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Orkanger
Orkanger is a town and the administrative centre of Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The town sits at the end of the Orkdal Fjord, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord. Orkanger is the commercial centre of Orkland Municipality and it is the site of the Orkanger Church. It was established as a "town" in 2014. Combined with the neighbouring suburban village of Fannrem, the conurbation constitutes one of the largest urban areas in Trøndelag county. The town has a population (2018) of 8,204 and a population density of . Transportation Just north of the center of Orkanger, lies the port of Thamshavn. Until 1974, Orkanger had a station on the Thamshavn Line railway with the Thamshavn Station just north of the town. The railway line closed for passenger traffic in 1963 but continued to transport ore from Løkken Verk to the Thamshavn port until 1974 when the line was closed to all traffic. The line through most of Orkanger was dismantled following the closure, but about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orkanger Municipality
Orkanger is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1920 until its dissolution in 1963. The area is now part of Orkland Municipality in the traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre was the village of Orkanger. The municipality also included the Thamshavn industrial area. Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 661st largest by area out of the 705 municipalities in Norway. Orkanger Municipality was the 315th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,910. The municipality's population density was and its population had increased by 8.3% over the previous 10-year period. General information The area made up of the village of '' Orkdalsøra'' and the port of Thamshavn was established as Orkanger Municipality on 1 July 1920 when the large Orkdal Municipality was divided into three smaller municipalities: the northern urban port area (population: 1,715) became Orkanger M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orkanger Church
Orkanger Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the town of Orkanger, near the shore of the Trondheimsfjorden. It is the church for the Orkanger parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church (originally called ''Orkedalsørens kirke'') was built in a long church style in 1892 by the architect Christian Thams. The church seats about 200 people. History Historically, the people who lived in what is now the town of Orkanger, were part of the Orkdal Church parish. The village area was historically called . The village grew and by the 1880s, it had become more urban and it was large enough where the local residents felt they could support their own church. Meanwhile, also in the 1880s, plans were being made to tear down the nearby medieval Orkdal Church and build a new, larger church on the same site that would be able to support the whole pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orkdal Municipality
Orkdal is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Orkland Municipality. It was part of the Orkdalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality was the city of Orkanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality included Kjøra, Geitastrand, Gjølme, Thamshavn, Fannrem, Vormstad, Svorkmo, and Hoston, Trøndelag, Hoston. At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the municipality was the 188th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Orkdal Municipality was the 96th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 12,086. The municipality's population density was and its population had increased by 8.3% over the previous 10-year period. Agriculture played a significant role in the municipality. The Thamshavnbanen was used to transport ore from Løkken Verk to the por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orkland Municipality
Orkland is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Orkanger. Some of the other notable population centres in the municipality include Å, Orkland, Å, Bjørnli, Drogsetmoen, Fannrem, Geitastrand, Hoston, Trøndelag, Hoston, Ingdalen, Kjøra, Krokstadøra, Lensvik, Løkken Verk, Meldal (village), Meldal, Råbygda, Selbekken, Storås, Svorkmo, Thamshavn, Vassbygda, Agdenes, Vassbygda, Vernes, Trøndelag, Vernes, and Vormstad. The municipality is the 42nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Orkland Municipality is the 71st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 18,793. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 2.6% over the previous 10-year period. General information Orkland Municipality was established on 1 January 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannrem
Fannrem is a village in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the river Orkla (river), Orkla about south of the urban area of Orkanger, Thamshavn, and Råbygda, and about north of the village of Vormstad. Due to recent conurbation between the town of Orkanger and the suburb of Fannrem, Statistics Norway regards Orkanger-Fannrem as one community with a population (2024) of 9,161 and a population density of . Orkanger-Fannrem is one of the largest settlements in Trøndelag county. The main city center of Fannrem is mainly composed of service industries, surrounded by residential areas and farms. The large Orkel industrial factory is located in Fannrem, which produces machinery for agricultural use. Norgesfôr Orkla, the main grain mill and silo for the Orkdalen region is located in Fannrem. Orkdal Church is located in Fannrem. History Fannrem was the administrative centre of the old Orkdal Municipality until 1 January 1963, when the mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thamshavn Line
The Thamshavn Line () was Norway's first electric railway, running from 1908 to 1974 in what is now Trøndelag county. Today it is operated as a heritage railway and is the world's oldest railway running on its original alternating current electrification scheme, using 6.6 Volt, kV 25 Hertz, Hz Alternating current, AC. It was built to transport pyrites from the mines at Løkken Verk to the port at Thamshavn, as well as passengers. There were six stations: Thamshavn Station, Thamshavn, Orkanger Station, Orkanger, Bårdshaug Station, Bårdshaug, Fannrem Station, Fannrem, Solbusøy Station, Solbusøy and Svorkmo Station, Svorkmo. The tracks were extended to Løkken Verk in 1910. It is Scandinavia's only railway with a rail gauge of , though the nearby Trondheim Tramway also features this gauge. It is the world's only railway with this combination of gauge and electrical equipment. The total length of the railway was . The transportation of passengers ended in 1963, but th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Route E39
