German word

Gartenstadt

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈgaɐ̯tn̩ˌʃtat/

Meaning

  • feminine noungarden city

Example

Ich wohne in einer Gartenstadt am Stadtrand.

I live in a garden city on the outskirts of the city.

Illustration for Gartenstadt (garden city)

More examples

Die Wohnqualität in einer Gartenstadt ist oft durch viel Grün geprägt.

The quality of life in a garden city is often characterized by abundant greenery.

Core concept

A residential town that weaves private gardens and public greenery through its streets and homes.

Common phrases

  • Wohnqualität in einer Gartenstadt

    quality of life in a garden city

  • Planung einer Gartenstadt

    planning of a garden city

  • Vorbild einer Gartenstadt

    model of a garden city

Similar words

Vorort: A residential district outside the main city.
Wohngebiet: A district containing mostly homes.
Siedlung: A planned residential settlement built as a cluster of homes.
Wohnviertel: A residential neighborhood within a city.

Definition in German

Eine planmäßig angelegte Wohnsiedlung mit vielen Gärten und Grünflächen, die Wohnhäuser und Natur verbindet.

Word origin

The compound Gartenstadt joins Garten and Stadt and became an urban-planning term under the influence of the international garden-city movement.

Usage tips

  • The word belongs especially to housing and urban-planning contexts, where it can name a planned settlement rather than any suburb with many trees.

Opposites

Related words

  • Gartenstadtmodellgarden city modelnoun
  • Gartenstadt-Konzeptgarden city conceptnoun

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