Fillan, Norway

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Fillan (Norway)
Coordinates: 63°36′23″N8°58′11″E / 63.6063°N 08.9696°E / 63.6063; 08.9696 Coordinates: 63°36′23″N8°58′11″E / 63.6063°N 08.9696°E / 63.6063; 08.9696
Country Norway
Region Central Norway
County Trøndelag
District Fosen
Municipality Hitra
Area
[1]
  Total1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Elevation
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35 m (115 ft)
Population
(2018) [1]
  Total1,058
  Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7240 Hitra

Fillan is the administrative centre of Hitra municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern side of the island of Hitra, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the village of Ansnes. The island of Fjellværsøya lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the northeast, across the Fillfjorden.

An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.

Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Hitra is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality covers the island of Hitra and hundreds smaller islands, islets, and skerries. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fillan. Other villages include Andersskogan, Ansnes, Forsnes, Hestvika, Knarrlagsund, Kvenvær, Melandsjøen, Nordbotn, Sandstad, and Ulvan.

Trøndelag Region and county of Norway

Trøndelag is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ; in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag, and the counties were reunited in 2018. Trøndelag county and the neighboring Møre og Romsdal county together form what is known as Central Norway.

The 1.08-square-kilometre (270-acre) village has a population (2018) of 1,058 and a population density of 980 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,500/sq mi). [1]

Population density A measurement of population numbers per unit area or volume

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and most of the time to humans. It is a key geographical term. In simple terms population density refers to the number of people living in an area per kilometer square.

The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Fillan that existed from 1886 until 1964. Fillan Church is located in the village.

Fillan (municipality) Former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

Fillan is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The former municipality existed from 1886 until its dissolution in 1964. It is now part of the municipality of Hitra in Trøndelag county. The municipality included the northeastern part of the island of Hitra surrounding the Fillfjorden, plus about 100 islands, islets, and skerries—including Fjellværsøya and Ulvøya. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Fillan. Other villages in the municipality included Ansnes, Nordbotn, and Ulvan.

Fillan Church Church in Trøndelag, Norway

Fillan Church is a parish church in Hitra municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fillan on the east coast of the island of Hitra. It is the main church for the Fillan parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The red, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1789 by the architect Fredrich Bertelsen Ødegaard. The church seats about 400 people. The church was consecrated on 16 September 1789, which makes it the oldest existing church on the island of Hitra.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Fillan, Hitra (Trøndelag)". yr.no . Retrieved 2018-02-15.