Noun
die Kreisstadt
Pronunciation: /ˈkʁaɪ̯sˌʃtat/
county seat, county town
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plural Kreisstädte
Meanings
Noun
- county seat, county town
Example sentence
Die Kreisstadt liegt nur zwanzig Kilometer von hier entfernt.
The county town is only twenty kilometres from here.
Word forms
singular
die Kreisstadt
plural
die Kreisstädte
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Kreisstadt
Accusativedie Kreisstadt
Dativeder Kreisstadt
Genitiveder Kreisstadt
Plural
Nominativedie Kreisstädte
Accusativedie Kreisstädte
Dativeden Kreisstädten
Genitiveder Kreisstädte
Usage
- die Verwaltung einer Kreisstadt — The administration of the town serving as a district's administrative seat.
- Kreisstadt / Hauptstadt — A district seat versus a capital; they refer to different administrative levels.
Für den neuen Ausweis fuhr er in die Kreisstadt.
He travelled to the district town for the new identity card.