Fongen

{{short description|Mountain in Trøndelag, Norway}}

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|name = {{native name|no|Fongen}}
{{native name|sma|Lopmesvaerie}}

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|photo = File:Fongen in the sunset 2.jpg

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|photo_caption = Fongen seen from north-west in the sunset in winter.

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|map_caption = Interactive map of the mountain

|coordinates = {{coord|63.1808|11.6306|region:NO_type:mountain|display=inline,title}}

|coordinates_ref = {{Cite web |title=Fongen, Selbu (Trøndelag) |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-206293/Norge/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Selbu/Fongen |access-date=2024-12-23 |publisher=yr.no |language=Norwegian}}

|location = Trøndelag, Norway

|elevation_m = 1441

|prominence_m = 651

|prominence_ref = {{Cite web |title=Fongen 1441 moh - fakta |url=http://www.toppomania.info/toppdetaljer.php?toppid=2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721130853/http://www.toppomania.info/toppdetaljer.php?toppid=2005 |archive-date=2011-07-21 |access-date=2011-03-01 |publisher=Toppomania}}

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|topo = {{M711|1721 III Tydal}}

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{{native name|no|Fongen}} or {{native name|sma|Lopmesvaerie}}{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/801226 |access-date=2024-12-23|website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}} is a mountain in Trøndelag county, Norway. The mountain sits along the tripoint border of Selbu Municipality, Tydal Municipality, and Meråker Municipality. The {{convert|1441|m|adj=on}} summit is located inside the Skarvan and Roltdalen National Park. The nearest villages are Mebonden in Selbu Municipality, about {{convert|25|km}} to the southwest, Ås in Tydal Municipality, about {{convert|32|km}} to the southeast, and the village of Midtbygda in Meråker Municipality. The closest Norwegian Trekking Association cabin is Ramsjøhytta, several kilometers to the east of the summit.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Fongen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Fongen |date=2011-12-16 |editor-last=Rosvold |editor-first=Knut A. |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2018-03-10}}

Name

The name is probably the finite form of fong which means "pole" (used in roundpole fence). It is common in Norway to compare the form of high and steep mountains with staffs, sticks, and poles.

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Category:Mountains of Trøndelag

Category:Meråker

Category:Tydal

Category:Selbu

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