anliggande

Anliggande is a Swedish adjective formed from the verb anligga, meaning to lie near or be situated close to something. It describes objects or features that are physically adjacent or in close proximity to another item, usually referring to position or location.

In practice, anliggande is commonly used in real estate, planning, geography and infrastructure descriptions. It indicates that something lies next to or near another property or feature. Typical phrases include anliggande fastighet (neighboring property), anliggande gata (adjacent street) and anliggande vattenområde (nearby water area). The term emphasizes spatial relation rather than subjective closeness.

Grammatically, anliggande is an attributive adjective that agrees with the noun it modifies: en anliggande byggnad, ett anliggande område, flera anliggande byggnader. It is most common in formal or technical contexts, such as legal, cadastral or planning documents, and is less frequently used predicatively.

Etymology: the word comes from the verb anligga, with the prefix an- and the root ligga (to lie), conveying the sense of “to lie near” or “to be situated nearby.” Related terms include närliggande (proximate or nearby) and liggande (lying, in other contexts). In practice, anliggande helps specify adjacency in descriptions of property, zones and geographic features.