Brekstad is a
town
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in
Ørland Municipality
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in
Trøndelag
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county,
Norway
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. It is located along the
Trondheimsfjord
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at the entrance to the
Stjørnfjorden. The town is located about south of the village of
Uthaug and about west of the villages of
Austrått and
Ottersbo.
The town has a population (2024) of 2,437 and a
population density
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of .
Brekstad received
town status on 8 October 2005, thus becoming the 95th
town in Norway.
The major employers in Brekstad are
Ørland Main Air Station /
Ørland Airport, Mascot Høie linen factory,
Coop
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* Chicken coop or other animal enclosure
* Cooperative or co-operative ("co-op"), an association co-operating for mutual social, economic or cultural benefit
** Consumer cooperative
** Food cooperative
** Housin ...
Fosen, and
Tine Midt-Norge. Brekstad hosts one courthouse for the
Trøndelag District Court. The
Ørland Church and Ørland cultural center are both located in the town.
Brekstad has connections with the
Kystekspressen
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boat to
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...
,
Hitra Hitra may refer to:
Places
* Hitra Municipality, a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway
* Hitra (island), an island within Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway
* Hitra Church, a church in Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Nor ...
,
Frøya (via bus),
Lensvik
Lensvik is a village in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the Trondheimsfjorden, just north of the village of Selbekken. Lensvik is the site of Lensvik Church, and it lies about no ...
, Hysnes, and
Kristiansund
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. The
Brekstad–Valset Ferry
The Brekstad–Valset Ferry is an ferry, automobile ferry in Trøndelag county, Norway. The ferry is part of the Norwegian County Road 710 as it crosses the Trondheimsfjorden, connecting the town of Brekstad in Ørland Municipality on the Fosen p ...
has regular service across the
Trondheimsfjord
The Trondheim Fjord or Trondheimsfjorden (), an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's List of Norwegian fjords, third-longest fjord at long. It is located in the west-central part of the country in Trøndelag county, and it stretches from Ørl ...
from Brekstad to Valset in
Orkland Municipality
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. There are also road connections to elsewhere in
Ørland Municipality
Ørland is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen Districts of Norway, region. Ørland is located at the southwestern tip of the Fosen peninsula at the northern ...
.
History
Brekstad post office was established in 1883. Brekstad is also the site of ''Skjeggehaugen'', from the
Old Norse
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word ''haugr'' meaning
mound
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. Skjeggehaugen is an ancient
burial mound
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which measures about across and from in height. It is located about northeast of
Ørland Church.
Shopping and business services
Brekstad is a regional center for both shopping and business services. In the city of Brekstad shoppers can visit and enjoy several clothing stores, grocery stores, cafes, lumber & hardware stores, goldsmiths, flower shop, convenience stores, sports stores, gift stores, restaurants, optometry store, health food store, drug store, Asian grocery store, bookshop, banks, office supply, pet supplies, paint store, art galleries, furniture store, bakeries, car dealers and liquor store.
Business services like accountants, attorneys, banks, consultants, advertising agencies, office supplies, auditing, print shops, collection agency and office services are readily available.
Media gallery
File:Orlandskart.jpg, Brekstad area map
File:Orland kirke.jpg, Ørland church
File:Brekstad.JPG, Brekstad, east view
File:Brekstad fra vest 2000.jpg, Brekstad, west view
See also
*
List of towns and cities in Norway
This is a list of towns and cities in Norway. The Norwegian language word means a town or city–there is no distinction between the two words as there is in English. Historically, the designation of town/city was granted by the king, but sin ...
References
External links
Brekstad Travel Guide
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Ørland
Cities and towns in Norway
Populated places in Trøndelag
2005 establishments in Norway
Populated places established in 2005