Hundorp Explained

Official Name:Hundorp
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:Gudbrandsdalen
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Sør-Fron Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.85
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:583
Population Density Km2:689
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:2647 Sør-Fron
Coordinates:61.5553°N 9.9407°W
Elevation M:262
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Hundorp is the administrative centre of Sør-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Gudbrandsdal valley along the north shore of the Gudbrandsdalslågen river, about west of the village of Ringebu. The European route E6 highway and the Dovrebanen railway line both pass through the village. The 0.85km2 village has a population (2021) of 583 and a population density of .[2]

Hundorp was also the centre of the petty kingdom of Gudbrandsdalen and as such, it was an important place for religion and politics. Dale-Gudbrand's farm, the farm once populated by the ancient ruler Dale-Gudbrand, was chosen as the millennium site of Oppland county.

Name

The village is named after the old Hundorp farm (Norse, Old: Hundþorp). The first element is hundr which means 'dog' or 'hound'. The last element is þorp which means 'village'. The name is probably reflecting the fact that at one time this was a village of dog-breeding.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hundorp, Sør-Fron . . 2022-06-12.
  2. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . 2021-01-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality . Statistics Norway.