Krokstadøra is a village located in the western end of

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 Orkang ...

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county,

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. The population was in 2019 about 285. Krokstadøra is located close to the end of Snillfjorden, on the north side of the fjord, just west of the Bergselva river.

History

Krokstadøra was 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 ...

Snillfjord Municipality Snillfjord is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was split between Hitra Municipality, Heim Municipality, and Orkland Municipality. It was part of the Fosen ...

until 2020 when it became a part of

. County road 714 previously passed through the village, but a bypass was opened on the 22nd of February 2019.

References

Orkland Villages in Trøndelag {{Trøndelag-geo-stub