[Ian Williams]

Just 5 capitals with 30C or higher, poor Edinburgh at the bottom just scraping into double figures, brrrr.

Gartland is a village in the municipality of Grong in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern side of the river Namsen about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the municipal center, Medjå. The village sits along the main European route E6 highway and the Nordlandsbanen railway line. Directly across the river are the farm areas of Elstad and Rosset.^[2] The main sources of income for residents of Gartland is agriculture, forestry, and salmonfishing during the summer. Gartland is a scarcely populated area of about fifteen farms. There is one store in the area which sells building materials.

In earlier days, the village of Gartland had a general store, post office, school, and Gløshaug Church (the old church in northern Harran). Now only the church is still in use, situated on a hill above Gartland.^[2] The river Namsen is known for excellent salmon fishing. In the 1800s and 1900s, several Englishmen (some of those were noblemen) owned houses along the river at Gartland, where they lived during their stay in Grong. One was Thomas Merthyr Guest, a man of considerable wealth. He bought two Gartland farms and in 1873 the old Gløshaug Church. Grong municipality wanted to tear down the old church and build a new church for Harran, but instead Mr. Guest restored it. The new Harran Church was put up at Fiskum in the village of Harran. Mr. Guest's widow sold the church in 1908 to a local farmer who in turn in 1910 gave the church to the municipality.^[2]


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The meaning of the name Gartland (or historically "Galtland") is uncertain. Some think it is derived from the old name for the local river "Galta" or "Garta" (now called Gartlandselva), which flows down into the main river Namsen. Others consider that "Galta" is a form of the male name Galti. In that case, "land" means a large area of land, so Gartland may mean "Galtes land".^[3]







<br class="Apple-interchange-newline">Gartland— Village —View of the church in GartlandGartlandLocation in Nord-TrøndelagCoordinates: 64°32′00″N 12°23′34″ECoordinates: 64°32′00″N 12°23′34″E

[Dave K]

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