Namsskogan (village)

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Namsskogan (Norway)
Coordinates: 64°55′44″N13°09′34″E / 64.9288°N 13.1595°E / 64.9288; 13.1595 Coordinates: 64°55′44″N13°09′34″E / 64.9288°N 13.1595°E / 64.9288; 13.1595
Country Norway
Region Central Norway
County Trøndelag
District Namdalen
Municipality Namsskogan
Area
[1]
 • Total0.3 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
215 m (705 ft)
Population
(2018) [1]
 • Total246
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7890 Namsskogan

Namsskogan is the administrative centre of Namsskogan municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located in the Namdalen valley on an island in the middle of the river Namsen, although it also includes land on both sides of the river. The European route E06 highway and the Nordlandsbanen railway line both run through the village, with the train stopping at Namsskogan Station. The village of Brekkvasselv lies about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the south. [3] Bjørhusdal Church is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of the village.

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.

Namsskogan Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Namsskogan is a municipality in Trøndelag, Norway. Namsskogan is located in the upper part of the long Namdalen valley region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Namsskogan. Other villages in the municipality include Brekkvasselv, Smalåsen, Skorovatn, and Trones.

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 0.3-square-kilometre (74-acre) village has a population (2018) of 246 and a population density of 820 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,100/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.

Name

The name of the village (and municipality) was created in 1923. The first element is the name of the river Namsen and the last element is the plural form of skog which means "woods". Therefore, the meaning of the name is "the woodlands around Namsen". [4]

Namsen river in Trøndelag, Norway

Namsen (Norwegian) or Nååmesje (Southern Sami) is one of the longest rivers in Trøndelag county, in the central part of Norway. The 228-kilometre (142 mi) long river flows through the municipalities of Røyrvik, Namsskogan, Grong, Overhalla, and Namsos before emptying into the Namsenfjorden. The river is the namesake for the whole Namdalen region. The river traditionally has been used for floating timber down from the forests to the town of Namsos, where the sawmills were located. Today, parts of the Namsen are regulated by several dams.

The plural, in many languages, is one of the values of the grammatical category of number. Plural of nouns typically denote a quantity other than the default quantity represented by a noun, which is generally one. Most commonly, therefore, plurals are used to denote two or more of something, although they may also denote more than fractional, zero or negative amounts. An example of a plural is the English word cats, which corresponds to the singular cat.

Wood fibrous material from trees or other plants

Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin that resists compression. Wood is sometimes defined as only the secondary xylem in the stems of trees, or it is defined more broadly to include the same type of tissue elsewhere such as in the roots of trees or shrubs. In a living tree it performs a support function, enabling woody plants to grow large or to stand up by themselves. It also conveys water and nutrients between the leaves, other growing tissues, and the roots. Wood may also refer to other plant materials with comparable properties, and to material engineered from wood, or wood chips or fiber.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ↑ "Namsskogan (Trøndelag)". yr.no . Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. ↑ Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2018-01-26). "Namsskogan - tettsted". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. ↑ Rosvold, Knut A.; Stokkan, John, eds. (2018-01-28). "Namsskogan". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 2018-04-27.


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