noun
area, region, neighborhood
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'Gegend' means 'area', 'region' or 'neighborhood'. It's a feminine noun: die Gegend, plural Gegenden. It denotes a general or local area rather than administrative units; colloquially can mean 'neighborhood'. Declension is regular (die Gegend, der Gegend, den Gegenden). Widely used in everyday geographic descriptions.
Examples
Die Gegend ist bekannt für ihre schönen Landschaften.
The area is known for its beautiful scenery.
Viele Touristen mieden die Gegend, weil dort vor Kurzem mehrere Diebstähle stattfanden.
Many tourists avoided the area because several thefts had recently taken place there.
Die Gegend hier ist sehr ländlich und ruhig.
The area here is very rural and quiet.
Details
Mnemonics
a small map section circled and labeled 'Gegend'
Gegend — think 'guy-gend' -> 'area' (map region)
die Gegend — feminine (die). Picture 'die' on a map to recall gender
Notes
Feminine noun. 'Gegend' often describes a local area or neighborhood and collocates with verbs like 'erkunden', 'kennen'.