Official Name: | Frosta |
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: | Innherred |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Frosta |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.55 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 533 |
Population Density Km2: | 969 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 7633 Frosta |
Coordinates: | 63.5836°N 10.7608°W |
Elevation M: | 63 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Frosta is the administrative centre of Frosta municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located in the central part of the Frosta peninsula, about southwest of the town of Levanger. The smaller village of Logtun lies about southwest of Frosta.
The 0.55km2 village has a population (2018) of 533 and a population density of .[2]
The Old Norse form of the name was (also) Frosta. The meaning of the name is unknown. Historically, the name was also spelled Frosten.[3]
. Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt. 15. Oluf Rygh. W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. 1903. Kristiania, Norge. 62. . Norwegian.