Heimat
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Heimat () is a German word translating to 'home' or 'homeland'. The word has connotations specific to German culture, German society and specifically German Romanticism, German nationalism, German statehood and regionalism so that it has no exact English equivalent. The word describes a state of belonging "the opposite of feeling alien," and its definition is not limited to a geographical place.
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15 sectionsContents
- Definitions
- Origin of the term
- Exile and utopia
- Dimensions of Heimat
- Temporal dimension
- Social dimension
- Cultural dimension
- Emotional dimension
- Modern history
- ''Heimatschutz''
- Support in international law
- From traditionalistic "Heimat" to modern "Umwelt"
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
Heimat () is a German word translating to 'home' or 'homeland'. The word has connotations specific to German culture, German society and specifically German Romanticism, German nationalism, German statehood and regionalism so that it has no exact English equivalent. The word describes a state of belonging "the opposite of feeling alien," and its definition is not limited to a geographical place.
== Definitions == There is no single definition for the term "heimat". Bausinger describes it as a spatial and social unit of medium range, wherein the individual is able to experience safety and the reliability of its existence, as well as a place of a deeper trust: