscham, der". In: Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache. Retrieved 28 October 2014
^ Andreas Müller (2018-01-10). "Kretschmann = der Gastwirt". Stuttgarter Zeitung. Retrieved 2020-07-26.

Literature

Kretscham. In: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm (eds.): Deutsches Wörterbuch. Vol. 11: K – (V). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1873 (woerterbuchnetz.de).

External links

[1] "Kretscham, der". In: Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache. Retrieved 28 October 2014

[2] Andreas Müller (2018-01-10). "Kretschmann = der Gastwirt". Stuttgarter Zeitung. Retrieved 2020-07-26.

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