Kyrksæterøra is the

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of the municipality of Heim in

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county,

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. 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 Hemnfjorden, about southwest of the village of Holla. The villages of Hellandsjøen and Heim both lie to the north and the village of

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lies to the south. Hemne Church is located in the village. Norwegian County Road 680 passes through the village. The newspaper '' Søvesten'' has been published in Kyrksæterøra since 1994. The village has a population (2018) of 2,526 and a

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of . At one time, there was a shoe factory, a shipyard, a lumber mill, and fish processing plant in the area. Kyrksæterøra was bombed during

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, but there were no deaths and there was minimal damage. Nearby, the

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also had a large

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for

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Name

The last part of the name (''øra'') is the articulated form of ''ør'' 'sandbank (at the mouth of a river)'. The first element is the name of the old farm ''Kyrksæter'' ( non, Kirkjusoðin). The first element of this name is the genitive of ''kirkja'' 'church' (referring to the fact that the first church was built there). The last part is the old name ''Soðin'' or ''Soðvin'', which is a compound of the river name '' Søo'' and ''vin'' 'meadow' or 'pasture'. The name of the river is derived from the verb ''sjóða'' 'seethe' or 'boil' (referring to the

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of the waterfalls in the river). The name was spelled ''Kirksæterøra'' before the early 20th century.

Notable residents

* Erik Hoftun (b. 1969), former football defender, 30 caps for Norway national football team

Media gallery

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References

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