Berg, Nordland Explained

Official Name:Berg
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label:Berg
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2: Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Helgeland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Sømna Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.64
Population As Of:2024
Population Total:599
Population Density Km2:936
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8920 Sømna
Coordinates:65.3675°N 12.1977°W
Elevation M:3
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Berg[2] is a village in Sømna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village lies along the Norwegian County Road 17, about north of the village of Vik, just south of the border with Brønnøy Municipality. The village of Trælnes lies just north of Berg (in Brønnøy Municipality). The village is home to some agricultural industries as well as a concrete factory.[3]

The 0.64km2 village has a population (2024) of 599 and a population density of . About 0.02km2 of this urban area, with 11 residents, is located in the neighboring Brønnøy Municipality and the rest lies in Sømna Municipality.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Berg, Sømna (Nordland) . 2019-02-24 . yr.no.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn . 2024-10-30 . Norgeskart . . no.
  3. Web site: Store norske leksikon . Store norske leksikon . Berg – tettsted i Sømna . 2011-11-02 . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2024-10-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .