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town entrance
The area where a town or village begins and where you drive into it. In Germany, this is often marked by a yellow sign, the town sign.
Am Ortseingang steht ein Schild, das die zulässige Höchstgeschwindigkeit auf 50 km/h begrenzt.
At the town entrance, there is a sign that limits the permitted maximum speed to 50 km/h.
This word is made up of 'Ort' (place/town), the linking -s, and 'Eingang' (entrance). So it literally describes the entrance to a place.
Fahren Sie bis zum Ortseingang und biegen Sie dann links ab.
Drive as far as the town entrance and then turn left.
To describe a position, you use the preposition 'an' with the dative. So you are 'am Ortseingang' (at the town entrance).
Wir haben uns am Ortseingang getroffen.
We met at the town entrance.
In Germany, the 'Ortseingang' (town entrance) is almost always marked by a distinctive yellow sign, the 'Ortstafel' (town sign). From this sign onward, an in-town speed limit of 50 km/h applies.
Sobald du das gelbe Schild am Ortseingang siehst, musst du langsamer fahren.
As soon as you see the yellow sign at the town entrance, you have to slow down.
edge of town / outskirts
Both words can describe a location at the beginning or end of a town or village. The „Ortsrand“ generally means the spatial boundary with the open countryside, while the „Ortseingang“ refers to the area on a road where you drive into the town. When you are talking about the approach road, „Ortseingang“ is the better choice.
Am Ortseingang musste der Fahrer wegen der neuen Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung langsamer fahren.
At the town entrance, the driver had to slow down because of the new speed limit.
Am Ortsrand endet die Bebauung und dahinter beginnen die Felder.
At the edge of town, the buildings end and the fields begin beyond them.
