Tangen
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Tangen
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|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Tangen fra Gjellberget.jpg
|image_caption = View of the village seen from the nearby Gjellberget
|pushpin_map = Innlandet#Norway
|pushpin_label_position = top
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Norway
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Eastern Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Innlandet
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Hedmarken
|subdivision_type4 = Municipality
|subdivision_name4 = Stange Municipality
|timezone1 = CET
|utc_offset1 = +01:00
|timezone1_DST = CEST
|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00
|area_total_km2 = 0.6
|population_as_of = 2021
|population_total = 535
|population_density_km2 = 897
|postal_code_type = Post Code
|postal_code = 2337 Tangen
|coordinates = {{coord|60.61792|11.26674|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m = 166
|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Tangen, Stange |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-117763/Norge/Innlandet/Stange/Tangen |publisher=yr.no |accessdate=2022-03-25}}}}
Tangen is a village in Stange Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located near the shores of the large lake Mjøsa, about {{convert|12|km}} south of the village of Stangebyen. The small village of Espa lies about {{convert|5|km}} to the south of Tangen.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Tangen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Tangen |date=2021-11-01 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2022-03-25}}
The {{convert|0.6|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2021) of 535 and a population density of {{convert|897|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |date=2021-01-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/beftett/aar |authorlink=Statistics Norway}}
The Dovrebanen railway line runs through the village, stopping at Tangen Station. The European route E6 highway runs along the east side of Tangen.
Notable people
- Odvar Nordli, former Prime Minister of Norway, was born and raised in Tangen.
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Category:Villages in Innlandet
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