The Hemnfjorden is a
fjord
In physical geography, a fjord or fiord () is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Ice ...
in
Trøndelag
Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...
county in
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
. The long fjord forms the boundary between the municipalities of
Heim
Heim is the German, Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese equivalent of the English word ''home''. It is a common German and Norwegian suffix in place names such as Mannheim and Trondheim. In Norwegian place names, the suffix is often weakened to just ...
,
Hitra, and
Orkland. The fjord begins at the village of
Kyrksæterøra
Kyrksæterøra is the administrative center of the municipality of Heim in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village was known as the "white town of Hemnfjorden" at one time because there were only white houses. It is located at the end of Hemnfjo ...
at the mouths of the rivers
Søo
The Søo or Søa is a river in the municipality of Heim in Trøndelag county, Norway. The long river originates at Lake Søo (''Søvatnet''), which lies on the border of the municipalities of Orkland, Heim, and Rindal. The lake sits at an ele ...
and
Haugaelva. The fjord flows northwards until it joins the
Trondheimsleia. The
Ã…stfjorden and
Snillfjorden
The Snillfjorden is a fjord that branches off the main Hemnfjorden in the municipalities of Heim and Orkland in Trøndelag county, Norway. The long fjord starts at the village of Krokstadøra where the rivers ''Snildalselva'' and ''Bergselva'' ...
are smaller fjords which branch off the main Hemnfjorden to the east into
Orkland municipality. The deepest point in the fjord reaches below sea level.
The village of
Heim
Heim is the German, Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese equivalent of the English word ''home''. It is a common German and Norwegian suffix in place names such as Mannheim and Trondheim. In Norwegian place names, the suffix is often weakened to just ...
lies along the western shore of the fjord, and the municipal center of Hemne,
Kyrksæterøra
Kyrksæterøra is the administrative center of the municipality of Heim in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village was known as the "white town of Hemnfjorden" at one time because there were only white houses. It is located at the end of Hemnfjo ...
lies at the southern end of the fjord, and the village of
Ytre Snillfjord
Ytre Snillfjord is a village in Heim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Snillfjorden near where it joins the Hemnfjorden. It is located about west of the village of Krokstadøra and about northeast of the ...
lies on the southeast side of the fjord.
The island of
Hemnskjela lies at the mouth of the Hemnfjorden where it joins the Trondheimsleia.
See also
*
List of Norwegian fjords
This list of Norwegian fjords shows many of the fjords in Norway. In total, there are about 1,190 fjords in Norway and the Svalbard islands. The sortable list includes the lengths and locations of those fjords.
Fjords
See also
* List of gla ...
References
Heim, Norway
Hitra
Orkland
Fjords of Trøndelag
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