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city map
A graphic representation or map that shows a city's street network, important buildings, parks, and other landmarks.
Ohne Stadtplan hätten wir uns in den engen Gassen von Venedig sofort verlaufen.
Without a city map, we would have gotten lost immediately in the narrow alleys of Venice.
This word is made up of 'die Stadt' (the city) and 'der Plan' (the map/plan). So it literally means a map of a city.
An der Touristeninformation erhalten Sie einen kostenlosen Stadtplan.
At the tourist information office, you can get a free city map.
When you look for or look at something on a map, the preposition 'auf' is used with the dative. So you look for the way 'auf dem Stadtplan' (on the city map).
Ich habe auf dem Stadtplan nachgesehen, wo das Museum ist.
I checked on the city map where the museum is.
Typical verbs used with 'Stadtplan' (city map) describe looking at and using the map. These include 'den Stadtplan lesen' (to read the city map), 'studieren' (to study), 'entfalten' (to unfold), or 'sich orientieren' (to find one's bearings).
Er entfaltete den großen Stadtplan auf dem Tisch, um die Route zu planen.
He unfolded the large city map on the table to plan the route.
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Landkarte and Stadtplan both represent geographical spaces graphically. A Landkarte is more suitable for getting an overview of a larger area, while a Stadtplan shows streets and important places within a city in detail. For finding your way around a city, Stadtplan is therefore usually the better choice.
Auf dem Stadtplan sucht Mia die günstigste Route vom Bahnhof zum Museum.
On the city map, Mia looks for the cheapest route from the train station to the museum.
Auf der Landkarte sucht Mia die günstigste Route von Köln nach Bonn.
On the map, Mia looks for the cheapest route from Cologne to Bonn.
