Dokka

Dokka

Dokka

Village in Nordre Land, Norway

This article is about the village in Nordre Land, Norway. For other uses, see Dokka (disambiguation).

Dokka is the administrative centre of Nordre Land Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located at the confluence of the rivers Dokka and Etna, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the lake Randsfjorden, the fourth largest lake in Norway. The 3.37-square-kilometre (830-acre) village has a population (2021) of 2,924 and a population density of 868 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,250/sq mi).[1][3]

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The Østsinni Church is located on the north edge of the village.

The Norwegian County Road 33 runs from Odnes in the southeast through Dokka, past Nordsinni and westwards to Etnedal and Bjørgo. Norwegian County Road 245 runs to the south from Dokka, along the west side of the Randsfjorden to Bjoneroa. Norwegian County Road 250 heads north from Dokka towards Aust-Torpa.[3] In 2002, Dokka celebrated its 100th anniversary.

Name

The village is named after the local river Dokka, a tributary of the river Etna. The name of the river Dokka is derived from the Old Norse word dökk which means "hollow" or "depression".[3]

Fun fact: The word dokka (どっか) is a slang term meaning "somewhere" in Japanese. By saying Dokka-toiu-dokka-ni-iku you are essentially saying "I'm going somewhere called Dokka."

Notable residents

  • Rune Brattsveen (born 1984), a Norwegian biathlete
  • Kjetil Bjørklund (born 1967), a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party
  • Joachim Sørum (born 1979), a Norwegian footballer
  • Trine Marie Lillehaug (born 2001), a local musician

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2021). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. [2]
    "Dokka, Nordre Land". yr.no. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. [3]
    Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (29 March 2022). "Dokka (tettsted)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 October 2022.


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