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Osen (village)

Coordinates: 64°17′51″N 10°30′38″E / 64.29761°N 10.51057°E / 64.29761; 10.51057
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Osen
Steinsdalen
Village
View of the local Osen Church
View of the local Osen Church
Map
Osen is located in Trøndelag
Osen
Osen
Osen is located in Norway
Osen
Osen
Coordinates: 64°17′51″N 10°30′38″E / 64.29761°N 10.51057°E / 64.29761; 10.51057
CountryNorway
RegionCentral Norway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictFosen
MunicipalityOsen Municipality
Elevation21 m (69 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7740 Steinsdalen

Osen[2] (sometimes called Steinsdalen) is the administrative centre of Osen Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of the village of Bessaker (in Åfjord Municipality and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the village of Seter (by ferry - if driving by road to Seter, it would be over 100 kilometres (62 mi) through two other municipalities).[3] Osen Church is located in the village.

Name

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The village area is officially named Osen by the Norwegian Mapping Authority.[2] The village area lies in the lower part of the Steinsdalen valley, at the mouth of the river Steinsdalselva, so the village is sometimes called Steinsdalen.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Osen (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  2. ^ a b "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  3. ^ a b Haugen, Morten, ed. (2017-07-18). "Steinsdalen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-10.