Kretscham
A Kretscham is a village pub, which was often the seat of the mayor and the place of jurisdiction of the village court. Most of the time the lokators were given this right.
Etymology and names
The word Kretscham is German and borrowed from the Old Sorbian word krč’ma "tavern", "pub".Background
The term Kretscham for a village pub is still common in Upper Lusatia today and was also very common in the Prussian Province of Silesia. The associated publican is known as the Kretzschmar, plural Kretzschmarn. The surnames Kretschmar, Kretschmer and Kretschmann are derived from this occupation. Places with Kretscham as a component of the name include:- Dreikretscham
- Kretscham-Rothensehma
- Kieferkretscham
- Peiskretscham
- Wasserkretscham
- Kretscham, an abandoned village near Domašín
- Hochkretscham, a village in Gmina Branice
- Kretschen, a village near Strážek
- Herrnskretschen, a village in Děčín District