new development area
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new development area
An area, often on the edge of a city or municipality, that is being developed for the construction of new residential houses and the necessary infrastructure.
Unsere Familie ist letztes Jahr in ein Haus in einem Neubaugebiet gezogen.
Our family moved into a house in a new development area last year.
This word is a clear example of a German compound. It consists of 'neu' (new), 'der Bau' (construction/building), and 'das Gebiet' (area). So it literally describes an area where new construction is taking place.
Die Stadt plant ein weiteres Neubaugebiet im Süden.
The city is planning another new development area in the south.
Pay attention to the case after the preposition 'in'. If you are located there, you use the dative. If you are moving there, you use the accusative.
Wir wohnen in einem ruhigen Neubaugebiet.
We live in a quiet new development area.
In connection with 'Neubaugebiet' (new development area), the verbs 'erschließen' (to prepare/develop an area for construction) and 'ausweisen' (to officially designate as a building area) are often used.
Die Gemeinde will ein neues Neubaugebiet erschließen.
The municipality wants to develop a new development area.
residential area
'Wohngebiet' and 'Neubaugebiet' both refer to areas where people live or are supposed to live. 'Wohngebiet' is the more general term: it mainly contains residential buildings, not factories or large businesses. It can be old or new. 'Neubaugebiet' more specifically means an area where new houses have recently been built or are being built. The words can be confused because a 'Neubaugebiet' is often also a 'Wohngebiet'. If you only want to say that part of a city is for housing, 'Wohngebiet' fits. If the new houses are important, 'Neubaugebiet' is more precise.
Am Stadtrand entsteht ein Neubaugebiet mit vielen kleinen Reihenhäusern.
A new development area with many small terraced houses is being built on the outskirts of town.
In diesem Wohngebiet fahren die Autos langsam, weil hier viele Familien leben.
Cars drive slowly in this residential area because many families live here.