German word

Kreisstraße

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌʃtʁaːsə/

Meaning

  • feminine nouncounty road

Example

Die Kreisstraße ist heute gesperrt.

The county road is closed today.

Illustration for Kreisstraße (county road)

More examples

An Wochenenden ist es oft schwierig, die Kreisstraße zu befahren.

It is often difficult to drive on the county road on weekends.

Core concept

A modest connecting road running between small towns across one county, below the level of a major highway.

Common phrases

  • auf die Kreisstraße auffahren

    merge onto the county road

  • die Kreisstraße befahren

    drive on the county road

Similar words

Bundesstraße: A major federal road designed for long-distance motor traffic, marked with B and a number.
Landstraße: An important state road linking towns across the region and beyond.
Autobahn: A motorway built for fast travel by motor vehicles only.
Nebenstraße: A lightly used minor road leading off a main route.

Definition in German

Straße, die von einem Kreis verwaltet wird und kleinere Orte innerhalb dieses Verwaltungsgebiets verbindet.

Word origin

Kreisstraße combines Kreis, meaning a county or administrative district, with Straße, meaning road; Straße comes from Old High German strāza, borrowed from Latin strata.

Usage tips

  • Kreisstraße is feminine, so a location is expressed as auf der Kreisstraße, while the road number is commonly introduced by K on German signs.

Related words

  • Kreisstraßenverkehrcounty road trafficnoun
  • Kreisstraßenkartecounty road mapnoun

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