Gebiete

Gebiete is the plural form of Gebiet, a German noun that denotes a clearly bounded space such as an area, region or territory. The term is widely used to describe geographic zones as well as administrative divisions and fields of activity. In everyday language it can refer to any part of a country or a city, while in formal contexts it designates domains of competence or jurisdiction.

In geography and urban planning, Gebiet designates concrete regions like forest areas (Waldgebiet), industrial zones (Industriegebiet) or settlement areas (Siedlungsgebiet). In administrative language it can indicate areas of responsibility or competence, for example Zuständigkeitsgebiet or Verwaltungsgebiet, where a authority or agency has authority.

In mathematics and related disciplines, Gebiet is used to mean a domain or region where a concept applies. In complex analysis one speaks of offenes Gebiet (an open domain), and in other contexts of a function's Definition within its Gebietsgrenzen.

Beyond space, Gebiet also serves to describe fields of study or work. A Forschungsgebiet is a research area, and the term can refer more generally to the “realm” or scope of a discipline, such as das medizinische Gebiet or das juristische Gebiet.

Overall, Gebiete is a versatile term in German that signals defined spaces, whether physical regions, administrative zones, mathematical domains, or professional fields.