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
A Wohngebiet is generally an area intended mainly for housing, regardless of how old it is. A Neubaugebiet is more specific: it is developed for new residential buildings and the necessary infrastructure. Once it is complete, it is also a Wohngebiet.
Am Stadtrand entsteht derzeit ein Neubaugebiet mit hundert neuen Häusern.
A new development area with one hundred new houses is currently being built on the outskirts of the city.
Das vor fünfzig Jahren gebaute Viertel ist heute ein ruhiges Wohngebiet.
The neighborhood built fifty years ago is now a quiet residential area.
