Medjå or Grong is a village which serves as the

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

of the municipality of Grong in

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denma ...

county,

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. It is located along the river Namsen, at the

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with the river Sanddøla. The

Nordland Line The Nordland Line ( no, Nordlandsbanen, ) is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø, Norway. It is the longest in Norway and lacks electrification. The route runs through the counties of Trøndelag (formerly Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndel ...

runs along the eastern part of the village, stopping at

Grong Station Grong Station ( no, Grong stasjon) is a railway station located in the village of Grong in the municipality of Grong in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the Nordlandsbanen railway, and the station opened in 1929. Starting on 1 April ...

. The

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 thr ...

highway runs through the western edge of the village. Grong Church, the main church for the area, is also located in this village. The village has a population (2018) of 1,065 and a

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of .

References

Villages in Trøndelag Grong {{Trøndelag-geo-stub