Leksvik is a village in
Indre Fosen
Indre Fosen is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Fosen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnset. Other villages in Indre Fosen include Askjem, Dalbygda, Ha ...
municipality 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 Denma ...
county,
Norway
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. The village is located on the western shore of the
Trondheimsfjorden. The village lies at the junction of
Norwegian County Road 755 and
Norwegian County Road 89.
Leksvik Church is located in the village. The village was the
administrative centre of the old municipality of
Leksvik
Leksvik is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county (now in Trøndelag county), Norway. The administrative center of the municipality was the village of Leksvik. Other villages in Leksvik included Vanvikan, Seter, Norway, Seter ...
from 1838 until its dissolution in 2017 when it became part of
Indre Fosen
Indre Fosen is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Fosen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnset. Other villages in Indre Fosen include Askjem, Dalbygda, Ha ...
municipality.
The village has a population (2018) of 869 and a
population density
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of .
References
Villages in Trøndelag
Indre Fosen
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