Lovund

Lovund

Lovund with the islands of Træna Municipality in the background
Geography
Location	Nordland, Norway
Coordinates	66.3641°N 12.3372°E / 66.3641; 12.3372
Area	4.9 km^2 (1.9 sq mi)
Length	3 km (1.9 mi)
Width	2.5 km (1.55 mi)
Highest elevation	623 m (2044 ft)
Highest point	Lovundfjellet
Administration
Norway
County	Nordland
Municipality	Lurøy Municipality
Demographics
Population	499 (2018)

Lovund^[1] is an island and village in Lurøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located west of the Solvær islands and southeast of Træna Municipality, a neighboring island municipality. Lovund is notable for the large puffin breeding colony located on the rocky north slope of the island.^[2]

The village of Lovund (also known as Strand^[3]) is located in the northeastern part of the island. The 0.53-square-kilometre (130-acre) village has a population (2023) of 512 and a population density of 966 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,500/sq mi).^[4] Lovund Church, located in the village, serves the people of the island.

Name

The island is named after the old Lovund farm (Old Norse: Laufund). The first element is lauf which means "leaf" or "broad-leaved trees", referring to the fact that the western part of the island is covered with a forest. The last element is the suffix -und meaning "land".^[5]

See also: Borgund Municipality (Møre og Romsdal) § Name

Media gallery

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  Lovund seen from Dønna
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  Lovund village
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  View of the island
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  Lundeura - location of the puffin colony
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  View near Nesna, Norway, showing the settlement of Lillevik in the foreground. The island of Lovund in the distant horizon.

References

1. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
2. Store norske leksikon. "Lovund" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-01-27.
3. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
4. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2023-12-23). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
5. Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 154.