residential area
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residential area
A district or zone that is mainly intended for housing and not for industry or commerce.
Sie suchen eine Wohnung in einem ruhigen Wohngebiet mit guter Anbindung.
They are looking for an apartment in a quiet residential area with good transport connections.
The word is a clear compound made up of 'wohnen' (to live, to reside) in the form 'Wohn-' and 'Gebiet' (area). So it literally describes an area intended for living.
Unsere neue Wohnung liegt in einem schönen Wohngebiet am Stadtrand.
Our new apartment is in a nice residential area on the outskirts of the city.
'Wohngebiet' (residential area) is often combined with adjectives that describe quality and atmosphere. Common examples are 'ruhig' (quiet), 'neu' (new), 'begehrt' (sought-after), or 'vornehm' (upscale).
Viele Familien ziehen in die neuen Wohngebiete außerhalb des Zentrums.
Many families move to the new residential areas outside the center.
To describe a location, you use the preposition 'in' with the dative. To describe movement through the area, you use 'durch' with the accusative.
Wir wohnen in einem verkehrsberuhigten Wohngebiet.
We live in a traffic-calmed residential area.
district
Stadtteil refers to a geographically defined part of a city, regardless of how it is used. Wohngebiet, by contrast, primarily describes a zone intended mainly for housing. Stadtteil is suitable when talking about the division of a city; Wohngebiet is suitable when the residential function is the focus.
Das neue Wohngebiet umfasst vor allem Häuser und wenige kleine Läden.
The new residential area consists mainly of houses and a few small shops.
Der Stadtteil liegt am Fluss und umfasst Geschäfte, Schulen und Wohnungen.
The district is by the river and includes shops, schools, and homes.
