stillgelegt

Stillgelegt is a German term formed as the past participle of the verb stilllegen, meaning to render something inoperative, to discontinue or to shut down. In usage, stillgelegt describes objects, facilities or operations that have been taken out of service, whether permanently or temporarily.

The word is commonly used across various sectors, including industry, transportation, energy and healthcare. Examples include a factory that has been shut down, a railway line that has been closed, or a power plant that has been decommissioned. The phrase can refer to both temporary suspensions and permanent closures, with modifiers such as vorübergehend stillgelegt (temporarily shut down) or endgültig stillgelegt (finally decommissioned) providing nuance.

In legal and administrative contexts, stilllegen can be ordered by authorities or management. The process is often called Stilllegung, which denotes the action of taking a facility or asset out of operation. The reverse process is Reaktivierung or Wiederinbetriebnahme, meaning reactivation or recommissioning, and is used when operations resume.

Common synonyms or related terms include außer Betrieb gesetzt, stillgesetzt (less common), and Stilllegung als Nomen. The term is typically used with concrete subjects like Anlagen, Einrichtungen, Schienenstrecken or Kernkraftwerke, but it can also describe software or equipment that has been disabled.

Overall, stillgelegt conveys the status of something that is no longer in regular use, with the specific degree of permanence depending on context and accompanying qualifiers.