German C1 City & Places Vocabulary
This is the complete German City & Places vocabulary at C1 level — 47 words, each with its English translation, the article (der / die / das) and an example sentence. Search it, or download the whole list free as a CSV or an Anki flashcard deck.
47 C1 · City & Places words
| German word | English meaning |
|---|---|
| die Annektierung | annexation / territorial seizure |
| der Archipel | archipelago |
| die Balkenlage | beam layer |
| die Brüstung | parapet / ballustrade |
| der Chorbogen | choir arch |
| die Dachhaut | roof covering/roof membrane |
| die Dachneigung | roof pitch/slope |
| der Dachsparren | roof rafter |
| das Fallgitter | portcullis |
| die Flächenversiegelung | soil sealing / land use conversion |
| der Gau | a gau / district Gau = region within Germany |
| die Gedenkstätte | a memorial (wenig benutzt) |
| das Gemäuer | masonry/stonework |
| das Gesims | cornice |
| die Gruft | crypt / tomb / vault |
| hiesig | local (wenig benutzt) |
| das Hochparterre | raised ground floor |
| das Imperium | empire |
| die Kanzel | a pulpit |
| die Kragstütze | corbel/cantilever support |
| die Ländereien | lands / estates |
| das Langhaus | nave |
| das Mahnmal | memorial |
| der Mauerpfeiler | pilaster |
| der Meerbusen | a gulf / bay |
| die Mörtelfuge | mortar joint |
| die Narthex | narthex/vestibule |
| pittoresk | picturesque |
| Pusemuckel | a small, remote or provincial town |
| der Putzträger | plaster base |
| das Querschiff | transept |
| der Querträger | cross beam/transom |
| die Ruhestätte | a resting place |
| die Säulenhalle | portico |
| die Säulenordnung | architectural order |
| die Schänke | a tavern / inn |
| die Stützpfeiler | a support pillar / buttress |
| die Verblendung | facing/cladding |
| das Verlies | dungeon |
| die Verschalung | cladding/sheathing |
| vielerorts | in many places |
| der Wasserspeier | gargoyle |
| die Wehrgang | battlements |
| der Weichsel | the Vistula river |
| die Weitläufigkeit | vastness / spaciousness |
| der Wimpel | pennant / bunting |
| die Zitadelle | citadel |
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47 words. This page lists the complete C1 City & Places vocabulary with English translations and articles.
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