neighboring city
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neighboring city
A city that directly borders another city or is located in the immediate vicinity.
Viele Menschen pendeln täglich von hier in die große Nachbarstadt zur Arbeit.
Many people commute from here to work in the large neighboring city every day.
The word is logically made up of 'die Nachbar' and 'die Stadt' (the city). It describes a city that is geographically located next to another one.
Die beiden Nachbarstädte arbeiten bei der Verkehrsplanung eng zusammen.
The two neighboring cities work closely together on transportation planning.
Pay attention to the case with the preposition 'in': you say 'in die Nachbarstadt' (to the neighboring city; accusative for direction), but you are or work 'in der Nachbarstadt' (in the neighboring city; dative for location).
Ich fahre am Wochenende zum Konzert in die Nachbarstadt.
I’m going to a concert in the neighboring city this weekend.
Since a city often offers more opportunities, 'Nachbarstadt' is frequently connected with activities such as 'pendeln' (to commute), 'studieren' (to study), 'arbeiten' (to work), or 'shoppen' (to go shopping).
Sie pendelt jeden Tag mit dem Zug in die Nachbarstadt.
She commutes by train to the neighboring city every day.
district
'der Stadtteil' and 'die Nachbarstadt' both have to do with places in or near a city. A 'Stadtteil', however, is part of a city, for example a neighborhood or district. A 'Nachbarstadt' is a separate city nearby or directly next to another city. The words can be confused when two places are close to each other. The important question is: Does the place belong to the city? Then it is a 'Stadtteil'. Is it itself a city? Then it is a 'Nachbarstadt'.
Für den neuen Job fährt Herr Schmidt jeden Morgen in die Nachbarstadt.
For his new job, Mr. Schmidt drives to the neighboring city every morning.
Yusuf wohnt in einem ruhigen Stadtteil mit vielen kleinen Parks.
Yusuf lives in a quiet district with many small parks.