Okkenhaug is a village in the municipality of
Levanger
Levanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the district of Innherred. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Alstadhaug, Ekne, ...
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,
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 ...
. It is located just north of the
Levangselva
Levangselva or Levangerelva is a river that flows through the area of Frol in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. It flows into the Trondheimsfjord in the town of Levanger.
The river has Atlantic salmon and trout. The Ha ...
river, about east of the
town of Levanger.
Okkenhaug Church
Okkenhaug Church ( no, Okkenhaug kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Levanger municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Okkenhaug. It is the church for the Okkenhaug parish which is part of the S ...
is located here and the historic ruins of the
Munkeby Abbey
Munkeby Abbey ( no, Munkeby kloster) was a Cistercian monastery near the village of Okkenhaug in the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. It was located about east of the town of Levanger. The name "Munkeby" in Norwegian means ...
are located nearby.
References
Villages in Trøndelag
Levanger
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