gemauerte Chronik

English translation: the history written within these walls

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German term or phrase:gemauerte Chronik
English translation:the history written within these walls
Entered by: Kim Metzger

16:39 Jun 18, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - History / history
German term or phrase: gemauerte Chronik
Die gemauerte Chronik ... beginnt ... in der vorzeitlichen Steinzeit.

Die Stadt Ptuj – die gemauerte Chronik an der Straßenkreuzung, die das sonnige Italien mit dem weiten Pannonischen Becken und dem Alpental mit der Weite des Balkans verbindet, beginnt mit ihrem ersten Kapitel in der vorzeitlichen Steinzeit.
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 07:51
The history within these walls
Explanation:
could be a good start; the epithet
"gemauerte Chronik" oder "Abfallhaufen der Geschichte"? was recently applied to Nürnberg by Alexandra Gerstner, on P. 151. of her book - see link below.
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David Moore (X)
Local time: 15:51
Grading comment
Thank you everyone. I don't know if David's translation was a precise equivalent of the words, but in my view it captured the author's somewhat fuzzy intent very nicely.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2the story told by the stones
Armorel Young
4 +1(hi)story set [engraved/inscribed] in stone(s) [bricks?]
Steffen Walter
3 +1The history within these walls
David Moore (X)


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The history within these walls


Explanation:
could be a good start; the epithet
"gemauerte Chronik" oder "Abfallhaufen der Geschichte"? was recently applied to Nürnberg by Alexandra Gerstner, on P. 151. of her book - see link below.



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David Moore (X)
Local time: 15:51
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Thank you everyone. I don't know if David's translation was a precise equivalent of the words, but in my view it captured the author's somewhat fuzzy intent very nicely.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: beautiful!
1 hr
  -> Johanna, you just made me blush....
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the story told by the stones


Explanation:
I'm just getting a bit fanciful. Actually I think David's suggestion is fantastic.

Armorel Young
Local time: 14:51
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Moore (X): This ain't bad either!
28 mins

agree  Nancy Arrowsmith: i agree, a little poetic
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(hi)story set [engraved/inscribed] in stone(s) [bricks?]


Explanation:
variation on the theme

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Note added at 2003-06-18 18:57:05 (GMT)
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(town) walls witnessing history

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 15:51
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 58

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dirgis (X): or: The chronicle, set in stone, begins in the prehistoric stone age.
6 hrs
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