Forbregd/Lein

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Forbregd/Lein (Norway)
Coordinates: 63°48′37″N11°33′13″E / 63.8103°N 11.5537°E / 63.8103; 11.5537 Coordinates: 63°48′37″N11°33′13″E / 63.8103°N 11.5537°E / 63.8103; 11.5537
Country Norway
Region Central Norway
County Trøndelag
District Innherred
Municipality Verdal
Area [1]
  Total 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Elevation [2] 98 m (322 ft)
Population (2017) [1]
  Total 837
  Density 1,993/km2 (5,160/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code7650 Verdal

Forbregd and Lein are two small adjoining villages in the municipality of Verdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. Statistics Norway classifies the urban area as Forbregd/Lein. The village area is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the town of Verdalsøra and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of Stiklestad, along the southern shore of the lake Leksdalsvatnet. The 0.42-square-kilometre (100-acre) village has a population (2017) of 837 which gives the village a population density of 1,993 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,160/sq mi). [1]

Verdal Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Verdal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Verdalsøra. Some villages in the municipality include Forbregd/Lein, Lysthaugen, Stiklestad, Trones, Vera, Vinne, and Vuku.

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.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

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