Tingvollvågen

Tingvollvågen
Tingvoll
Village

View of the village
Tingvollvågen

Location in Møre og Romsdal

Coordinates: 62°54′47″N 08°12′20″E / 62.91306°N 8.20556°E / 62.91306; 8.20556Coordinates: 62°54′47″N 08°12′20″E / 62.91306°N 8.20556°E / 62.91306; 8.20556
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Nordmøre
Municipality Tingvoll Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 1.23 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 21 m (69 ft)
Population (2013)[1]
  Total 1,026
  Density 834/km2 (2,160/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 6630 Tingvoll

Tingvollvågen or Tingvoll is the administrative centre of Tingvoll Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on a small inlet off the Tingvollfjorden, directly across the fjord from the village of Angvika (in Gjemnes Municipality). Tingvollvågen lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Meisingset and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Straumsnes. The historic Tingvoll Church is located in this village. Norwegian National Road 70 runs through the village on its way from Kristiansund to Oppdal.[3]

The 1.23-square-kilometre (300-acre) village has a population (2013) of 1,026, which gives the village a population density of 834 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,160/sq mi).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.".
  2. "Tingvoll" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Tingvoll – tettstedet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-04-27.


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