town center
der Ortskern, die Ortskerne
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town center
The central, often historic center of a town or village, with the most important shops and facilities.
Im verkehrsberuhigten Ortskern gibt es viele kleine Läden und Cafés.
In the traffic-calmed town center, there are many small shops and cafés.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Ortskerne |
| genitive | des Ortskernes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Ortskern | die Ortskerne |
| accusative | den Ortskern | die Ortskerne |
| dative | dem Ortskern | den Ortskernen |
| genitive | des Ortskernes des Ortskerns | der Ortskerne |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Ortskern' (town center) consists of 'Ort' (place, town, village) and 'Kern' (core, center). So it literally describes the core or center of a place.
Der Wochenmarkt findet immer im Ortskern statt.
The weekly market always takes place in the town center.
To indicate a position, you use 'im Ortskern' (in the town center, dative). To express movement toward it, you say 'in den Ortskern' (into the town center, accusative).
Wir wohnen direkt im alten Ortskern.
We live right in the old town center.
Common adjectives that describe the 'Ortskern' (town center) are 'historisch' (historic), 'alt' (old), or 'verkehrsberuhigt' (traffic-calmed).
Der historische Ortskern steht unter Denkmalschutz.
The historic town center is protected as a heritage site.
town center
Ortskern and Ortsmitte both refer to the central area of a place. Ortskern often emphasizes the historically developed old part. Ortsmitte can also mean the present-day geographic or functional center, with shops and important buildings.
Im historischen Ortskern stehen noch mehrere alte Fachwerkhäuser.
Several old half-timbered houses still stand in the historic town center.
In der heutigen Ortsmitte liegen der Supermarkt und das neue Gemeindehaus.
The supermarket and the new community center are located in today’s town center.
