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A location or branch of a company, bank, or organization that is not the headquarters but offers the same services.
Unsere Bank hat eine neue Zweigstelle in der Nachbarstadt eröffnet.
Our bank has opened a new branch in the neighboring town.
The word is a combination of 'der Zweig' (branch of a tree) and 'die Stelle' (place/location). It is a figurative expression: the 'Zweigstelle' (branch) is like a branch that extends from the 'trunk' of the company.
Die kleine Bankfiliale ist eine Zweigstelle der großen Hauptbank in der Stadt.
The small bank branch is a branch of the large main bank in the city.
In a business context, a branch is often 'eröffnet' (opened), 'geschlossen' (closed), or 'geleitet' (managed). You can also 'in einer Zweigstelle arbeiten' (work in a branch).
Wegen mangelnder Rentabilität musste die Zweigstelle leider geschlossen werden.
Due to a lack of profitability, the branch unfortunately had to be closed.
To say what a branch belongs to, you usually use the genitive or the preposition 'von' (of/from). Both are correct and common.
Ich suche die nächste Zweigstelle der Deutschen Bank.
I'm looking for the nearest branch of Deutsche Bank.
defeat
'die Niederlage' and 'die Zweigstelle' can both have to do with a company's location. However, this meaning of 'Niederlage' is obsolete and is hardly used today. In normal German, 'Niederlage' almost always means that someone loses. 'Zweigstelle' is the clear and modern word for a branch or location that is not the headquarters. The confusion mainly arises when reading old texts or when you do not know the similar meaning. In everyday language, it is better to say 'Zweigstelle' for banks, companies, or government offices.
Am Montag gehe ich zur Zweigstelle der Bank in meiner Nähe.
On Monday I am going to the branch of the bank near me.
In einem alten Handelstext steht „Niederlage“ für eine kleine Zweigstelle mit Warenlager.
In an old commercial text, 'Niederlage' means a small branch with a warehouse.