This is the 1060th most frequent German word.
viertel
"Viertel" means "quarter" in English.
Here, 'Viertel' means 'neighborhood' or 'district', referring to a part of the city.
Ich wohne in einem ruhigen Viertel der Stadt.
I live in a quiet neighborhood of the city.
In this case, 'Viertel' means 'quarter', used when expressing time to indicate '15 minutes'.
Es ist schon ein Viertel vor acht.
It is already a quarter to eight.
Here, 'Viertel' means 'quarter' or 'a fourth', denoting a fraction of something whole.