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    In what German harbour town can you find a "sweet girl" on display that dates back to 1919 and who is considered to be the largest ever in her category?

    Question #96699. Asked by Flem-ish. (Jun 16 08 2:32 PM)


    triviapaul

    		Bremerhaven.

    The "Seute Deern", meaning "Sweet Girl" in Plattdeutsch (a semi-official form of German spoken in the coastal areas of Germany) is a schooner/barque permanently anchored in the harbour of Bremerhaven and is used now as museum/restaurant/wedding ship.
    It is called the world's largest wooden cargo sailing ship.

    http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bark_%28Schiff%29
    http://www.bremerhaven-touristik.de/bremerhaven-tourism/englisch/Sehenswuerdigkeiten/b_bark_seute_deern.html


    Jun 16 08, 11:57 PM
    Flem-ish

    		Low German "Seute Deern" is the equivalent of High German "süsse Dirne" and of Dutch "zoete deerne". In English "sweet girl", or "sweet maid".The language of the German lowlands and of the Hanseatic ports is/was indeed very close to that of the Netherlands (Low Countries).
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_German
    Low German - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Jun 17 08, 12:29 AM

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