Straumen, Trøndelag

Straumen
Village
View of the village
Straumen
Location of the village
Straumen
Straumen (Norway)
Coordinates: 63°52′18″N 11°17′46″E / 63.8716°N 11.2962°E / 63.8716; 11.2962Coordinates: 63°52′18″N 11°17′46″E / 63.8716°N 11.2962°E / 63.8716; 11.2962
Country Norway
Region Central Norway
County Trøndelag
District Innherred
Municipality Inderøy
Area[1]
  Total 1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 8 m (26 ft)
Population (2017)[1]
  Total 1,642
  Density 1,235/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 7670 Inderøy

Straumen is the administrative centre of the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord at the northeastern side of the Inderøya peninsula, next to the Børgin fjord. The village lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the village of Sakshaug and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the villages of Røra and Hylla. The village has a slaughterhouse, a folk high school, and a museum. The Sakshaug Church and the historic Old Sakshaug Church lie just west of Straumen.[3]

The 1.33-square-kilometre (330-acre) village has a population (2017) of 1,642 which gives the village a population density of 1,235 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,200/sq mi).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Straumen, Inderøy (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  3. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-11-29). "Straumen – Inderøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
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