Lovund[1] is an island and village in Lurøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located west of the Solvær islands and southeast of Træna Municipality, a neighboring island municipality. Lovund is notable for the large puffin breeding colony located on the rocky north slope of the island.[2]
The village of Lovund (also known as Strand[3]) is located in the northeastern part of the island. The 0.53-square-kilometre (130-acre) village has a population (2023) of 512 and a population density of 966 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,500/sq mi).[4] Lovund Church, located in the village, serves the people of the island.
Name
The island is named after the old Lovund farm (Old Norse: Laufund). The first element is lauf which means "leaf" or "broad-leaved trees", referring to the fact that the western part of the island is covered with a forest. The last element is the suffix -und meaning "land".[5]
Media gallery
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Lovund seen from Dønna -
Lovund village -
View of the island -
Lundeura - location of the puffin colony -
View near Nesna, Norway, showing the settlement of Lillevik in the foreground. The island of Lovund in the distant horizon.
References
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Lovund" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2023-12-23). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 154.
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