Landkreis

Meaning

  1. (masculine,strong) county (administrative region of various countries)
  2. (masculine,strong) district (see Districts of Germany, which are called Landkreise in German)

Concepts

county

district

township

ambit

area

country

land

nation

periphery

precinct

province

region

state

territory

Frequency

36k
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlantˌkʁaɪ̯s/
Etymology

Land + Kreis

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Sentences
Ihr   Gebiet   gehört   heute   größtenteils   zum   Landkreis   Mittelsachsen   in   Sachsen .

Today, their territory largely belongs to the district of Mittelsachsen in Saxony.

Nach   der   Wiedervereinigung   gehörte   die   Gemeinde  Brandis  zunächst   zum  " Landkreis   Herzberg
🏙️
in   Brandenburg .

After reunification, the municipality of Brandis initially belonged to the "Herzberg district" in Brandenburg.

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