Gruben, Rana Explained

Official Name:Gruben
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nordland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Helgeland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Rana
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8610 Mo i Rana
Coordinates:66.3175°N 14.2228°W
Elevation M:58
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Gruben is a village in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. Gruben sits on the southern shore of the river Ranelva and it is a southeastern suburb of the town of Mo i Rana. European route E12 originally passed through of the village, but since 1995 it has passed north of the village.

Gruben has four daycare centres, a school with secondary classes, two grocery stores, one nursing home care, two petrol stations and a lot of local businesses. Gruben Church is a parish church that was built in 1965 with about 550 seats.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gruben, Rana (Nordland). yr.no. 2019-02-09.