Sakrallandschaft

English translation: concentration of religious architecture

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German term or phrase:Sakrallandschaft
English translation:concentration of religious architecture
Entered by: philgoddard

13:59 Jun 17, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Archaeology
German term or phrase: Sakrallandschaft
"9 Kirchen und 1 Dom zeugen von einer beeindruckenden Sakrallandschaft"

This is part of a description of Bardowick in Northern Germany, which was an important city in the High Middle Ages.

It's not quite "sacred landscape". I know exactly what they mean, but I can't quite get my brain to get the right expression down to my tongue. Can anyone help?

It's from a fascinating PowerPoint presentation about the ancient city.

TIA

Jaime
Jaime Hyland
Local time: 03:26
concentration of religious architecture
Explanation:
I'd turn it round and say there is an impressive concentration of religious architecture, with nine churches and a cathedral.
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philgoddard
United States
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4concentration of religious architecture
philgoddard
3 +3sacral landscape
Berit Kostka, PhD
4ecclesiastical landscape
Helen Shiner
Summary of reference entries provided
Norwich, England
Kate Collyer

Discussion entries: 13





  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
sacral landscape


Explanation:
Some of these sources use that term in the context you are working with, just for different time periods.

http://ebooks.cambridge.org/chapter.jsf?bid=CBO9780511496493...

https://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/2671

http://www.brepols.net/Pages/ShowProduct.aspx?prod_id=IS-978...

Berit Kostka, PhD
Türkiye
Local time: 05:26
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Though I think it does sound slightly pretentious, particularly if this is for a general readership.
22 mins
  -> Thank you Phil, I guess the same goes for the German a wee bit... :o)

agree  Sabine Reynaud
39 mins
  -> Thanks Sabine :o)

agree  beermatt: yes, sounds pretentious, but so does the German -- I mean for fxxxs sake, "SAKRALLANDSCHAFT"... Someone is really dedicated to sell this architectural ensemble to the Believers, arent they?
6 hrs
  -> Thank you :o)

neutral  Helen Shiner: This tends to encompass pre-Christian or pagan elements in the landscape. While fine in itself, it goes beyond the requirements of this context which refers very specifically to a Christianised landscape.
9 hrs
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
concentration of religious architecture


Explanation:
I'd turn it round and say there is an impressive concentration of religious architecture, with nine churches and a cathedral.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicole Schnell
7 hrs

agree  Elisabeth Kissel: I think this is a really good solution, even if it sounds more neutral and not quite as pretentious as the original
8 hrs

agree  Lancashireman: Buildings tend to intrude on the landscape (at least in the traditional sense of the word).
8 hrs

neutral  Helen Shiner: This misses the shaping of the landscape by the church or the configuration of those buildings/landscape elements, which I think is meant here.
8 hrs

agree  Craig Meulen: I might disagree with Helen and would generally support a suggestion without the word "landscape". See my discussion comment.
18 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ecclesiastical landscape


Explanation:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Archaeology-Ecclesiastical-Lands...

http://scholar.harvard.edu/joeymcmullen/publications/rewriti...

http://www.researchgate.net/publication/242574023_Death_and_...

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:26
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 27

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Craig Meulen: From the one sentence the asker provided I'm unsure whether a more abstract solution might be better - see my discussion coment.
9 hrs
  -> This is archaeology, but regardless of that 'landscape' is used in an abstract way in EN academia, too. I read this as not literal, which is why for me the more descriptive option suggested by Phil would not be my choice, for instance.
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Reference comments


1 day 10 hrs
Reference: Norwich, England

Reference information:
place of many churches!

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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2014-06-19 00:53:03 GMT)
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the particularly relevant phrases being "abundance of churches" in the first one, and "ecclesiastical set" in the second


    Reference: http://www.norfolk-norwich.com/norwich/discovering-norwich/c...
    Reference: http://www.heritagecity.org/projects/hearts-merchandise/the-...
Kate Collyer
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: English
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