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remote
Far away from cities or inhabited areas; isolated and hard to reach. Usually describes places such as villages, islands, or valleys.
Sie verbrachten ihren Urlaub in einer entlegenen Hütte in den Bergen.
They spent their vacation in a remote cabin in the mountains.
The word contains the prefix 'ent-', which often expresses distance or separation. The word stem is related to 'liegen' (to lie/be located). An 'entlegener' (remote) place is therefore one that lies far away.
Das Kloster liegt sehr entlegen in einem stillen Tal.
The monastery is located very remotely in a quiet valley.
'Entlegen' (remote) is used almost exclusively to describe places. Common combinations are 'ein entlegenes Dorf' (a remote village), 'eine entlegene Region' (a remote region), 'eine entlegene Insel' (a remote island), or 'ein entlegener Winkel' (a remote corner).
Er wuchs in einem entlegenen Bergdorf auf.
He grew up in a remote mountain village.
'Entlegen' (remote) does not just mean 'weit weg' (far away), but also emphasizes the isolation and difficulty of reaching a place. It has a stronger connotation of seclusion than the word 'entfernt' (distant).
Die Forschungsstation befindet sich an einem der entlegensten Orte der Antarktis.
The research station is located in one of the most remote places in Antarctica.
central
'zentral' and 'entlegen' both describe where a place is located. 'zentral' means that something is in the middle or in the center and is usually easy to reach. 'entlegen' means the opposite: a place is far away from cities or other inhabited areas and is often hard to reach. For an apartment in the city center, 'zentral' fits; for a village far up in the mountains, 'entlegen' fits.
Die Familie wohnt in einem entlegenen Tal, weit weg von der nächsten Stadt.
The family lives in a remote valley, far from the nearest town.
Unser Hotel liegt zentral, deshalb können wir vieles zu Fuß erreichen.
Our hotel is centrally located, so we can reach many things on foot.