Namsos (town)

Namsos
View of the town
View of the town
Namsos is located in Trøndelag
Namsos
Namsos
Location of the town
Namsos is located in Norway
Namsos
Namsos
Namsos (Norway)
Coordinates: 64°27′56″N 11°29′52″E / 64.4656°N 11.4978°E / 64.4656; 11.4978
CountryNorway
RegionCentral Norway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictNamdalen
MunicipalityNamsos
Established as 
Ladested1845
Area
 • Total4.61 km2 (1.78 sq mi)
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total8,413
 • Density1,825/km2 (4,730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7800 Namsos
Ladestedet Namsos
Flag of Namsos
Coat of arms of Namsos
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway
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CountryNorway
CountyNord-Trøndelag
DistrictNamdalen
Established1845
 • Preceded byVemundvik Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byNamsos Municipality
Administrative centreNamsos
ISO 3166 codeNO-1703[3]

Namsos is a town and the administrative center of Namsos municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the north side of the mouth of the river Namsen, where it flows into Namsenfjorden. The village of Spillum lies across the river on the south side.[4]

The Norwegian County Road 17 runs through the town and just east of the town is Namsos Airport, Høknesøra. The town was the terminus of the Namsos Line from 1933 until its closure in 2002. The town is the site of the Namsos Hospital which serves the whole region. Namsos Church is located in the town centre.

The 4.61-square-kilometre (1,140-acre) town has a population (2018) of 8,413 and a population density of 1,825 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,730/sq mi).[1]

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Namsos (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2016-03-25). "Namsos – tettstedet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-04-21.