Residenzstadt
Noun
Meaning
Residenzstadt (plural Residenzstadts or Residenzstädte)
(now chiefly historical) A town which was the seat of a court, especially of a German prince. [from 19th c.]
Examples
Marion Linhardt describes the change in audiences and repertoire with regard to Vienna in her book Residenzstadt und Metropole.
In 1709, Berlin merged with the four cities of Cölln, Friedrichswerder, Friedrichstadt and Dorotheenstadt under the name Berlin, "Haupt- und Residenzstadt Berlin".