Rindal (village)

Village in Central Norway, Norway

63°03′20″N 9°12′41″E / 63.055469°N 9.211506°E / 63.055469; 9.211506^[1]CountryNorwayRegionCentral NorwayCountyTrøndelagDistrictOrkdalenMunicipalityRindal MunicipalityArea

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• Total0.86 km² (0.33 sq mi)Elevation

146 m (479 ft)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total1 987Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Post Code

6657 Rindal

Rindal is the administrative centre of Rindal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village lies along the river Surna, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the village of Surnadalsøra and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of the city of Trondheim. County Road 341 branches off from County Road 340 in the village.^[4]

The 0.86-square-kilometre (210-acre) village has a population (2018) of 705 and a population density of 820 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,100/sq mi).^[2] Over half of the population of the municipality live in the village of Rindal and its surrounding suburban areas.

The village has retail and service industries, other industries, public administration and services, general industry (especially wood and food processing), and a hotel. Several timber companies are located in Rindal. There are several stores as well as the historic Rindal Church in the center of the village.^[5]

References

^ "Faktaark". Kartverket. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
^ ^a ^b Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
^ "Kommunefakta".
^ "Vegliste 2015: Fylkes- og kommunale veger. Møre og Romsdal" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Molde: Statens vegvesen Region midt. 2015. p. 57. ^{[dead link]}
^ Store norske leksikon. "Rindal – tettstedet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-04-20.