Europäisches Übersetzer Kolloquium
Equipped with a library of 110.000 volumes in around 2070 different languages, in a historical building covering a surface of more than 2000 m2 the Europäisches Übersetzer Kolloquium provides accommodations to literary translators from all parts of the worls throughout the year. The assosiation aims at fostering international cultural axchanges and abolishing language barriers, while facilitating the circulation of foreign literature in Germany as well as of German literature abroad.
30 comfortable studio apartments with a total living space of 2500 sq.m.
29 resident rooms in a historical building in Straelen with shared kitchen (fully equipped kitchens where you can cook your own meals), shower-room and telephone.
45 PCs, several laser printers; scanner; photocopier. They allow access to the Internet 24 hours a day. A library of 110 000 books, including 25 000 encyclopaedias and dictionaries in more than 275 languages and dialects, including a comprehensive collection of digital media.