Granrudmoen

Granrudmoen
Village
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Coordinates: 61.24703°N 10.44271°E / 61.24703; 10.44271
Country	Norway
Region	Eastern Norway
County	Innlandet
District	Gudbrandsdalen
Municipality	Øyer Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	1.61 km^2 (0.62 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	205 m (673 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,678
• Density	1,044/km^2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	2636 Øyer

Granrudmoen is the largest village in Øyer Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Gudbrandsdal valley, along the Gudbrandsdalslågen river in the southern part of the municipality. It is the commercial centre of the municipality. It is located along the European route E6 highway, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the town of Lillehammer. The municipal centre of Tingberg is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the north.^[3]

The 1.61-square-kilometre (400-acre) village has a population (2021) of 1,678 and a population density of 1,044 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,700/sq mi).^[1]

Granrudmoen is located close to the 1994 Winter Olympic venues of Hafjell and Hunderfossen. The local multi-sports team is Øyer-Tretten IF.

Name

The village is named Granrudmoen. The first element is the name is taken from the small Granrud farm which means 'the clearing among the spruces'. The last element of the name is moen which means 'the moor' or 'the heath'.

References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2021). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
2. "Granrudmoen, Øyer". yr.no. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
3. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (29 March 2022). "Granrudmoen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 June 2022.