sydvästra

Sydvästra is a Swedish directional descriptor that denotes the southwestern part of a place. It is formed from syd- meaning "south" and västra meaning "western," and functions as a compound adjective that accompanies a noun, for example sydvästra delen or sydvästra hörnet. It can describe geographical regions, areas within a city, or sections of a country, and is commonly used in maps, urban planning, and descriptive texts. The form adapts to the gender and number of the noun it modifies.

The term is not an official regional name by itself; rather, many descriptions may be referred to as the sydvästra part, such as the sydvästra delen av en kommun or the sydvästra kusten of a county. In practice, sydvästra is applied across multiple scales—from a village’s southwestern quadrant to broader regional references. In maps and statistics, you may encounter phrases like "sydvästra Sverige" or "sydvästra delen av länet" to indicate the southwestern area.

In usage, sydvästra is parallel to the English "southwestern" and is found in journalism, geography, travel writing, and planning documents. The term emphasizes relative position rather than a fixed border, and its exact boundaries are often defined by context.

See also: compass directions, toponymy, regional terminology, geography.