countryside / cadastral section
die Flur, die Fluren
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open countryside
Open countryside outside settlements and forests, especially with fields and meadows.
Rehe und Hasen finden in der freien Flur immer weniger Schutz.
Roe deer and hares find less and less shelter in the open countryside.
cadastral section
In land surveying, a defined part of a cadastral district that includes several individual plots of land, known as „Flurstücke“ (cadastral parcels). A „Gemarkung“ (cadastral district) is an officially defined area in which plots of land are recorded.
Das Grundstück ist im Kataster als Flurstück 28 der Flur 3 eingetragen.
The plot is registered in the cadastre as cadastral parcel 28 in cadastral section 3.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Fluren |
| genitive | der Flur |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Flur | die Fluren |
| accusative | die Flur | die Fluren |
| dative | der Flur | den Fluren |
| genitive | der Flur | der Fluren |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Common phrases include „auf freier Flur“ (in the open countryside) and „in der freien Flur“ (in the open countryside). When describing movement through the countryside, „durch die Flur“ (through the countryside) is also suitable.
Das Gewitter überraschte die Wanderer auf freier Flur.
The storm caught the hikers by surprise in the open countryside.
Ein schmaler Feldweg führt durch die Flur.
A narrow country lane leads through the countryside.
In the fixed expression „Wald und Flur“ (woods and countryside), „Flur“ is used without an article. You are especially likely to encounter this expression in texts about nature, hunting, and landscape conservation.
Bei ihren Wanderungen durch Wald und Flur beobachtet sie gerne Vögel.
During her hikes through woods and countryside, she enjoys watching birds.
In cadastral documents, a number often follows „Flur“ directly, for example in the form „Flur 7“. This number is part of the official designation; in lists and forms, the expression is often written without an article.
Im Kaufvertrag stehen die Angaben „Gemarkung Sonnenberg, Flur 7, Flurstück 42“.
The purchase agreement lists the details „Gemarkung Sonnenberg, Flur 7, Flurstück 42“ (cadastral district Sonnenberg, cadastral section 7, cadastral parcel 42).
