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Lødingen (village)

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Village in Lødingen Municipality, Norway Village in Northern Norway, Norway
Lodek (Northern Sami)
Village
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Lødingen is located in NordlandLødingenLødingenShow map of NordlandLødingen is located in NorwayLødingenLødingenShow map of Norway
Coordinates: 68°24′49″N 15°59′47″E / 68.4137°N 15.9963°E / 68.4137; 15.9963
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictOfoten
MunicipalityLødingen Municipality
Area
 • Total1.33 km (0.51 sq mi)
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Population
 • Total1,431
 • Density1,076/km (2,790/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code8410 Lødingen

Lødingen (Norwegian) or Lodegak (Northern Sami) is the administrative centre of Lødingen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the southwestern shore of the island of Hinnøya. The village is also located where the southern mouth of the Tjeldsundet strait meets the Vestfjorden.

The 1.33-square-kilometre (330-acre) village has a population (2023) of 1,431 and a population density of 1,076 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,790/sq mi).

The Norwegian National Road 85 runs through the village and continues on the Bognes–Lødingen ferry route. The village is the business and transportation centre for the municipality. It has the municipal government offices, school, Lødingen Church, as well as Norwegian Telemuseum Lødingen, and Lødingen Maritime Museum.

Etymology

The village (and municipality) is named after the old Lødingen farm (Old Norse: Lǫðueng) since the first Lødingen Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of laða which means "grain barn" or "hay barn". The last element is eng which means "meadow".

References

  1. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2023-12-23). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Lødingen (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  3. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  4. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-07-14). "Lødingen – tettstedet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  5. Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 297.
  6. Store norske leksikon. "Lødingen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-06-12.
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