Østby, Innlandet

Østby is a village in Trysil municipality, Innlandet county, Norway. The population of the village in 2003 was 205,^[2] but since 2004 it has not been considered an urban settlement by Statistics Norway, and its data is therefore no longer tracked separately. (Locals say that about 200 people live there).^[3]

Østby
Village
Østby church
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Coordinates: 61.254°N 12.52688°E / 61.254; 12.52688
Country	Norway
Region	Eastern Norway
County	Innlandet
District	Østerdalen
Municipality	Trysil Municipality
Elevation [1]	482 m (1,581 ft)
Population  (2023)[2]
• Total	200
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	2423 Østby

In Østby, there is a community house, a supermarket, an abandoned school, Østby Church and a hotel, the Kjølen Hotell, which is well known as a training location for cross country events: in the area surrounding Østby are several cross country tracks of which some are illuminated. Every year the Trysil Skimaraton (42195) takes place in Østby, the starting point of which is the hotel. The Norwegian National Road 25 runs through the village, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of the border with Sweden.^[4]

References

1. "Østby, Trysil". yr.no. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
2. Statistics Norway (2003). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2003". Archived from the original on 1 April 2007.
3. Statistics Norway (2004). "New and omitted urban settlements. 1 January 2004". Archived from the original on 1 April 2007.
4. Olsen Haugen, Morten, ed. (12 January 2022). "Østby". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 March 2022.