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Lundamo IL
Lundamo is a village in the municipality of Melhus in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Gaula River between the villages of Hovin and Ler. The village has a population (2018) of 1,046 and a population density of . Lundamo Station is located in the village along the Dovre Line, but it is now in use only for local traffic. The European route E6 highway also runs through the village. The Gaula River runs through Lundamo and in 2005 it was selected the best river for salmon-fishing in Norway. Lundamo was the administrative center of the former municipality of Horg. It is also the location of the Horg Church Horg Church ( no, Horg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Melhus municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located just south of the village of Lundamo, on the east side of the European route E06 highway and the river Gau .... References Melhus Villages in Trøndelag {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hovin, Trøndelag
Hovin is a village in the municipality of Melhus in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the river Gaula between the villages of Støren and Lundamo. Hovin has several distinct terraces in the hillsides, which are remnants of old shorelines following the end of the ice age. The village has a population (2018) of 819 and a population density of . The European route E06 highway runs north–south through the village. The Dovrebanen railway line also runs north–south through Hovin. Hovin Station Hovin Station ( no, Hovin stasjon) is a railway station in the village of Hovin in the municipality of Melhus in Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is on the Dovre Line, about south of Trondheim Central Station (''Trondheim S'') and about ... is located in the village along the railway line, but only used for local traffic. The Gulfoss Tunnel is a railway tunnel that runs under a large residential area in Hovin. References Villages in Trøndelag Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horg
Horg is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1841 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality of Horg encompassed the southern part of what is now the municipality of Melhus in Trøndelag county. The municipality included areas on both sides of the river Gaula. The administrative centre was the village of Lundamo. The main church for the municipality was Horg Church. History The municipality of Horg was established as a municipality in 1841 when the old municipality of Støren was divided into Horg, Støren, and Soknedal. The initial population of the new municipality of Horg was 2,374. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Hølonda (population: 1,428), Horg (population: 2,560), Flå (populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salmon
Salmon () is the common name for several list of commercially important fish species, commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the family (biology), family Salmonidae, which are native to tributary, tributaries of the North Atlantic (genus ''Salmo'') and North Pacific (genus ''Oncorhynchus'') basin. Other closely related fish in the same family include trout, Salvelinus, char, Thymallus, grayling, Freshwater whitefish, whitefish, lenok and Hucho, taimen. Salmon are typically fish migration, anadromous: they hatch in the gravel stream bed, beds of shallow fresh water streams, migrate to the ocean as adults and live like sea fish, then return to fresh water to reproduce. However, populations of several species are restricted to fresh water throughout their lives. Folklore has it that the fish return to the exact spot where they hatched to spawn (biology), spawn, and tracking studies have shown this to be mostly true. A portion of a returning salmon run ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Route E6
European route E6 ( no, Europavei 6, sv, Europaväg 6, or simply E6) is the main north-south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the country north to the Arctic Circle and Nordkapp. The route ends in Kirkenes close to the Russian border. Route From south to north, E6 runs through Trelleborg, Malmö, Helsingborg, Halmstad, Gothenburg, Svinesund in Sweden, before crossing the border at the Svinesund Bridge into Norway. It then passes Halden, Sarpsborg, Moss to the capital Oslo. North of this, it passes by Gardermoen, Hamar, Lillehammer, Dombås, Oppdal, Melhus to Trondheim. Beyond Trondheim, the E6 meets Stjørdal, Verdal, Steinkjer, Grong, Mosjøen, Mo i Rana, Saltdal, Fauske and Hamarøy towards Bognes, where there is a ferry crossing over the Tysfjorden to Skarberget. It then runs through on via Narvik, Setermoen, Nordkjosbotn, Skib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dovre Line
