Re: German question

Hi,

the answer is Peenemünde. The double ee is actually unusual for the way it
is pronounced, but I guess it must be historical. Wikipedia link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peenem%C3%BCnde

Greets,
Eduard

P.S.:BTW, there is only ü,ä,ö so the amount of choice in that name for a
'Umlaut' is a bit small :-)

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> Auftrag von Rodlox R
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 31. August 2005 02:54
> An: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
> Betreff: German question
>
> hello.
>
> I'm trying to find the correct spelling of Von Braun's rocket facility in
> WW2 Germany.
>
> any help would be appreciated.
>
> I ran this through google (searching via interconnected subjects)...and I
> was given:
>
> "under development at Peenemunde,"
>
> I'd thought it was "Penemunde" or something like that...only with an
> umlaut
> : somewhere in there.
>
>
>   help!
>
>
> thanks.

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