Namsos (town)

Namsos
View of the town
View of the town
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Namsos is located in Trøndelag
Namsos
Namsos
Namsos is located in Norway
Namsos
Namsos
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 Municipality
Established as 
Ladested1845
Area
 • Total
4.66 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
8,422
 • Density1,807/km2 (4,680/sq mi)
DemonymNamsosing
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7800 Namsos

Namsos[4] is a town[1] 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.[5]

View of the waterfront

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 4.66-square-kilometre (1,150-acre) town has a population (2024) of 8,422 and a population density of 1,807 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,680/sq mi).[2]

  1. ^ a b In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
  2. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  3. ^ "Namsos (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  5. ^ Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2016-03-25). "Namsos – tettstedet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-04-21.