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Osen (sometimes called ''Steinsdalen'') 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 ...
of
Osen Municipality Osen is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Osen. The other main village is Seter. Most residents live in the coastal areas or in the Stei ...
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,
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 about northeast of the village of Bessaker (in
Åfjord Municipality Åfjord 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. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Å, Åfjord, Årnes ...
and about south of the village of Seter (by ferry - if driving by road to Seter, it would be over through two other municipalities). Osen Church is located in the village.


Name

The village area is officially named ''Osen'' by the
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. The village area lies in the lower part of the ''Steinsdalen'' valley, at the mouth of the river ''Steinsdalselva'', so the village is sometimes called Steinsdalen.


References

Osen Villages in Trøndelag Valleys of Trøndelag {{Trøndelag-geo-stub