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Help[Surname] Re: Zinzendorf and Schleiermacher
in reply to a message by Lepic
So "Schleier" means "veil" and "zinzen" means...? I mean, "Dorf" means "village". Thanks, do you think I need to post zinzerdorf in the forums of the place name site?
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Zinzen is probably just s variant of Zinsen, tribute, taxes, rent. It's also a surname by itself.
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Thanks! So, Zinzendorf would be the village's tax collector?
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No Zinzendorf is a particular village. Why I don't know. It was built as rental housing, it was given as tribute, it was a tax collection point for travelers, no idea why. There's almost no information on it other than the name and location.
This message was edited 5/31/2024, 12:09 AM
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