településeken

Településeken is a Hungarian locative plural form of the noun település, meaning settlements or municipalities. The base település refers to an officially recognized local administrative unit, including villages, towns, and cities. The form településeken is used to indicate location or scope within multiple such units, equivalent to “in the settlements” in English.

In usage, településeken appears in both everyday language and formal texts to describe where events, observations, or phenomena take place. For example, it can introduce a spatial context in statistical reports, planning documents, or research studies, such as data collected településeken vagy településszinten (in settlements or at the level of settlements). The term emphasizes a geographic area comprising several local communities rather than a single place.

In the Hungarian administrative system, település is a broad term that covers all levels of local government, from small villages (község) to larger cities (város). The status and boundaries of települések are defined by national law and regional planning decisions, and population and service data are often analyzed with reference to településeken to reflect regional differences.

Etymologically, település derives from the verb telepedni, “to settle,” and the noun form evolved to denote a settled place. The plural locative településeken aligns with standard Hungarian declension patterns for masculine and feminine nouns ending in -s.