Selbusjøen
is the
17th largest lake in
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
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, primarily in
Selbu Municipality
Selbu is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mebonden. Other villages in Selbu include Flora, Trøndelag, Flora, Fossan ...
, although the western end of it lies in the neighboring
Trondheim Municipality
Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populou ...
. The lake is the largest lake in the southern part of Trøndelag county. Selbusjøen is part of the
Nea-Nidelv watershed, with the
Nea River
, , or is an long river in Norway and Sweden. The long river runs through Berg Municipality and Åre Municipality in Jämtland county (in Sweden) and then Tydal Municipality and Selbu Municipality in Trøndelag county (in Norway). The river ...
flowing into it on the eastern end and the
Nidelva
Nidelva is a river in Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. The name of the long river translates to "the River Nid" since the suffix ''elva'' is the Norwegian language, Norwegian word for "the river".
Location
The Nidelva starts at the Hytt ...
River flowing out the western end. The deepest part of the lake reaches below the surface. The villages of
Selbustrand
Selbustrand is a village in Selbu Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about across the lake Selbusjøen from the municipal center of Mebonden. The village of Fossan
Fossan is a village in Selbu Municipality in Trøndelag ...
,
Fossan
Fossan is a village in Selbu Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about north of the municipal center of Mebonden
Mebonden is the administrative centre of Selbu Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at ...
,
Tømra
Tømra is a village in Selbu Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the northeast shore of the lake Selbusjøen, approximately north of the municipal center of Mebonden. The village of Fossan
Fossan is a village in Selbu ...
,
Trøa
Trøa is a village in Selbu Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the eastern end of the lake Selbusjøen, just north of the village of Innbygda, Trøndelag, Innbygda, about north of the municipal center of Mebonden, and ...
,
Innbygda,
Mebonden
Mebonden is the administrative centre of Selbu Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the eastern end of the lake Selbusjøen at the mouth of the Nea River. The villages of Vikvarvet, Hyttbakken, Innbygda, Trøndelag, Innbyg ...
,
Vikvarvet
Vikvarvet is a village in Selbu Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the southern shore of the lake Selbusjøen, about southwest of the municipal center of Mebonden
Mebonden is the administrative centre of Selbu Munic ...
, and
Sjøbygda are located on the shores around the lake.
See also
*
List of lakes in Norway
This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by Counties of Norway, county.
For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including:
*Lakes in Norway#Largest lakes, List of largest lakes in Norway
*L ...
References
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Lakes of Trøndelag
Selbu
Klæbu