Official Name: | Namsskogan |
Other Name: | Namsskogan sentrum |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Trøndelag#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
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: | Namsskogan |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.3 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 246 |
Population Density Km2: | 820 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 7890 Namsskogan |
Coordinates: | 64.9288°N 13.1595°W |
Elevation M: | 215 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Namsskogan is the administrative centre of Namsskogan municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located in the Namdalen valley on an island in the middle of the river Namsen, although it also includes land on both sides of the river. The European route E06 highway and the Nordlandsbanen railway line both run through the village, with the train stopping at Namsskogan Station. The village of Brekkvasselv lies about to the south.[2] Bjørhusdal Church is located about west of the village.
The 0.3km2 village has a population (2018) of 246 and a population density of .[3]
The name of the village (and municipality) was created in 1923. The first element is the name of the river Namsen and the last element is the plural form of skog which means "woods". Therefore, the meaning of the name is "the woodlands around Namsen".[4]