 hÃ¸ylandet is a village and a municipality in nord-trÃ¸ndelag county, norway. it is part of the namdalen region. the administrative centre of the municipality is the village of hÃ¸ylandet. other villages include kongsmoen and vassbotna. the village lies along the river sÃ¸rÃ¥a in the southern part of hÃ¸ylandet, about  north of vassbotna and about  northwest of european route e6. the  village has a population (2013) of 320. the population density is . ==general information== the municipality of hÃ¸ylandet was established on 1 january 1901 when it was separated from the large municipality of grong. initially, the population of hÃ¸ylandet was 1,046. on 1 january 1964, the kongsmoen area (population: 221) of eastern foldereid was merged into hÃ¸ylandet. on that same date the galguften and hauknes areas (population: 15) were transferred to neighboring overhalla. ===name=== the old norse form of the name was hÃ¸ylandir. the first element is hÃ¸y which means "hay" and the last element is the plural form of land which means "land" or "region". the name was historically spelled hÃ¸landet.{{cite book|title=norske gaardnavne: nordre trondhjems amt|edition=15|authorlink=oluf rygh|last=rygh|first=oluf|publisher=w. c. fabritius & sÃ¸nners bogtrikkeri|date=1903|location=kristiania, norge|page=267|url=http://www.dokpr
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