Mosvik (village)

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Mosvik (Norway)
Coordinates: 63°49′16″N11°00′18″E / 63.8212°N 11.0049°E / 63.8212; 11.0049 Coordinates: 63°49′16″N11°00′18″E / 63.8212°N 11.0049°E / 63.8212; 11.0049
Country Norway
Region Central Norway
County Trøndelag
District Innherred
Municipality Inderøy
Area
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  Total0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation
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11 m (36 ft)
Population
(2018) [1]
  Total277
  Density644/km2 (1,670/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7690 Mosvik

Mosvik is a village in Inderøy municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the Trondheimsfjorden, just south of the Skarnsundet strait and the Skarnsund Bridge. The island of Ytterøya lies offshore about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southeast of the village of Mosvik. Mosvik Church is located in the village. From 1901 until 2012, the village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Mosvik. [3]

Inderøy Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Inderøy is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straumen. Other villages include Framverran, Gangstadhaugen, Hylla, Kjerknesvågen, Kjerringvik, Røra, Sakshaug, Sandvollan, Småland, Trongsundet, Utøy, Vangshylla, and Venneshamn. The municipality is primarily an agricultural community, but also has some industry.

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 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 0.43-square-kilometre (110-acre) village has a population (2018) of 277 and a population density of 644 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,670/sq mi). [1]

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

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Sakshaug Village in Central Norway, Norway

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Venneshamn Village in Central Norway, Norway

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Kjerringvik Village in Central Norway, Norway

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Framverran Village in Central Norway, Norway

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Vestvik Church Church in Trøndelag, Norway

Vestvik Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Inderøy municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Framverran. It is one of thhttp://www.kirkesok.no/eng/kirker/Vestvik-kirkee churches for the Mosvik parish which is part of the Nord-Innherad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Mosvik Church Church in Trøndelag, Norway

Mosvik Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Inderøy municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mosvik. It is the main church for the Mosvik parish which is part of the Nord-Innherad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a Gothic long church style in 1884 by the architect Jacob Digre. The church seats about 360 people.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Mosvik, Inderøy (Trøndelag)". yr.no . Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Mosvik" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-01-04.