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Romundstad, Trøndelag
Romundstad is a village and Basic statistical unit (Norway), basic statistical unit (''grunnkrets'') in Rindal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The settlement lies along the Rinda (river), Rinda River and Norwegian County Road 341, also known as ''Romundstadbygdvegen'' (Romundstad Village Road). It has an elevation of . It consists of several farms, including the Flålia, Heggem, Hegglund, Nerbu, Nergård, and Romundstad farms. Name The settlement was attested as ''Romundsta'' in 1559 (and as ''Rømundsta'' in 1590 and ''Roemundstad'' in 1643, among other names). The original name is reconstructed as the compound word *''Rómundarstaðir'' which comes from ''Rómundr'' (a masculine name) and which means 'farmstead' or 'dwelling'. Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Romundstad include: *John Neergaard (1795–1885), farmer, bailiff, and politician References External linksRomundstad at FINN kart [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
