Høylandet (village) explained

Official Name:Høylandet
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Trøndelag#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
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 Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.45
Population As Of:2024
Population Total:370
Population Density Km2:822
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:7977 Høylandet
Coordinates:64.6285°N 12.3028°W
Elevation M:23
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Høylandet[2] 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 the municipality, 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 0.45km2 village has a population (2024) of 370 and a population density of .[3]

Name

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.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Høylandet (Trøndelag) . 2018-04-28 . yr.no.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn . 2024-11-08 . Norgeskart . . no.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2024-10-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .
  4. Book: Rygh, Oluf . Oluf Rygh

    . Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt . 1903 . W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri . 15 . Kristiania, Norge . 267 . no . Oluf Rygh.