| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| bulgaria | град-призрак (grad-prízrak) |
| espanja | despoblado, pueblo fantasma, ciudad fantasma |
| hollanti | spookstad |
| italia | città fantasma |
| japani | ゴーストタウン (gōsutotaun) |
| liettua | miestas vaiduoklis |
| norja | spøkelsesby |
| portugali | cidade fantasma |
| puola | miasto widmo, miasto widmomiasto opuszczone |
| ranska | ville fantôme |
| ruotsi | spökstad |
| saksa | Geisterstadt |
| suomi | aavekaupunki, haamukaupunki |
| tanska | spøgelsesby |
| tšekki | zaniklé sídlo |
| unkari | kísértetváros |
| venäjä | город-призрак (gorod-prizrak), заброшенный город (zabrošennyi gorod), исчезнувший город (istšeznuvši gorod) |
| Monikko | ghost towns |
A town which has become deserted, usually due to failing economic activity, especially one that still has substantial visible remains.
Plymouth, Montserrat is the only ghost town that is the capital of a modern political territory. It was rendered uninhabitable and evacuated in 1995, after being inundated with volcanic ash from the eruption of the Soufrière Hills Volcano.
A town which has become deserted, usually due to failing economic activity, especially one that still has substantial visible remains.
As farms industrialize, smaller farms are no longer economically viable, leading to rural decay.