Official Name: | Melandsjøen |
Other Name: | Melandsjø |
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: | Fosen |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Hitra |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 7250 Melandsjø |
Coordinates: | 63.6291°N 8.7319°W |
Elevation M: | 5 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Melandsjøen or Melandsjø is a village in the municipality of Hitra in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the north shore of the island of Hitra, just across the strait from the island of Dolmøya.
Melandsjøen was the administrative center of the municipality of Hitra prior to 1964 when the four municipalities on the island were merged and the administrative center was moved to the village of Fillan.
Melandsjøen is the home to the Hitra Church, the main church of the municipality.