Official Name: | Romundstad |
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 Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Rindal |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 6657 Rindal |
Elevation M: | 269 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 63.0258°N 9.3281°W |
Romundstad is a village and basic statistical unit (grunnkrets) in the municipality of Rindal in Trøndelag county, Norway.[2] [3]
The settlement lies along the Rinda River and Norwegian County Road 341, also known as Romundstadbygdvegen (Romundstad Village Road).[4] It has an elevation of 269m (883feet).[1] It consists of several farms, including the Flålia, Heggem, Hegglund, Nerbu, Nergård, and Romundstad farms.[4]
The settlement was attested as Romundsta in 1559 (and as Rømundsta in 1590 and Roemundstad in 1643, among other names).[5] The original name is reconstructed as the compound word *Rómundarstaðir which comes from Rómundr (a masculine name) and staðir 'farmstead, dwelling'.[5]
Notable people that were born or lived in Romundstad include: