Kolvereid Explained

Official Name:Kolvereid
Settlement Type:Town/City[1]
Pushpin Map:Trøndelag#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Central Norway
Subdivision Name2:Trøndelag
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Namdalen
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Nærøysund Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Established Title:Established as
Established Date: 
Established Title1:Town (Norwegian: By)
Established Date1:2002
Area Total Km2:1.29
Population As Of:2024
Population Total:1791
Population Density Km2:1388
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:7970 Kolvereid
Coordinates:64.8655°N 11.6046°W
Elevation M:65
Elevation Footnotes:[2]

Kolvereid[3] is a town in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The town of Kolvereid is located at the west end of the Kolvereidvågen bay, off of the inner part of the Foldafjord. The Norwegian County Road 770 runs through the town, connecting it to the nearby town of Rørvik to the west and to the village of Foldereid to the east.

The town was the administrative centre of the old Nærøy Municipality from 1964 until 2020 when it was merged into Nærøysund Municipality. Before that, Kolvereid was the administrative centre of the old Kolvereid Municipality which existed from 1838 until 1964.

Nærøy Municipality declared town status for the village of Kolvereid in 2002, making it the smallest town in Norway.[4] The 1.29km2 town has a population (2024) of 1,791 and a population density of .[5]

Kolvereid is located in the middle of Nærøysund, with the town located on the shore of the Foldafjord. The area has grown considerably over the past 30 years. It has a well-developed trade and service industry.

Kolvereid is home to the municipality's culture centre, comprising a stage and a cinema, a sports hall, as well as outdoor sports facilities. Kolvereid Church dates back to 1874; the church was designed by architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. It was built of wood and has 350 seats.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. In the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".
  2. Web site: Kolvereid, Nærøy (Trøndelag). yr.no. 2018-04-29.
  3. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-11-08.
  4. Encyclopedia: Kolvereid – tettsted. Knut A.. Rosvold. 2018-04-29. 2018-01-18. Store norske leksikon. . no.
  5. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2024-10-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .
  6. Web site: Welcome to Nærøy. Nærøy kommune. 2010-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214046/http://www.naroy.kommune.no/NK/Intern.nsf/FilA/5315C8C16C6B66DDC125744D006A49D0/$FILE/Turistinformasjon%20-%20Engelsk.pdf. 2016-03-03. dead.