Dun[2] is a village in Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the central part of the island of Jøa, and it is the location of Dun Church. Olav Duun was from this village.[3]
Dun | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 64°39′26″N 11°15′53″E / 64.6571°N 11.2646°E | |
Country | Norway |
Region | Central Norway |
County | Trøndelag |
District | Namdalen |
Municipality | Namsos Municipality |
Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Post Code | 7856 Jøa |
The village was the administrative centre of the old Fosnes Municipality until 2020 when the municipality was merged into Namsos.
References
edit- ^ "Dun, Fosnes (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2013-05-24). "Dun". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-04-27.