# Hundorp

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Village in Sør-Fron Municipality, Norway

Village in Eastern Norway, Norway

Hundorp Village View of the village in the distance Interactive map of Hundorp Hundorp Show map of Innlandet Hundorp Show map of Norway Coordinates: 61°33′19″N 9°56′27″E / 61.55527°N 9.94072°E / 61.55527; 9.94072 Country Norway Region Eastern Norway County Innlandet District Gudbrandsdalen Municipality Sør-Fron Municipality Area [1] • Total 0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi) Elevation [2] 262 m (860 ft) Population (2024)[1] • Total 584 • Density 695/km2 (1,800/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Post Code 2647 Sør-Fron

**Hundorp**[3] is the [administrative centre](/source/Administrative_centre) of [Sør-Fron Municipality](/source/S%C3%B8r-Fron_Municipality) in [Innlandet](/source/Innlandet) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The village is located in the [Gudbrandsdal](/source/Gudbrandsdal) valley along the north shore of the [Gudbrandsdalslågen](/source/Gudbrandsdalsl%C3%A5gen) river, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the village of [Ringebu](/source/Ringebu_(village)). The [European route E6](/source/European_route_E6) highway and the [Dovrebanen](/source/Dovrebanen) railway line both pass through the village. The 0.84-square-kilometre (210-acre) village has a population (2024) of 584 and a [population density](/source/Population_density) of 695 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,800/sq mi).[1][4]

Hundorp was also the centre of the [petty kingdom of Gudbrandsdalen](/source/Petty_kingdoms_of_Norway#Kingdom_of_Gudbrandsdalen) and as such, it was an important place for religion and politics. [Dale-Gudbrand's farm](/source/Dale-Gudbrand's_farm), the farm once populated by the ancient ruler [Dale-Gudbrand](/source/Dale-Gudbrand), was chosen as the [millennium site](/source/Millennium_site) of [Oppland](/source/Oppland) county.

## Name

The village is named after the old Hundorp farm ([Old Norse](/source/Old_Norse_language): *Hundþorp*). The first element is *[hundr](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hundr#Old_Norse)* which means 'dog' or 'hound'. The last element is *[þorp](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%C3%BEorp#Old_Norse)* which means 'village'. The name is probably reflecting the fact that at one time this was a village of dog-breeding.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ssb_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ssb_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ssb_1-2) [Statistisk sentralbyrå](/source/Statistics_Norway) (1 October 2024). ["Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality"](https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Hundorp, Sør-Fron"](https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-164390/Norge/Innlandet/S%C3%B8r-Fron/Hundorp). [yr.no](/source/Yr.no). Retrieved 12 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Informasjon om stadnamn"](https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/131931). *Norgeskart* (in Norwegian). [Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority). Retrieved 5 August 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-snl_4-0)** Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (1 August 2025). ["Hundorp"](https://snl.no/Hundorp). *[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)* (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 5 August 2025.

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