sports facility
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sports facility
A site with various facilities such as fields, halls, and tracks that is intended for practicing sports.
Die neue Sportanlage verfügt über ein Schwimmbad, mehrere Tennisplätze und eine Leichtathletikbahn.
The new sports facility has a swimming pool, several tennis courts, and an athletics track.
The word is made up of 'der Sport' (sport) and 'die Anlage' (facility/complex). Here, 'Anlage' means a complex or facility, so it is a facility for sports.
Die Gemeinde plant den Bau einer neuen Sportanlage.
The municipality is planning the construction of a new sports facility.
Pay attention to the difference in prepositions: you train 'auf der Sportanlage' (at/on the sports facility: place, dative), but you go/drive 'zur Sportanlage' (to the sports facility: direction, dative).
Wir treffen uns heute Nachmittag auf der Sportanlage.
We're meeting this afternoon at the sports facility.
Common adjectives are 'modern' (modern), 'städtisch' (municipal), or 'öffentlich' (public). Typical verbs are 'nutzen' (to use), 'betreten' (to enter), or 'sanieren' (to renovate).
Die städtische Sportanlage ist für alle Bürger frei zugänglich.
The municipal sports facility is freely accessible to all citizens.
sports field
A Sportplatz is a single, specially laid-out open area for sports. A Sportanlage, by contrast, comprises a larger complex with various facilities, such as fields, halls, and tracks. Sportanlage therefore fits the entire site, while Sportplatz fits the open field.
Die neue Sportanlage neben der Schule hat eine Halle, eine Laufbahn und ein Fußballfeld.
The new sports facility next to the school has a hall, a running track, and a soccer field.
Der neue Sportplatz neben der Schule hat eine Laufbahn und ein Fußballfeld.
The new sports field next to the school has a running track and a soccer field.
