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Bjugn (village)

Coordinates: 63°45′53″N 9°48′31″E / 63.7648°N 09.8086°E / 63.7648; 09.8086
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Botngård
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Botngård is located in Trøndelag
Botngård
Botngård
Location of the village
Botngård is located in Norway
Botngård
Botngård
Botngård (Norway)
Coordinates: 63°45′53″N 9°48′31″E / 63.7648°N 09.8086°E / 63.7648; 09.8086
CountryNorway
RegionCentral Norway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictFosen
MunicipalityBjugn
Area
 • Total1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Elevation7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total1,230
 • Density1,051/km2 (2,720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7160 Bjugn

Botngård is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bjugn in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Bjugnfjorden. It is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the village of Høybakken, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of the village of Nes, and about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of village of Oksvoll.[3]

The 1.17-square-kilometre (290-acre) village has a population (2017) of 1,230 which gives the village a population density of 1,051 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,720/sq mi).[1] There is a videregående school in Botngård. Fosenhallen is one of only three indoor speed skating ovals in Norway. Bjugn Church is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of the village, on the southern shore of the Bjugnfjorden.

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2017). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Botngård, Bjugn (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Botngård" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-01-09.