Grong

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coat of arms map
Coat of arms of the Grong commune
Grong (Norway)
Grong
Grong
Basic data
Commune number : 5045
Province  (county) : Trøndelag
Administrative headquarters: Grong
Coordinates : 64 ° 28 ′  N , 12 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 64 ° 28 ′  N , 12 ° 19 ′  E
Surface: 1,136.17 km²
Residents: 2,359  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density : 2 inhabitants per km²
Language form : neutral
Website:
politics
Mayor : Borgny Grande  ( Sp ) (2019)
Location in the province of Trøndelag
Location of the municipality in the Trøndelag province

Grong is a municipality in Norway and belongs to Fylke Trøndelag . Neighboring municipalities are Høylandet , Lierne , Namsskogan and Snåsa . Grong is in the inner Namdalen , where the Namsen meets the tributary Sanddøla, and is the center of the region.

Attractions

  • Namsen Laksakvarium

tourism

  • Fishing opportunities in the Namsen (salmon, trout). The first tourists, English sport fishermen, came to Grong around 1800.
  • hikes
  • To hunt

traffic

Europastraße 6 runs through the municipality , the center is in the immediate vicinity of the intersection E6 - Rv. 760. Grong has a train station on the Nordlandsbanen . The nearest airport is around 45 km away.

Web links

Commons : Grong  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning