Langørjan

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Langørjan

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Langørjan
Langørjan (Norway)
Coordinates: 63°25′02″N10°08′09″E / 63.4171°N 10.1358°E / 63.4171; 10.1358 Coordinates: 63°25′02″N10°08′09″E / 63.4171°N 10.1358°E / 63.4171; 10.1358
Country Norway
Region Central Norway
County Trøndelag
Municipality Trondheim
Borough Heimdal
Area
[1]
  Total0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
103 m (338 ft)
Population
(2018) [1]
  Total506
  Density1,533/km2 (3,970/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7070 Bosberg

Langørjan or Rye [3] is a village in the municipality of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located in the borough of Heimdal in the Byneset district about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of the city of Trondheim and about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) north of the village of Spongdal. [3]

Trondheim City in Norway

Trondheim is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It has a population of 193,501, and is the third-most populous municipality in Norway, although the fourth largest urban area. Trondheim lies on the south shore of Trondheim Fjord at the mouth of the River Nidelva. The city is dominated by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF), St. Olavs University Hospital and other technology-oriented institutions.

Trøndelag Region and county of Norway

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Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern 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.

The 0.33-square-kilometre (82-acre) village has a population (2018) of 506 and a population density of 1,533 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,970/sq mi). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
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