Hommelstø Explained

Official Name:Hommelstø
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Helgeland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Brønnøy Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.45
Population As Of:2017
Population Total:306
Population Density Km2:680
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8960 Hommelstø
Coordinates:65.4074°N 12.5519°W
Elevation M:5
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Hommelstø[2] is a village in Brønnøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the shore of an arm of the Velfjorden about southeast of the town of Brønnøysund and about north of the village of Lande.

The 0.45km2 village had a population (2017) of 306 and a population density of . Since 2017, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.[3]

Nøstvik Church is located about west of the center of Hommelstø. From 1875-1964, Hommelstø was the administrative centre of the old Velfjord Municipality.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hommelstø, Brønnøy (Nordland). yr.no. 2019-02-24.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-10-28.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2022-04-03 . 04859: Area and population of urban settlements (US) 2000 - 2021 .
  4. Web site: Hommelstø. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2011-11-09.