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outskirts
The area on the outer edge of a city, where the built-up area ends and the rural surroundings begin.
Sie wohnen in einem ruhigen Haus am Stadtrand mit großem Garten.
They live in a quiet house on the outskirts of town with a large garden.
This word is a simple compound made up of 'die Stadt' (the city) and 'der Rand' (the edge). So it literally describes the edge or border of a city.
Am Stadtrand beginnen die Felder und Wälder.
The fields and forests begin on the outskirts of town.
Pay attention to the difference in prepositions: 'am Stadtrand' (on the outskirts) describes a location (dative), while 'an den Stadtrand' (to the outskirts) describes a direction (accusative).
Wir wohnen in einem schönen Haus am Stadtrand.
We live in a beautiful house on the outskirts of town.
'Stadtrand' (outskirts) is often combined with the verbs 'wohnen' (to live) and 'leben' (to live), or with the noun 'Haus' (house). It is typically associated with a quiet residential area.
Viele Familien mit Kindern leben lieber am Stadtrand.
Many families with children prefer to live on the outskirts of town.
periphery
Stadtrand and Peripherie both refer to the outer area of a city. Stadtrand tends to mean the specific transition point where the built-up area ends, while Peripherie can include more broadly defined outer districts. For the boundary between the city and the countryside, Stadtrand is the appropriate term; for several outer districts, Peripherie is more suitable.
Am Stadtrand enden die Häuser, und dahinter beginnen die Felder.
At the edge of the city, the houses end and the fields begin beyond them.
Viele neue Wohnviertel liegen in der Peripherie der Stadt.
Many new residential neighborhoods are located on the outskirts of the city.
