tilstødende

Tilstødende is a Danish adjective meaning directly touching or sharing a boundary; adjacent, adjoining, or neighboring. It describes objects or areas that lie immediately next to each other, often with a common border. The term is commonly used for physical relations, such as tilstødende bygning (an adjoining building) or tilstødende areal (an adjacent area). In legal or planning contexts, tilstødende can designate land, rights, or facilities that border a parcel or infrastructure.

Etymology: the word derives from til (towards) combined with støde (to push or touch), with the participle form -stødende indicating contact or proximity. The construction conveys a precise sense of immediate adjacency rather than mere proximity.

Usage: tilstødende is typical in real estate, architecture, urban planning, construction, and property law. It is more precise than everyday phrases such as ved siden af when the emphasis is on direct sharing of borders. Common collocations include tilstødende bygning, tilstødende areal, tilstødende ejendom and tilstødende infrastruktur, often appearing in property descriptions, zoning plans, and construction documents.

Notes: While closely related to ordinary terms for nearby, tilstødende emphasizes direct contact or border-sharing. In some contexts it may be translated as “abutting” or “adjacent” in English, depending on the specificity required by the text.

Example: Ejendommen omfatter en tilstødende hal, som deler væg med naboen. Det tilstødende område er ikke tilgængeligt fra hovedindgangen.