Trofors is the

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Grane Municipality 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 village of Trofors. The ...

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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. It is located at the

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of the rivers ''Austervefsna'' and ''Svenningdalselva'' which together form the large river

Vefsna , , or is the largest river in Nordland county, Norway. It is long and drains a watershed of . Its headwaters lie in the mountains of Børgefjell National Park at the lake Simskardvatnet. The river runs through Hattfjelldal Municipality, Gra ...

. The village of

Leiren Leiren is a village in Grane Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the lake Nedre Fiplingvatnet or is a lake in Grane Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lake lies just west of Børg ...

lies about to the southeast and the village of Majavatn lies about to the south. The village has a population (2024) of 860 and a

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of . Trofors lies along the

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highway, at the intersection with Norwegian National Road 73 which heads east to

Hattfjelldal Hattfjelldal may refer to: Places * Hattfjelldal Municipality, a municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Hattfjelldal (village), a village within Hattfjelldal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway * Hattfjelldal Church, a church in Hattfjelldal ...

and then to onwards to

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. The

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railway runs through the western part of the village, stopping at Trofors Station. The main church for Trofors is Grane Church, located about to the north in the village of Grane.

Notable people

Per Joar Hansen Per Joar Hansen (born 17 August 1965) is a Norwegian football coach. He grew up in the small community of Trofors in Nordland. He played for and managed Rosenborg BK, and he has managed GIF Sundsvall, Aalesunds FK, Ranheim and the Norwegian un ...

(born 1965 in

Namsos Namsos may refer to: Places *Namsos Municipality, a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway *Namsos (town) Namsos is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town and the administrative center of Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. ...

), a Norwegian football coach *

Marcus & Martinus Marcus & Martinus, occasionally known as M&M, are a Norwegian dance-pop duo consisting of identical twin brothers Marcus and Martinus Gunnarsen (born 21 February 2002). They have released four studio albums: '' Hei'', ''Together'', '' Moments'' ...

(born 2002 in

Elverum Elverum () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Elverum ( ...

), a Norwegian pop-duo made up of twins brothers ''Marcus and Martinus Gunnarsen''

References

{{nordland-geo-stub Villages in Nordland Grane, Nordland