Austbygde (also known as Austbygdi or Tinn Austbygd) is a village in
Tinn Municipality
Tinn is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Telemark in the Counties of Norway, county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional regions of Upper Telemark and Øst-Telemark. The administrative c ...
in
Vestfold og Telemark county,
Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the lake
Tinnsjå
Tinnsjå ( eng, Lake Tinn), also called ''Tinnsjø'' and ''Tinnsjøen'', is one of the largest lakes in Norway, and one of the deepest in Europe. It is located between the municipalities of Tinn and Notodden in Vestfold og Telemark county. At it ...
in the lower Tessungdal valley which runs to the north from the lake. The village lies about to the east of the village of
Atrå
Atrå is a village in Tinn Municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the northwestern end of the large lake Tinnsjå, about to the west of the village of Tinn Austbygd and about to the north of the village ...
and about to the north of the village of
Hovin.
Austbygde Church
Austbygde Church ( no, Austbygde kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Austbygdi, Telemark, Austbygdi. It is one of the churches for the Tinn parish whi ...
is located at the north end of the village.
The village has a population (2022) of 393 and a
population density of .
Name
The approved names for the village are ''Austbygde'' (primary) and ''Austbygdi'' (secondary).
Statistics Norway
Statistics Norway ( no, Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.
Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every yea ...
uses the name ''Tinn Austbygd'', but this is not an approved name, although it is commonly used.
References
Tinn
Villages in Vestfold og Telemark
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