Belägen

Belägen is a Swedish adjective meaning located or situated. It is used to describe the geographical position of places, buildings, districts, or other objects, typically in written descriptions, maps, and cadastral records. The word functions as a past participle used adjectivally and is inflected to agree with the noun it modifies: belägen (common gender singular), beläget (neuter singular), belägna (plural or feminine singular). In definite noun phrases one often sees “den belägna platsen” or “det belägna huset.”

Usage of belägen tends to be more common in formal, descriptive, or historical writing. It can appear in geographic descriptions or property records, for example in phrases such as belägen öster om staden or belägen i inlandet. In everyday speech, speakers may opt for more contemporary equivalents like ligger or som ligger, but belägen remains standard in many official or archival texts.

Etymology and related forms: belägen is derived from a participial form related to verbs dealing with position or placement; this class of adjectives has parallels in other Scandinavian languages, where similar forms convey location. Related terms include belägenhet (the state or quality of being located, i.e., locality) and läge (position or place).

See also: belägenhet, läge, position. While not a proper place name in itself, belägen commonly appears as part of descriptions that situate a place within a landscape or administrative area.