Lovund is an island and village in

Lurøy Municipality Lurøy is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is located on the island ...

Nordland Nordland (; , , , ) is one of the three northernmost Counties of Norway, counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to t ...

county,

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. The island is located west of the Solvær islands and southeast of

Træna Municipality Træna is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the island/village of ...

, a neighboring island municipality. Lovund is notable for the large

puffin Puffins are any of three species of small alcids (auks) in the bird genus ''Fratercula''. These are pelagic seabirds that feed primarily by diving in the water. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crev ...

breeding colony located on the rocky north slope of the island. The village of Lovund (also known as ''Strand'') is located in the northeastern part of the island. The village has a population (2023) of 512 and a

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of . Lovund Church, located in the village, serves the people of the island.

Name

The island is named after the old ''Lovund'' farm (). The first element is which means "

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" or "

broad-leaved tree A broad-leaved, broad-leaf, or broadleaf tree is any tree within the diverse botanical group of angiosperms that has flat leaves and produces seeds inside of fruits. It is one of two general types of trees, the other being a conifer, a tree with n ...

s", 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".

Media gallery

File:Lovund.JPG, Lovund seen from Dønna File:Lovunden II.jpg, Lovund village File:Lovunden.jpg, View of the island File:Lundeura Lovund.jpg, Lundeura - location of the puffin colony File:Scenery near Nesna in North Norway.jpg, View near Nesna, Norway, showing the settlement of Lillevik in the foreground. The island of Lovund in the distant horizon.

References

Lurøy Islands of Nordland Villages in Nordland {{Nordland-island-stub