Muruvik

Muruvik Muruvika
—  Village  —
View of the village
Muruvik Location in Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°25′57″N 10°49′39″E / 63.4325°N 10.8275°E / 63.4325; 10.8275Coordinates: 63°25′57″N 10°49′39″E / 63.4325°N 10.8275°E / 63.4325; 10.8275
Country	Norway
Region	Trøndelag
County	Sør-Trøndelag
Municipality	Malvik
Area[1]
– Total	0.41 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation[2]	10 m (33 ft)
Population (2009)[1]
– Total	406
– Density	990/km2 (2,564.1/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code	7550 Hommelvik

Muruvika or Muruvik is a village in the municipality of Malvik in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located near the end of the Stjørdalsfjorden, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord. The village sits about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Hommelvik and just west of the county border with Nord-Trøndelag.

The European route E6 used to pass through the village, but the highway now goes through the Hell Tunnel just south of Muruvika. The Meråker Line railway also passes through the village.^[3]

The 0.41-square-kilometre (100-acre) village of Muruvika has a population (2009) of 406. The population density of the village is 990 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,600 /sq mi).^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2009). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.". http://www.ssb.no/beftett_en/tab-2009-06-16-01-en.html. 
2. ^ "Muruvika" (in Norwegian). yr.no. http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/S%C3%B8r-Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Malvik/Muruvika/. Retrieved 2011-03-11. 
3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Muruvik" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/Muruvik. Retrieved 2011-03-11.