Today, I was researching travel passes on the Swiss Rail website, and I came across this advert:
The name on the card, Jasmin Burgermeister! So what did we do... Google Images, of course! And here are the two best Burgermeisters so far... for your viewing pleasure.
The cartoon man's name is Burgermeister Meisterburger, the central villian in Santa Claus is Coming to Town, described as "the grouchy, fun-loathing mayor of Sombertown." We are not sure who the other man is. Get ready for live sightings as the blog unfurls. We have binoculars at the ready..
Municipal government
ReplyDelete* Bürgermeister, is used in Germany and Austria. It was used in Switzerland until the mid-19th century. In Switzerland now various names are used instead, such as Gemeindepräsident, Stadtpräsident, Gemeindeammann, and Stadtammann.
* In city-states there can be more than one Bürgermeister. The senior one, equivalent to the Minister-President has an extra title
o Regierender Bürgermeister ('Governing Mayor') in Berlin
o Erster Bürgermeister (literally 'First Mayor') in Hamburg
o Bürgermeister und Präsident des Senats ('Mayor and President of the Senate') in Bremen
* Many large cities also have more than one Bürgermeister, the senior is usually called the Oberbürgermeister or Lord Mayor.
Ober- is put in front of many title to show that it is higher than another, especially in military.
Clearly you are toying with important people.
You're kind of scary, Ober-Anonymous.
ReplyDeleteAlready your German is getting better!
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