Vorstadt

{{One source|date=June 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} In German, a '''Vorstadt''' ({{IPA|de|ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtat|lang|De-Vorstadt.ogg}}, literally "fore city") is an area of a city that is outside the Altstadt (city center) but tightly connected to it and densely populated, thus distinguishing itself from a ''Vorort'' (suburb).

Historically, a ''Vorstadt'' ("suburb" in German) was a settlement outside the city walls, sometimes dedicated to specific trades. Later, large ''Vorstädte'' appeared in the ''Gründerzeit'' era. Places named ''Vorstadt'' include Vorstadt (Königsberg), the Oranienburger Vorstadt in Berlin or the Nordvorstadt (lit. Northern Vorstadt) and the Inner West Vorstadt in Leipzig and other cities in Germany.

Its French equivalent is ''faubourg'', the Dutch equivalent is ''Voorstad'', e.g. ''Voorstad St. Jacob'' in Roermond.

== Vienna == In Vienna, the historical ''Vorstädte'' need to be distinguished from the ''Vororte''. The Vorstädte were located outside the city walls, but within the ''Linienwall'', a second ring of fortifications outside the city. The city walls were located in the place of the modern Ringstraße, while the ''Linienwall'' has been removed to give way for the ''Gürtel'' (both being rings of streets around the central city). The ''Vorstädte'' therefore correspond to the so-called "inner districts" of Vienna (2nd to 9th and 20th districts).<ref>{{cite book |last=Maderthaner |first=Wolfgang |last2=Musner |first2=Lutz |title=Die Anarchie der Vorstadt: das andere Wien um 1900 |publisher=Campus Verlag |date=1999 |isbn=978-3-593-36334-9 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Die_Anarchie_der_Vorstadt/5YiwOmyqG84C?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA14&printsec=frontcover |language=de |access-date=27 June 2025 |page=14}}</ref>

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