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campsite
A designated area where you can stay overnight for a fee with tents, caravans, or motorhomes. Such sites often provide sanitary facilities and other amenities.
Wir haben für den Sommer einen Stellplatz auf einem Campingplatz am Meer gebucht.
We booked a pitch at a campsite by the sea for the summer.
This word is a combination of the English loanword 'Camping' and the German word 'Platz' (place/site). So it literally means 'a place for camping.'
Dieser Campingplatz liegt direkt am See.
This campsite is located right by the lake.
The typical preposition for this word is 'auf'. Use 'auf den Campingplatz' (accusative) for movement there and 'auf dem Campingplatz' (dative) for a position or stay there.
Wir fahren am Wochenende auf einen Campingplatz in den Bergen.
We’re going to a campsite in the mountains this weekend.
Common expressions are 'einen Stellplatz auf dem Campingplatz mieten' (to rent a pitch at the campsite) or 'sein Zelt auf dem Campingplatz aufschlagen' (to pitch one's tent at the campsite). A 'Stellplatz' (pitch) is the specific spot you rent for your tent or motorhome.
Habt ihr schon einen Stellplatz auf dem Campingplatz reserviert?
Have you already reserved a pitch at the campsite?
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'Camp' and 'Campingplatz' both have to do with staying overnight outdoors or in simple accommodation. A 'Camp' is more like a camp or temporary accommodation, often for a group, a holiday program, sports, or also an emergency situation. A 'Campingplatz' is a specific site where guests can stay overnight with a tent, caravan, or motorhome. The words can be confused because there may also be tents at a 'Campingplatz'. If you mean the organized place for a vacation, 'Campingplatz' is more precise. If you mean the group or the camp itself, 'Camp' fits better.
Wir haben auf dem Campingplatz einen Platz für unser Zelt reserviert.
We reserved a spot for our tent at the campsite.
Die Kinder schlafen im Sommer eine Woche in einem Camp am See.
The children sleep at a camp by the lake for a week in summer.