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Translated German-Speaking Cities #1

Can you identify these places in Austria, Germany or Switzerland, whose names are given as word-for-word translations into English?
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Last updated: February 7, 2022
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First submittedMay 18, 2021
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Word-for-word Translation
Actual Name
Eating
Essen
Salt Castle
Salzburg
Francis Ford
Frankfurt
Free Castle
Freiburg
Charles' Rest
Karlsruhe
Man Home
Mannheim
Rain's Castle
Regensburg
There Mouth
Dortmund
Bathing Bathing
Baden-Baden
Intestine City
Darmstadt
Keel
Kiel
Word-for-word Translation
Actual Name
Mosquitos Churches
Gelsenkirchen
Brown Hush
Braunschweig
Iron City
Eisenstadt
Roses Home
Rosenheim
Minster
Münster
Viennese New City
Wiener Neustadt
Idiot Village
Düsseldorf
Meadow Bathing
Wiesbaden
Saint Biles
Sankt Gallen
Eye's Castle
Augsburg
Fire Castle
Brandenburg
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Level 74
May 18, 2021
Dear nitpickers, yes "Düssel" does not mean "idiot", but "Dussel" does, and I think they're similar enough. And yes "Brandenburg" doesn't work, because of the "en", but I think it's still close enough.
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Level 74
May 18, 2021
BTW, there's a Free Castle in Ü Real Country (im Üechtland) and one in Prize Worst-Case Scenario (im Breisgau)
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Level 83
May 18, 2021
Technically it's furt (english ford) like a river has and not fort as in a castle or fortress.
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Level 74
May 18, 2021
True, sorry, will fix
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Level 68
May 18, 2021
Where's Pig Ford? ;) Anyways, great quiz!
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Level 74
May 18, 2021
I don't think most people have heard of Schweinfurt. Thank you!
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Level 95
May 18, 2021
Very enjoyable quiz!
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Level 74
May 18, 2021
Thank you!