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A day after I emailed him, he emailed me back, offering up endzeit����ü�ٱ�������keit, a combination of endzeit, meaning “end-times,” and ����ü�ٱ�������keit, meaning “coziness,” with a further sense of calmness and belonging and peace of mind.

And I, at least, find ����ü�ٱ�������keit tricky to pronounce.

Frankenmuth’s culture of hospitality, or �ұ�ü�ٱ��������𾱳�, dates to the late 19th century, when a brewery and hotels nourished travelers journeying between Saginaw and Flint.

This was something of a headache for the tile setter, Heimer explains, as well as for Buchholz, who made the bookshelves in Heimer’s study, but it has the effect of eliminating the boxy feeling common to many Modernist dwellings; the home is clean-lined and bright but retains its nestlike �ұ�ü�ٱ��������𾱳�.

Why to go: For the ����ü�ٱ�������keit: an atmosphere of friendliness, good cheer and relaxation that defines the Austrian experience.