Official Name: | Høylandet |
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: | Namdalen |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Høylandet |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.43 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 338 |
Population Density Km2: | 786 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 7977 Høylandet |
Coordinates: | 64.6285°N 12.3028°W |
Elevation M: | 23 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Høylandet is the administrative centre of Høylandet municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located lies along the river Søråa in the southern part of Høylandet, about northeast of the village of Vassbotna and about northwest of the village of Gartland (and access to the European route E6 highway and the Nordlandsbanen railway). The Norwegian County Road 17 runs through Høylandet. Høylandet Church is located on the north side of the village.
The 0.43km2 village has a population (2018) of 338 and a population density of .[2]
The name of the village (and municipality) comes from the Old Norse form of the name: Høylandir. The first element is høy which means "hay" and the last element is the plural form of land which means "land" or "region". The name was historically spelled Hølandet.[3]
. Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt. 15. Oluf Rygh. W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. 1903. Kristiania, Norge. 267. dokpro.uio.no. Norwegian.