Stalinstadt

German

Etymology

Stalin +‎ Stadt

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtaː.liːnˌʃtat/, /-lɪn-/

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Proper noun

Stalinstadt n (proper noun, genitive Stalinstadts or (optionally with an article) Stalinstadt)

1. (East Germany, 1953-61) Official name of a planned city, now part of Eisenhüttenstadt.

Usage notes

• In 1961, in the course of destalinization, Stalinstadt was united with neighbouring Fürstenberg and some smaller villages, and the new town was called Eisenhüttenstadt. The area of the planned city has since been called Neustadt, Planstadt, or informally sometimes Stalinstadt.

See also

• Stalingrad