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Stadtbild
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German
Etymology
From de Stadt town, city Bild image, perhaps influenced by de Weichbild city area, in which the component de -bild is, however, not immediately equivalent to de Bild.
Pronunciation
de [ˈʃtatˌbɪlt]
de De-Stadtbild.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Stadt bild
Noun
n,(e)s,er
the appearance of a town or city; townscape, cityscape, but referring more to its appearance as one walks through it, rather than the skyline
de Fachwerkhäuser prägen bis heute das Stadtbild. Half-timbered houses dominate the town’s appearance to this day.
Pia Wieners Protest gegen rassistische Merz-Aussage: Tausende demonstrieren im Stadtbild 2025-10-20 https://taz.de/Protest-gegen-rassistische-Merz-Aussage/!6121904/ [Friedrich] Merz hatte auf einer Pressekonferenz in Potsdam, wo er vergangene Woche auf Antrittsbesuch bei SPD-Ministerpräsident Dietmar Woidke war, von einem „Problem“ im „Stadtbild“ gesprochen, was Migration betreffe. https://web.archive.org/web/20260909053402/https://taz.de/Protest-gegen-rassistische-Merz-Aussage/!6121904/ 9 September 2026
the streets and public areas of a town or city, especially the centre and other areas of interest
de Überall im Stadtbild finden sich Hinweise auf die historische Bedeutung des Bergbaus. References to the historical importance of mining are found throughout the city.
Declension
n,(e)s,er
Coordinate terms
de Straßenbild
Further reading
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