Meanings
direction
Aus welcher Richtung?From which direction?
school of thought, branch, subfield (also used in a wider sense of "type" in certain compounds)
die verschiedenen Richtungen des Islamsthe different branches of Islam
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Preposition
colloquialtowards, to (in the context of larger scale orientation; arrival at the location is not implied)
auf dem Weg Richtung Zielon the way to the finish line
Examples
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Im Winter ziehen die Zugvögel Richtung Süden.The migratory birds head south in winter.
Er fährt auf der Bundesstraße Richtung Norden.He's going north on the A road.