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Subject: Re: Middendorf
Author: Andy   (guest, 145.254.237.242)
Date: October 24, 2004 at 5:41:59 AM
Reply to: Middendorf by Claudia
"Dorf" definetely means "village" in German, not "town" and not "swamp" either. The "midden"-part probably means (as you say) "middle of", but it could also refer to a village in the middle of whatever, maybe between two cities, in the middle of nowhere or maybe even of a swamp …

Andy ;—)

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