bestuhlte

Bestuhlte is a German adjective meaning furnished with seating or equipped with chairs. It describes spaces such as rooms, halls, or venues that have seating arranged for an event. The related noun is Bestuhlung, which refers to the seating arrangement or the act of providing seating.

Grammatically, bestuhlte is the attributive form of the past participle bestuhlt, used with definite or indefinite nouns in singular feminine, masculine, or neuter forms. Examples include die bestuhlte Halle (the hall equipped with seating), der bestuhlte Saal (the seated hall), or ein bestuhlter Raum. In predicate position one uses the past participle as well: Der Saal ist bestuhlt. The adjective can also appear in plural forms or in other gender/number combinations with the appropriate endings.

Usage and context: bestuhlt is common in architecture, event planning, venue descriptions, and sports or cultural facility planning. It conveys that a space has fixed or arranged seating suitable for audiences, conferences, performances, or seminars. The term is often contrasted with unbestuhlt (unfurnished with seating) or with variants like bestuhlte Räume in marketing materials or technical specifications.

Related terms include Bestuhlung (the seating arrangement) and bestuhlungsvarianten (variants of seating). The concept is widely used in German-speaking regions, including Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland, to indicate whether a venue is prepared for seated audiences and how the seating is organized.