Straumen, Nord-Trøndelag

Straumen
Village

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Straumen
Straumen

Location in Nord-Trøndelag

Coordinates: 63°52′15″N 11°17′59″E / 63.87083°N 11.29972°E / 63.87083; 11.29972Coordinates: 63°52′15″N 11°17′59″E / 63.87083°N 11.29972°E / 63.87083; 11.29972
Country Norway
Region Trøndelag
County Nord-Trøndelag
District Innherred
Municipality Inderøy
Area[1]
  Total 1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 6 m (20 ft)
Population (2013)[1]
  Total 1,586
  Density 1,184/km2 (3,070/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 7670 Inderøy

Straumen is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Sakshaug and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Røra and Hylla. The 1.34-square-kilometre (330-acre) village has a population (2013) of 1,586. The population density of Straumen is 1,184 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,070/sq mi).[1] The village has a slaughterhouse, a folk high school, and a museum. The Sakshaug Church and the historic Sakshaug gamle Church lie just west of Straumen.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.".
  2. "Straumen" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Straumen – Inderøy" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-06-15.
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