European route E39 is the designation of a north–south road in Norway and Denmark from Klett, just south of Trondheim (city), Trondheim, to Aalborg via Bergen, Stavanger and Kristiansand. In total, there are nine ferries, more than any other single road in Europe. In Trondheim, there are connections to European route E6, E6 and European route E14, E14; in Ålesund, to European route E136, E136, in Bergen to European route E16, E16, in Haugesund, to European route E134, E134, in Kristiansand to European route E18, E18, and in Aalborg to European route E45, E45. Norwegian part In Norway, the E39 is part of the Norwegian national road system, and is as such developed and maintained by the public roads administration. The E39 is mostly a two-lane undivided road, and only relatively short sections near Stavanger, Trondheim and Bergen are motorways or limited-access road#Norway, semi-motorways. Trøndelag county ;Trondheim Municipality * towards Oslo and Trondheim (city), Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orkdal Fjord
or is a branch of the Trondheim Fjord located in Orkland Municipality and Skaun Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The Orkdal Fjord starts between Viggja village on the southeast side of the fjord and the village of Geitastrand on the northwest side of the fjord. This is where the Korsfjorden part of the Trondheim Fjord splits into two separate branches; Gaulosen that stretches towards the southeast and the Orkdal Fjord that stretches about towards the southwest to Orkanger and the mouth of the Orkla river at the end of the fjord. For most of its length the fjord is just over wide. Much of the land on either side of the fjord is quite steep and the gradient often continues into the sea with the fjord reaching depths in excess of just a short distance from the shore in some places. The maximum depth of the Trondheim Fjord is around . Orkanger Harbour, which also includes Thamshamn, lies at the end of the fjord. The harbour is administered by Trondheim Harbour. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orkdalen
Orkdalen () is a valley and a traditional Norwegian district in Trøndelag county, Norway. In the early Viking Age, before King Harald Fairhair, the Orkla Valley was also a petty kingdom. The valley begins in the high Dovrefjell mountains and creates a deep, narrow valley. As the river progresses, the valley widens and flattens out. From Rennebu northwards, the valley is fairly heavily populated with good farmland. At the mouth of the river (the north end of the valley) is the town of Orkanger, the largest population centre in the valley. The district encompasses Rennebu Municipality and Orkland Municipality, both of which surround the Orkla River in the valley. Oppdal Municipality and Skaun Municipality are often traditionally counted as a parts of the district also even though they lie outside the actual valley of the river Orkla. The river itself actually begins in Oppdal Municipality and then winds its way north to the Trondheimsfjord The Trondheim Fjord or Trondheims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thamshavn Station
Thamshavn Station () is a former railway station on the Thamshavn Line, located at Thamshavn, a port area just northeast of the town of Orkanger in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the present day European route E39 European route E39 is the designation of a north–south road in Norway and Denmark from Klett, just south of Trondheim (city), Trondheim, to Aalborg via Bergen, Stavanger and Kristiansand. In total, there are nine ferries, more than any other ... highway. References Orkland Railway stations in Trøndelag Railway stations on the Thamshavn Line Disused railway stations in Norway Railway stations in Norway opened in 1908 Railway stations in Norway closed in 1963 {{Norway-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trøndelag
Trøndelag (; or is a county and coextensive with the Trøndelag region (also known as ''Midt-Norge'' or ''Midt-Noreg,'' "Mid-Norway") in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County (); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmark-Norway. After over two centuries of separation, in 2018 they were reunited following a referendum held two years earlier. The largest city in Trøndelag is the city of Trondheim. The administrative centre is Steinkjer, while Trondheim functions as the office of the county mayor. Both cities serve the office of the county governor; however, Steinkjer houses the main functions. Trøndelag county and the neighbouring Møre og Romsdal county together form what is known as Central Norway. A person from Trøndelag is called a ''trønder''. The dialect spoken in the area, trøndersk, is characterized by dropping out most vowel endings; see apocope. Trøndelag is one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Orkla (1908)
SS ''Orkla'' was a steam ship that operated the historic line between Thamshavn in Orkanger and Trondheim in the Trondheim Fjord in Norway between 1908 and 1949. It was built at Trondheims Mekaniske Verksted in Trondheim and went into operation at the same time as the railway line Thamshavn Line opened between Thamshavn and Løkken Verk. It operated two round trips each day and was owned by Chr. Salvesen & Chr. Thams's Communications Aktieselskab, who also owned the railway. When it was delivered it was the fastest (making 13 knots on the test run) and one of the grandest local boats in the country and was nicknamed "the Trondheim Fjord's white swan". During World War I the ship reduced its operations to one daily round trip due to lack of coal, and was run partly on sawdust. In the 1920s the ship got competition from bus routes on the stretch Trondheim - Orkanger Orkanger is a town and the administrative centre of Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
