Belägna

Belägna is a Swedish adjective meaning located or situated. It is used to describe where a person, object, or place is found and is common in descriptive writing, geographic descriptions, maps, travel guides, and real estate texts. The uninflected base form is belägen; belägna is the plural form used when the noun it modifies is plural (for example, belägna platser). The word emphasizes spatial relation rather than function or quality.

In usage, belägen can precede a noun in an attribute position, as in belägen plats (the located place), or appear in fixed expressions such as belägen i närheten av (situated near). It is frequent in encyclopedic and official language where precise location matters and in toponymy and cadastral descriptions.

Etymology and related terms: Belägen derives from the Swedish adjective belägen, related to belägenhet, a noun denoting position or situation. The term is principally a descriptive, locational descriptor rather than a statement about ownership or characteristic.

Usage notes: Belägna is primarily found in formal, neutral prose. It is less common in casual speech, where more everyday synonyms might be used. Its primary function is to convey the fact of being located in a specific place or area, often in relation to other geographic references.