Tolga (village)

Tolga
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Tolga is located in Innlandet
Tolga
Tolga
Location of the village
Tolga is located in Norway
Tolga
Tolga
Tolga (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°24′32″N 10°59′56″E / 62.40899°N 10.99877°E / 62.40899; 10.99877
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictØsterdalen
MunicipalityTolga Municipality
Area
 • Total1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Elevation543 m (1,781 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total583
 • Density558/km2 (1,450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
2540 Tolga

Tolga is the administrative centre of Tolga Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Glåma, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) down river from the village of Os i Østerdalen and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the village of Tynset. To the southeast of the village, lies the long Hodalen valley where the villages of Hodalen and Øversjødalen are located.[3]

The 1.05-square-kilometre (260-acre) village has a population (2021) of 583 and a population density of 558 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,450/sq mi).[1]

The large, octagonal Tolga Church is located in the village.[3]

The Rørosbanen railway line runs through the village, stopping at Tolga Station.

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2021). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Tolga, Tolga". yr.no. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  3. ^ a b Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (2021-11-01). "Tolga (tettstad)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2022-02-06.