Kongsmoen
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Kongsmoen is a village
in the northern part of the municipality of Høylandet
in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. The village is located at the end of the Folda
fjord, about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) east of the village of Foldereid
and about 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) north of the village of Høylandet
. Prior to 1964, the Kongsmoen area was part of the municipality of Foldereid
. Kongsmo Chapel
is located in this village, and it serves the people in the northern part of Høylandet
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the northern part of the municipality of Høylandet
Høylandet
Høylandet is a village and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Høylandet. Other villages include Kongsmoen and Vassbotna....
in Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The village is located at the end of the Folda
Folda, Nord-Trøndelag
Folda or Folla is a firth and a fjord in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway, within the municipalities of Flatanger, Namsos, Fosnes, and Nærøy. The large wide firth is about long which then narrows into a fjord which is about long. The narrower fjord part of Folda is often called the Foldfjorden or...
fjord, about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) east of the village of Foldereid
Foldereid
Foldereid is a village and a former municipality in the northern part of Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality encompassed the area surrounding the inner part of the Folda fjord, the Innerfolda...
and about 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) north of the village of Høylandet
Høylandet
Høylandet is a village and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Høylandet. Other villages include Kongsmoen and Vassbotna....
. Prior to 1964, the Kongsmoen area was part of the municipality of Foldereid
Foldereid
Foldereid is a village and a former municipality in the northern part of Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality encompassed the area surrounding the inner part of the Folda fjord, the Innerfolda...
. Kongsmo Chapel
Kongsmo Chapel
Kongsmo Chapel is a chapel in the municipality of Høylandet in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kongsmoen. The church is part of the Høylandet parish in the Namdal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white wooden church building was constructed in 1937 to seat...
is located in this village, and it serves the people in the northern part of Høylandet
Høylandet
Høylandet is a village and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Høylandet. Other villages include Kongsmoen and Vassbotna....
.