Øyungen Explained

Øyungen
Pushpin Map:Trøndelag#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the lake
Coordinates:62.7468°N 11.053°W
Location:Holtålen, Trøndelag
Inflow:Gardåa
Outflow:Storhesja
Basin Countries:Norway
Area:6.13km2
Reference:NVE

Øyungen is a lake in the municipality of Holtålen in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 6.13km2 lake lies about southwest of the village of Hessdalen. The Forollhogna National Park surrounds the lake on three sides.[1]

Name

The first part of the name is øy which means "island". The last element -ungen (Old Norse: -ungr) is a common suffix in names of lakes in Norway, for instance Kaldungen (meaning "the lake with cold water"), Svartungen (meaning "the black lake", Leirungen (meaning "the lake with clay"), and Sandungen (meaning "the lake with sand"). The lake Øyungen contains several small islets.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Øyungen, Holtålen (Trøndelag). yr.no. Norwegian . 2018-01-18.