German word

Gemarkung

Pronunciation

IPA/gəˈmaɐ̯kʊŋ/

Meaning

  • feminine nouncadastral district

Example

Die Gemarkung hat viele Felder.

The cadastral district contains many fields.

Illustration for Gemarkung (cadastral district)

More examples

Die Bauarbeiten fanden außerhalb der Gemarkung statt.

The construction work took place outside the cadastral district.

Core concept

A continuous, officially bounded section of land that appears as one unit in a municipality's land records.

Common phrases

  • innerhalb der Gemarkung

    within the cadastral district

  • außerhalb der Gemarkung

    outside the cadastral district

Similar words

Flur: A mapped land division grouping fields or smaller plots together.
Flurstück: The smallest cadastral parcel, recorded for ownership and transactions.
Kataster: The official register and system recording land locations and areas.
Grundbuch: The official register of ownership, mortgages, and other property rights.

Definition in German

Die im Kataster einer Gemeinde als zusammenhängende, mit festen Grenzen eingetragene Fläche.

Word origin

The word comes from older German Gemerke or Gemark, terms for a marked boundary or district, later formed as the noun Gemarkung.

Usage tips

  • Gemarkung names a cadastral unit rather than a municipality; Gemeinde is the usual German word for the municipality itself.

Other meanings

  • cadastral areanoun
  • municipal territorynoun

Related words

  • gemarkungsbezogenrelating to a cadastral districtadjective
  • Gemarkungsverzeichniscadastral district registernoun

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