Hundorp

{{Short description|Village in Sør-Fron Municipality, Norway}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Hundorp |other_name = |native_name = |native_name_lang = |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = Sör-Fron Hundorp rk 39222 öst IMG 9841.JPG |image_caption = View of the village in the distance | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 11 | mapframe-marker = village |pushpin_map = Innlandet#Norway |pushpin_label = |pushpin_label_position = top |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Norway]] |subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Norway|Region]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Eastern Norway]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Norway|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Innlandet]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Norway|District]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Gudbrandsdalen]] |subdivision_type4 = [[List of municipalities of Norway|Municipality]] |subdivision_name4 = [[Sør-Fron Municipality]] |timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]] |utc_offset1 = +01:00 |timezone1_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |utc_offset1_DST = +02:00 |area_footnotes = <ref name="ssb" /> |area_total_km2 = 0.84 |population_as_of = 2024 |population_footnotes = <ref name="ssb" /> |population_total = 584 |population_density_km2 = 695 |postal_code_type = Post Code |postal_code = 2647 Sør-Fron |coordinates = {{coord|61.55527|9.94072|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 262 |elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Hundorp, Sør-Fron |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-164390/Norge/Innlandet/S%C3%B8r-Fron/Hundorp |access-date=2022-06-12 |publisher=[[yr.no]]}}</ref>}}

'''Hundorp'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/131931 |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref> is the [[administrative centre]] of [[Sør-Fron Municipality]] in [[Innlandet]] county, [[Norway]]. The village is located in the [[Gudbrandsdal]] valley along the north shore of the [[Gudbrandsdalslågen]] river, about {{convert|10|km}} west of the village of [[Ringebu (village)|Ringebu]]. The [[European route E6]] highway and the [[Dovrebanen]] railway line both pass through the village. The {{convert|0.84|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2024) of 584 and a [[population density]] of {{convert|695|PD/km2}}.<ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2024-10-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}</ref><ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Hundorp|Hundorp|2025-08-05|Thorsnæs|Geir|2025-08-01}}</ref>

Hundorp was also the centre of the [[Petty kingdoms of Norway#Kingdom of Gudbrandsdalen|petty kingdom of Gudbrandsdalen]] and as such, it was an important place for religion and politics. [[Dale-Gudbrand's farm]], the farm once populated by the ancient ruler [[Dale-Gudbrand]], was chosen as the [[millennium site]] of [[Oppland]] county.

==Name== The village is named after the old Hundorp farm ({{langx|non|Hundþorp}}). The first element is {{wikt-lang|non|hundr}} which means 'dog' or 'hound'. The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|þorp}} which means 'village'. The name is probably reflecting the fact that at one time this was a village of dog-breeding.

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[[Category:Sør-Fron Municipality]] [[Category:Villages in Innlandet]] [[Category:Populated places on the Gudbrandsdalslågen]] [[Category:Administrative centres of municipalities of Norway]]