The Dovre Line ( no, Dovrebanen) is a Norwegian railway line with three slightly different lines which all lead to the historic city of Trondheim. Definition *Dovre Line is the current name of the 548 km main line of the Norwegian railway system (Jernbaneverket) between Oslo and Trondheim, used by Jernbaneverket (some times) and Vy (former NSB). *Dovre Line is also the 484 km main line between Eidsvoll and Trondheim, used by Jernbaneverket since 2008. *Dovre Line was the name of the 209 km main line between Dombås and Trondheim until 2008. The most inclusive of these meanings of Dovre Line thus includes the other two. To complicate the pattern even more, the first use of the Dovre Line was on the section between Dombås and Støren, completed in 1921. When this last section of the new standard gauge main line between Oslo and Trondheim via Lillehammer and Dombås was opened in 1921, the originally 49 km long narrow gauge section between Støren and Trondheim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lundamo Station
Lundamo Station ( no, Lundamo stasjon) is a railway station in the village of Lundamo in the municipality of Melhus in Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located on the Dovre Line, about south of Trondheim Central Station ''(Trondheim S)'' and about north of Oslo Central Station ''(Oslo S)''. The station sits at an elevation of above sea level. It is served by local trains to Røros Station. The station was opened 1864 as part of the Trondhjem–Støren Line. References Railway stations in Melhus Railway stations on the Dovre Line Railway stations opened in 1864 1864 establishments in Norway {{Norway-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. In simple terms, population density refers to the number of people living in an area per square kilometre, or other unit of land area. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usuall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ler, Norway
Ler is a village in the municipality of Melhus in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Gaula River between the villages of Kvål and Lundamo. The village has a population (2018) of 581 and a population density of . Ler Station is located in the village along the Dovre Line, and it is served by commuter trains on Trønderbanen. European route E6 also runs through the village. The best-known resident of the village is former prime minister Per Borten. Ler was the administrative center of the former municipality of Flå Flå is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Flå. The municipality of Flå was established when it was separated from the municipality of Nes on 1 January 1905. The municipal ... until 1964 when Flå was merged with Melhus. It is also the location of Flå Church. The sports club Flå IL are based in the village. References Melhus Villages in Trøndelag {{Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaula (Trøndelag)
The Gaula is a river that flows through the Gauldal valley in Trøndelag county, Norway. The long river is the largest in Central Norway. The river begins in Holtålen municipality near the mountain Kjølifjellet. It then flows through the municipalities of Holtålen, Midtre Gauldal, and Melhus before emptying into Trondheimsfjord near Leinstrand on the border between the municipalities of Trondheim and Melhus. The Gaula River is approximately long and it drains a watershed of about . On its way, it is joined by one large tributary, the Sokna, at the village of Støren in Midtre Gauldal. Other smaller tributaries include the ''Rugla'', ''Hesja'', ''Holda'', ''Forda'', and ''Bua''. The average flow of water is about . Within the Gaula River, there are two well known waterfalls called ''Gaulfoss'' close to the village of Hovin and the ''Eggafoss'' near the village of Haltdalen. In 2005, the Gaula was named the best salmon Salmon () is the common name for several l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Regions Of Norway
Norway is commonly divided into five major geographical regions (''landsdeler''). These regions are purely geographical, and have no administrative purpose. However, in 2017 the government decided to abolish the current counties of Norway (''fylker'') and to replace them with fewer, larger administrative regions (''regioner''). The first of these new areas came into existence on 1 January 2018, when Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag merged to form Trøndelag. According to most definitions, the counties of Norway are divided into the following regions (these groupings are approximate): * Northern Norway (''Nord-Norge''/''Nord-Noreg'') **Troms og Finnmark ** Nordland *Trøndelag (alt. ''Midt-Norge''/''Midt-Noreg'') **Trøndelag *Western Norway (''Vestlandet'') ** Møre og Romsdal **Vestland ** Rogaland *Southern Norway (''Sørlandet'' or ''Agder'') **Agder *Eastern Norway (''Østlandet''/''Austlandet'') **Vestfold og Telemark **Viken **Innlandet **Oslo The division into region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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