Tangen
Village in Eastern Norway, Norway
60°37′05″N 11°16′00″E / 60.61792°N 11.26674°E / 60.61792; 11.26674[1]
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(2021)[1]
2337 Tangen
Tangen is a village in Stange Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located near the shores of the large lake Mjøsa, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the village of Stangebyen. The small village of Espa lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the south of Tangen.[3]
The 0.6-square-kilometre (150-acre) village has a population (2021) of 535 and a population density of 897 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,320/sq mi).[1]
The Dovrebanen railway line runs through the village, stopping at Tangen Station. The European route E6 highway runs along the east side of Tangen.[3]
Notable people
- Odvar Nordli, former Prime Minister of Norway, was born and raised in Tangen.
References
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2021). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Tangen, Stange". yr.no. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (1 November 2021). "Tangen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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