Å, Åfjord Explained

Official Name:Å
Other Name:Åfjord / Å i Åfjord / Årnes
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Trøndelag#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Central Norway
Subdivision Name2:Trøndelag
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Fosen
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Åfjord
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:1.76
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:1,212
Population Density Km2:689
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:7170 Åfjord
Coordinates:63.9607°N 10.2247°W
Elevation M:9
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Å is a village in the municipality of Åfjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is also called Årnes or Å i Åfjord or just Åfjord. It is the administrative center of the municipality. The village is located at the end of the Åfjorden, about west of the village of By. The lake Stordalsvatnet lies just east of the village.[2] Åfjord Church is located in Å, just west of the Nordalselva river.

The 1.76km2 village has a population (2018) of 1,212 and a population density of .[3]

Name

The village is named after the old Aa farm, first referenced in 1329 as "Aom". The name "Aa" (Norse, Old: Ár) comes from the plural of á which means "(small) river", probably because two rivers run together beneath the farm.[4] With the Norwegian spelling reforms in the early 20th century, the letter "Aa" was changed to "Å". On 13 July 1934, the name of the municipality was changed from "Å" to "Åfjord". Since then, the administrative centre in the municipality was referred to as "Å i Åfjord". On 1 November 1980, the postal service changed the name from "Å i Åfjord" to "Årnes".

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Å, Åfjord (Trøndelag). yr.no. 2018-03-05.
  2. Web site: Å – Åfjord. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2011-01-05.
  3. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1 January 2018.
  4. Book: Rygh, Oluf. Oluf Rygh

    . Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt. 14. Oluf Rygh. W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. 1901. Kristiania, Norge. 23. Norwegian.