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Wanderversammlung

English translation: walking meeting

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German term or phrase:Wanderversammlung
English translation:walking meeting
Entered by: Kaportnoy

14:41 Jul 6, 2017
German to English translations [PRO]
History / 19th century letter
German term or phrase: Wanderversammlung
This is transcribed from a handwritten letter, so there may be a few mistakes:

Vereine gibt es auch allerlei art sogar zwei Landwirtschaftliche, dazu gehört natürlich Ziesar und umliegenden Ortschaften. Es wird in jeden Monat eine Seztung gehalten und ist meist immer gut besucht, auch eine Wanderversammlung wird alle Jahre abgehalten meistentheils im Juni wo denn irgend in einem Ort die Felder besehen das Vieh in den Ställen u.s.w. alles besehen wird, nachher ein fröhliches zusammensein in Gasthäuser, den der Vorsetzender einige Worte spricht wie in allgemeinen die Besichtigung ausgehalten ist.

From what I can see online it seems like a Wanderversammlung has to do with beekeeping, which is discussed later in the letter, but then I don't understand why they look at livestock...

Danke im Voraus!
Kaportnoy
Local time: 18:21
walking meeting
Explanation:
Sure what it sounds like to me, although you are going farther afield than I would have thought.
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jccantrell
United States
Local time: 15:21
Grading comment
I chose this as it was the best definition for my case, but put it in quotes, as "walking meeting" isn't really something we would say. But best describes the situation in the letter. Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +3travelling event
Edith Kelly
3 +1walking meeting
jccantrell
4group hike
Matthew Held
3walking tour
AUrbschat
3hiking get-together
gangels (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
Alison MacG

Discussion entries: 1





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
travelling event


Explanation:
event taking place every year at another location. I give it a low CL as not sure but might help others to come up with a better solution.


Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 00:21
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 29

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thomas Pfann: „Event“ ist vielleicht ein bisserl zu modern, aber „travelling“ finde ich gut. Vielleicht „travelling congregation“ oder „travelling assembly“ o.ä.?
3 hrs
agree  Kristina Cosumano (X): I think this is right. Like a Wanderpreis/Wanderpokal. A gathering or meet-up.
3 days 1 hr
agree  Alison MacG: A belated post-grading agree as this is the only suggestion that correctly points out that it is the Versammlung that does the wandern rather than the members (agree with Thomas re event - congress perhaps?)
7 days
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
walking meeting


Explanation:
Sure what it sounds like to me, although you are going farther afield than I would have thought.


    https://hbr.org/2015/08/how-to-do-walking-meetings-right
jccantrell
United States
Local time: 15:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I chose this as it was the best definition for my case, but put it in quotes, as "walking meeting" isn't really something we would say. But best describes the situation in the letter. Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teresa Reinhardt: Definitelt, they walk around and inspect stuff, and then they need some R&R (Gasthaus)
6 hrs
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1 day 33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
walking tour


Explanation:
Members take turns to host an annual gathering at their farm.

AUrbschat
United States
Local time: 18:21
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 day 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
group hike


Explanation:
"Wandern" is to hike. I assume "Versammlung" refers simply to a group of people who get together for a particular purpose, in this case to go hiking.

Matthew Held
United States
Local time: 18:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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1 day 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
hiking get-together


Explanation:
to reflect the informal character of the affair

gangels (X)
Local time: 16:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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Reference comments


7 days
Reference

Reference information:
Wanderversammlung, f., die jedesmal an einem andern Ort stattfindende Versammlung eines Vereins
http://woerterbuchnetz.de/cgi-bin/WBNetz/genFOplus.tcl?sigle...

Der Deutsche Imkerbund wurde 1907 in Frankfurt am Main gegründet. Davor gab es mehrere regionale Imkerorganisationen, die sich wegen ihrer periodischen Treffen als Wanderversammlungen bezeichneten.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutscher_Imkerbund

Sechs Mitgliederversammlungen im Jahr wurden als Wanderversammlungen im Wechsel in den Orten der Mitglieder abgehalten.
http://www.imker-blankenfelde.de/index.php?lid=1&tid=438&pid...

Alison MacG
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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