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city park
A public, park-like green space within a city that serves as a place for the population to relax.
Am Wochenende treffen wir uns oft mit Freunden im Stadtgarten zum Picknick.
On weekends, we often meet friends in the city park for a picnic.
'Stadtgarten' (city park) is a simple compound made up of 'Stadt' (city) and 'Garten' (garden). So it literally describes a garden located in the city and accessible to the public.
Der alte Stadtgarten wurde letztes Jahr neu gestaltet.
The old city park was redesigned last year.
Pay attention to the difference in prepositions: You are 'im Stadtgarten' (in the city park; dative, location), but you go 'in den Stadtgarten' (into/to the city park; accusative, direction).
Wir sind gerade im Stadtgarten und genießen die Sonne.
We are currently in the city park and enjoying the sun.
Typical leisure activities are associated with 'Stadtgarten' (city park). Common phrases are: 'im Stadtgarten spazieren gehen' (to go for a walk in the city park), 'sich im Stadtgarten treffen' (to meet in the city park), or 'im Stadtgarten picknicken' (to picnic in the city park).
An sonnigen Tagen gehen viele Leute im Stadtgarten spazieren.
On sunny days, many people go for a walk in the city park.
city park
Stadtpark clearly refers to a large public park within a city. Stadtgarten can refer to a similar public green space, but describes it as park-like. Stadtpark is therefore a better fit for a place clearly designed as a large park; with Stadtgarten, the boundary can be fluid.
Die kleinere parkähnliche Grünanlage im Zentrum heißt Stadtgarten.
The smaller, park-like green space in the city center is called a city garden.
Die große öffentliche Grünanlage mit weiten Wiesen heißt Stadtpark.
The large public green space with wide lawns is called a city park.
