Lovund

Lovund^[1] is an island and village in Lurøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located west of the Solvær islands and southeast of Træna Municipality, a neighboring island municipality. Lovund is notable for the large puffin breeding colony located on the rocky north slope of the island.^[2]

Lovund

Lovund with the islands of Træna Municipality in the background
Geography
Location	Nordland, Norway
Coordinates	66.3641°N 12.3372°E / 66.3641; 12.3372
Area	4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Length	3 km (1.9 mi)
Width	2.5 km (1.55 mi)
Highest elevation	623 m (2044 ft)
Highest point	Lovundfjellet
Administration
Norway
County	Nordland
Municipality	Lurøy Municipality
Demographics
Population	499 (2018)

The village of Lovund (also known as Strand^[3]) is located in the northeastern part of the island. The 0.53-square-kilometre (130-acre) village has a population (2023) of 512 and a population density of 966 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,500/sq mi).^[4] Lovund Church, located in the village, serves the people of the island.

Name

The island is named after the old Lovund farm (Old Norse: Laufund). The first element is lauf which means "leaf" or "broad-leaved trees", referring to the fact that the western part of the island is covered with a forest. The last element is the suffix -und meaning "land".^[5]

See also: Borgund Municipality (Møre og Romsdal) § Name

Media gallery

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  Lovund seen from Dønna
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  Lovund village
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  View of the island
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  Lundeura - location of the puffin colony
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  View near Nesna, Norway, showing the settlement of Lillevik in the foreground. The island of Lovund in the distant horizon.