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Osen (village)

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Village in Osen Municipality, Norway Village in Central Norway, Norway
Osen Steinsdalen
Village
View of the local Osen ChurchView of the local Osen Church
Osen is located in TrøndelagOsenOsenShow map of TrøndelagOsen is located in NorwayOsenOsenShow map of Norway
Coordinates: 64°17′51″N 10°30′38″E / 64.29761°N 10.51057°E / 64.29761; 10.51057
CountryNorway
RegionCentral Norway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictFosen
MunicipalityOsen Municipality
Elevation21 m (69 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code7740 Steinsdalen

Osen (sometimes called Steinsdalen) is the administrative centre of Osen Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of the village of Bessaker (in Åfjord Municipality and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the village of Seter (by ferry - if driving by road to Seter, it would be over 100 kilometres (62 mi) through two other municipalities). Osen Church is located in the village.

Name

The village area is officially named Osen by the Norwegian Mapping Authority. The village area lies in the lower part of the Steinsdalen valley, at the mouth of the river Steinsdalselva, so the village is sometimes called Steinsdalen.

References

  1. "Osen (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  3. ^ Haugen, Morten, ed. (2017-07-18). "Steinsdalen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-10.


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