Okolní

okolní is a Czech adjective meaning surrounding, neighbouring, or in the vicinity. It is used to describe something located near or related to a reference point. The word derives from okolí, the noun meaning surroundings or vicinity, with the adjectival suffix -ní.

In Czech, okolní is declined like other -ní adjectives. It combines with nouns to form phrases such as okolní město (neighboring town), okolní krajina (surrounding landscape), or okolní obce (neighboring municipalities). The phrase v okolí means in the vicinity or around, as in V okolí Prahy se nachází několik vesnic (Several villages are located in the vicinity of Prague).

Usage notes: okolní emphasizes spatial proximity and relation to a specified reference point; it is less about emotional closeness and more about geographic neighborhood. It is commonly used in geography, urban planning, travel writing, and descriptive prose to characterize areas, regions, or features near a central place.

See also: okolí, the noun form denoting surroundings or vicinity, which frequently appears in expressions describing location and distance.