Official Name: | Dokka |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Innlandet#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Innlandet |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Land |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Nordre Land Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 3.37 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 2924 |
Population Density Km2: | 868 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 2870 Dokka |
Coordinates: | 60.84°N 10.0618°W |
Elevation M: | 159 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Dokka is the administrative centre of Nordre Land Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located at the confluence of the rivers Dokka and Etna, about north of the lake Randsfjorden, the fourth largest lake in Norway. The 3.37km2 village has a population (2021) of 2,924 and a population density of .[2] [3]
The Østsinni Church is located on the north edge of the village.
The Norwegian County Road 33 runs from Odnes in the southeast through Dokka, past Nordsinni and westwards to Etnedal and Bjørgo. Norwegian County Road 245 runs to the south from Dokka, along the west side of the Randsfjorden to Bjoneroa. Norwegian County Road 250 heads north from Dokka towards Aust-Torpa. In 2002, Dokka celebrated its 100th anniversary.
The village is named after the local river Dokka, a tributary of the river Etna. The name of the river Dokka is derived from the Old Norse word Norse, Old: dökk which means "hollow" or "depression".
Fun fact: The word dokka (どっか) is a slang term meaning "somewhere" in Japanese. By saying Dokka-toiu-dokka-ni-iku you are essentially saying "I'm going somewhere called Dokka."