Küstenregion

coastal region

noun KUES-ten-ray-gyon Rare

Usage Note

Küstenregion is used in geography, tourism, and policy to describe the broader area along a coast, encompassing hinterland. Germany's Küstenregionen at the North Sea (Nordsee) and Baltic Sea (Ostsee) are major tourism zones.

Examples

"Die Küstenregion ist besonders im Sommer stark von Touristen besucht."

Natural Translation

The coastal region is particularly heavily visited by tourists in summer.

Literal Translation

The coastal-region is especially in-the summer heavily by tourists visited.

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