# Trofors

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{{Short description|Village in Grane Municipality, Norway}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Trofors
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|nickname               = 
|settlement_type        = Village
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|image_caption          = View of the village
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|mapframe-zoom          = 11
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|pushpin_label_position = bottom
|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = [Norway](/source/Norway)
|subdivision_type1      = [Region](/source/List_of_regions_of_Norway) 
|subdivision_name1      = [Northern Norway](/source/Northern_Norway)
|subdivision_type2      = [County](/source/Counties_of_Norway) 
|subdivision_name2      = [Nordland](/source/Nordland)
|subdivision_type3      = [District](/source/Districts_of_Norway)
|subdivision_name3      = [Helgeland](/source/Helgeland)
|subdivision_type4      = [Municipality](/source/List_of_municipalities_of_Norway)
|subdivision_name4      = [Grane Municipality](/source/Grane_Municipality)
|timezone1              = [CET](/source/Central_European_Time) 
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|timezone1_DST          = [CEST](/source/Central_European_Summer_Time) 
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|area_footnotes         = <ref name="ssb" />
|area_total_km2         = 0.79
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_footnotes   = <ref name="ssb" />
|population_total       = 860
|population_density_km2 = 1089
|postal_code_type       = Post Code
|postal_code            = 8680 Trofors
|coordinates            = {{coord|65.5334|13.4063|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m            = 80
|elevation_footnotes    = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Trofors, Grane (Nordland) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/Grane/Trofors/ |access-date=2019-02-24 |publisher=[yr.no](/source/yr.no)}}</ref>}}

'''Trofors'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/258341 |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority) |language=no}}</ref> is the [administrative centre](/source/administrative_centre) of [Grane Municipality](/source/Grane_Municipality) in [Nordland](/source/Nordland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). It is located at the [confluence](/source/confluence) of the rivers ''Austervefsna'' and ''Svenningdalselva'' which together form the large river [Vefsna](/source/Vefsna). The village of [Leiren](/source/Leiren) lies about {{convert|25|km}} to the southeast and the village of [Majavatn](/source/Majavatn) lies about {{convert|45|km}} to the south.

The {{convert|0.79|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2024) of 860 and a [population density](/source/population_density) of {{convert|1089|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>

Trofors lies along the [European route E6](/source/European_route_E6) highway, at the intersection with Norwegian National Road 73 which heads east to [Hattfjelldal](/source/Hattfjelldal_(village)) and then to onwards to [Sweden](/source/Sweden). The [Nordland Line](/source/Nordland_Line) railway runs through the western part of the village, stopping at Trofors Station. The main church for Trofors is [Grane Church](/source/Grane_Church), located about {{convert|5|km}} to the north in the [village of Grane](/source/Grane%2C_Nordland).<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Trofors |url=http://snl.no/Trofors |access-date=2011-11-22 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [Per Joar Hansen](/source/Per_Joar_Hansen) (born 1965 in [Namsos](/source/Namsos_(town))), a Norwegian football coach
* [Marcus & Martinus](/source/Marcus_%26_Martinus) (born 2002 in [Elverum](/source/Elverum_(town))), a Norwegian pop-duo made up of twins brothers ''Marcus and Martinus Gunnarsen''

==References== 
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Category:Villages in Nordland
Category:Grane Municipality
Category:Administrative centres of municipalities of Norway

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