Muruvik

Muruvik
Muruvika
Village

View of the village
Muruvik

Location in Sør-Trøndelag

Coordinates: 63°25′57″N 10°49′39″E / 63.43250°N 10.82750°E / 63.43250; 10.82750Coordinates: 63°25′57″N 10°49′39″E / 63.43250°N 10.82750°E / 63.43250; 10.82750
Country Norway
Region Trøndelag
County Sør-Trøndelag
Municipality Malvik
Area[1]
  Total 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2013)[1]
  Total 498
  Density 1,277/km2 (3,310/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 7550 Hommelvik

Muruvika or Muruvik is a village in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located near the end of the Stjørdalsfjorden, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord. The village sits about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Hommelvik and just west of the county border with Nord-Trøndelag.

The European route E6 used to pass through the village, but the highway now goes through the Hell Tunnel just south of Muruvika. The Meråker Line railway also passes through the village.[3]

The 0.39-square-kilometre (96-acre) village of Muruvika has a population (2013) of 498. The population density of the village is 1,277 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,310/sq mi).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.".
  2. "Muruvika" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Muruvik" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-03-11.


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