Austbygde, Telemark

This article is about the village in Tinn, Norway. For the village in Osterøy, Norway, see Austbygdi, Osterøy.

Austbygde (also known as Austbygdi or Tinn Austbygd) is a village in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the lake Tinnsjå in the lower Tessungdal valley which runs to the north from the lake. The village lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the east of the village of Atrå and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the north of the village of Hovin. Austbygde Church is located at the north end of the village.^[3]

Austbygde Austbygdi / Tinn Austbygd
Village
View of the village as seen from the lake Tinnsjå to the south
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Coordinates: 59.99554°N 8.82825°E / 59.99554; 8.82825
Country	Norway
Region	Eastern Norway
County	Telemark
District	Aust-Telemark
Municipality	Tinn Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	210 m (690 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	393
• Density	791/km2 (2,050/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	3650 Tinn Austbygd

The 0.5-square-kilometre (120-acre) village has a population (2022) of 393 and a population density of 791 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,050/sq mi).^[1]

Name

The approved names for the village are Austbygde (primary) and Austbygdi (secondary). Statistics Norway uses the name Tinn Austbygd, but this is not an approved name, although it is commonly used.^[4]