This is the 2810th most frequent Swedish word.
öster
"Öster" means "east" in English.
The word 'öster' here indicates a cardinal direction, specifically 'east', used to describe where the sun rises.
Solen går upp i öster.
The sun rises in the east.
The word 'öster' forms part of the adverb 'österut', referring to the direction towards the east, used to describe movement.
Vi åkte österut för att besöka en vän.
We traveled eastwards to visit a friend.
In this sentence, 'öster' is used as a spatial relation, 'east of', to locate the city in terms of its relative position to the river.