Glåmos

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

{{for|the former municipality in Trøndelag, Norway|Glåmos Municipality}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = {{native name list|tag1=no|name1=Glåmos|tag2=sma|name2=Kloemege}}

|other_name =

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Glåmos.jpg

|image_caption = View of the village

|image_map = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=11|marker=village}}

|pushpin_map = Trøndelag#Norway

|pushpin_label = Glåmos

|pushpin_label_position = top

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Central Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Trøndelag

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Gauldalen

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Røros Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.34

|population_as_of = 2000

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 202

|population_density_km2 = 594

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 7372 Glåmos

|coordinates = {{coord|62.6714|11.4288|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 640

|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Glåmos, Røros (Trøndelag) |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-524362/Norge/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/R%C3%B8ros/Gl%C3%A5mos |access-date=2024-12-30 |publisher=yr.no}}}}

{{native name|no|Glåmos}} or {{native name|sma|Kloemege}}{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/328083 |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}} is a mountain village in Røros Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the river Glåma, just west of the lake Aursunden, and about {{convert|12|km}} north of the town of Røros. It is the location of the Glåmos Church and the Glåmos Station which sits along the Rørosbanen railway.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Glåmos |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Gl%C3%A5mos |date=2024-11-26 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2024-12-30}}

The {{convert|0.34|km2|acre|adj=on}} village had a population (2000) of 202 and a population density of {{convert|594|PD/km2}}. Since 2000, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2022-04-03 |title=04859: Area and population of urban settlements (US) 2000 - 2021 |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04859/}}

History

The village has several old copper mines located nearby that used to supply the Røros Copper Works in the town of Røros.

The village was the administrative centre of the old Glåmos Municipality which existed from 1926 until 1964.

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The first element of the name is the name of the river Glåma and the last element is os meaning the 'starting point of a river'. The river Glåma is considered to start near here at the end of the lake Aursunden.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Glåmos include:

  • Monicha Nergaard (born 1968), an archer{{Cite news |date=2023-03-26 |title=Gull til Monicha, sølv i lagskytingen |url=https://www.retten.no/gull-til-monicha-solv-i-lagskytingen/s/5-44-758456 |access-date=2023-05-19 |work=Arbeidets Rett}}

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Category:Røros

Category:Villages in Trøndelag