Berkåk is the

administrative centre An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...

Rennebu Municipality Rennebu is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Berkåk, located ...

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 ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

. It is located in the

Orkladalen 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 c ...

valley along the river Orkla. The village lies about north of the village of

Ulsberg Ulsberg is a village in Rennebu Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Orkla River about south of the village of Berkåk Berkåk is the administrative centre of Rennebu Municipality in Trøndelag county, ...

and southeast of the village of

Stamnan Stamnan is a village in the Orkdalen valley in Rennebu Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Orkla River about south of the village of Voll, about northwest of the municipal centre of Berkåk Berkåk is ...

. The

European route E6 European route E6 (, , or simply E6) is the main north–south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the countr ...

highway runs through the village, as does the

Dovrebanen The Dovre Line () is a Norwegian railway line with three slightly different lines which all lead to the historic city of Trondheim. Definition *Dovre Line is the main line between Eidsvoll Station and Trondheim Station, used by Jernbaneverke ...

railway line which stops at

Berkåk Station Berkåk is the administrative centre of Rennebu Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Orkladalen valley along the river Orkla. The village lies about north of the village of Ulsberg and southeast of the village of ...

Berkåk Church Berkåk Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rennebu Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Berkåk, just west of the European route E06 highway. It is the church for the Berkåk parish which ...

is also located in the village. The village has a population (2024) of 1,003 and a

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of . Along the E6 highway south of the village, is the Kunstsenteret Birka, the national centre for arts and crafts. Every August, since 1986, the village hosts the large fair called Rennebumartnan. In the 1500s and 1600s, the village was named ''Birckagir'', ''Berckager'', and ''Berchager''. More recently the spelling was ''Bjerkaager'' or ''Bjerkaaker''.

Notable residents

Astrid S Astrid Smeplass (born 29 October 1996), known professionally as Astrid S, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. In 2013, she placed fifth in the Norwegian version of '' Pop Idol'', entitled '' Idol – Jakten på en superstjerne''. In 2020, she ...

(born 1996), a singer and songwriter *

Vebjørn Rodal Vebjørn Rodal (born 16 September 1972) is a Norwegian former middle distance athlete. He is an Olympic champion and won the gold medal in the 800 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics with the time 1:42.58. He is also a World Championships ...

, an athlete and Olympic champion.

Media gallery

992. Soknedal, Bjerkager St. med Kirken - no-nb digifoto 20160104 00050 bldsa AL0992.jpg, Berkåk and the local church (c. 1885) Berkåk UBT-TO-004147 01 1.jpg, Another historic view of Berkåk Berkåk 2010-07-17.jpg, Present-day Berkåk Berkåk kirke.jpg, Berkåk Church

References

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