Frosta (village)

Frosta
Village
Frosta
Location of the village
Frosta
Frosta (Norway)
Coordinates: 63°35′14″N 10°45′14″E / 63.5872°N 10.7540°E / 63.5872; 10.7540Coordinates: 63°35′14″N 10°45′14″E / 63.5872°N 10.7540°E / 63.5872; 10.7540
Country Norway
Region Central Norway
County Trøndelag
District Innherred
Municipality Frosta
Area[1]
  Total 0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 63 m (207 ft)
Population (2017)[1]
  Total 523
  Density 969/km2 (2,510/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 7633 Frosta

Frosta is the administrative centre of Frosta municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located in the central part of the Frosta peninsula, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of the town of Levanger. The smaller village of Logtun lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of Frosta.

The 0.54-square-kilometre (130-acre) village of Frosta has a population (2017) of 523 which gives the village a population density of 969 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,510/sq mi).[1]

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was (also) Frosta. The meaning of the name is unknown. Historically, the name was also spelled Frosten.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Frosta (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  3. Rygh, Oluf (1903). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt (dokpro.uio.no) (in Norwegian) (15 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 62.


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