Dun, Norway

{{Short description|Village in Namsos Municipality, Norway}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Dun

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|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline =

|image_caption = View of the village

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Central Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Trøndelag

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Namdalen

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Namsos Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 7856 Jøa

|coordinates = {{coord|64.6571|11.2646|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 38

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Dun, Fosnes (Trøndelag)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Fosnes/Dun/|publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2018-04-28}}}}

Dun{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/318341 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}} is a village in Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the central part of the island of Jøa, and it is the location of Dun Church. Olav Duun was from this village.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://snl.no/Dun|title=Dun|editor-first=Geir|editor-last=Thorsnæs|access-date=2018-04-27|date=2013-05-24|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|language=Norwegian}}

The village was the administrative centre of the old Fosnes Municipality until 2020 when the municipality was merged into Namsos.