Romundstad, Trøndelag

Romundstad
Romundstad
	Village
	Romundstad Location of the village Romundstad Romundstad (Norway)
	Coordinates: 63°1′33″N 9°19′41″E
Country	Norway
Region	Central Norway
County	Trøndelag
Municipality	Rindal
Elevation [1]	269 m (883 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6657 Rindal

Romundstad is a village and basic statistical unit (grunnkrets) in the municipality of Rindal in Trøndelag county, Norway.[2][3]

The settlement lies along the Rinda River and Norwegian County Road 341, also known as Romundstadbygdvegen (Romundstad Village Road).[4] It has an elevation of 269 meters (883 ft).[1] It consists of several farms, including the Flålia, Heggem, Hegglund, Nerbu, Nergård, and Romundstad farms.[4]

The settlement was attested as Romundsta in 1559 (and as Rømundsta in 1590 and Roemundstad in 1643, among other names).[5] The original name is reconstructed as the compound word *Rómundarstaðir which comes from Rómundr (a masculine name) and staðir 'farmstead, dwelling'.[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Romundstad include:

John Neergaard (1795–1885), farmer, bailiff, and politician[3]

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References

"Romundstad, Rindal (Møre og Romsdal)". Yr. Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
"Folkemengde grunnkretser - 15 Møre og Romsdal". Statistisk sentralbyrå. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
Thorsnæs, Geir. "Rindal". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
"Norgeskart". Retrieved June 17, 2018.
Rygh, Oluf (1908). Norske Gaardnavne. Oplysninger samlade til brug ved Matrikelens Revision. 13. Romsdals amt. Kristiania: Fabritius. p. 422. Retrieved June 17, 2018.

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[Yr-1] "Romundstad, Rindal (Møre og Romsdal)". Yr. Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved June 17, 2018.

[2] "Folkemengde grunnkretser - 15 Møre og Romsdal". Statistisk sentralbyrå. Retrieved June 17, 2018.

[SNL-3] Thorsnæs, Geir. "Rindal". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 17, 2018.

[Norgeskart-4] "Norgeskart". Retrieved June 17, 2018.

[Rygh-5] Rygh, Oluf (1908). Norske Gaardnavne. Oplysninger samlade til brug ved Matrikelens Revision. 13. Romsdals amt. Kristiania: Fabritius. p. 422. Retrieved June 17, 2018.