Lødingen (village)

Lødingen 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 Norwegian National Road 85 runs through the village and continues on the Bognes–Lødingen ferry route.

Lødingen
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Lødingen is located in Nordland
Lødingen
Lødingen
Location of the village
Lødingen is located in Norway
Lødingen
Lødingen
Lødingen (Norway)
Coordinates: 68.4137°N 15.9963°E / 68.4137; 15.9963
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictOfoten
MunicipalityLødingen Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,696
 • Density1,123/km2 (2,910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8410 Lødingen

The village is the business and transportation centre for the municipality. It has the municipal government offices, school, Lødingen Church, as well as a museum.[3]

The 1.51-square-kilometre (370-acre) village has a population (2018) of 1,696 which gives the village a population density of 1,123 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,910/sq mi).[1]

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/hay barn" and the last element is eng which means "meadow".[4]

References
  1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Lødingen (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  3. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-07-14). "Lødingen – tettstedet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  4. Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 297.


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