Vinjeøra is a village in the municipality of Heim, in the

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 of

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 the ...

. The village lies along the European route E39 highway, in particularly at the end of the Vinjefjorden and about south of the municipal center of Kyrksæterøra. The village has a population of almost 300 people and is located about from the city of

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...

and about from the city of

Kristiansund Kristiansund (, ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a municipality on the western coast of Norway in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of ...

. Historically, Vinjeøra was the administrative centre of the old municipality of

Vinje Vinje is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Telemark in the Counties of Norway, county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional regions of Upper Telemark and Vest-Telemark. The administrative ...

, which became a part of Hemne municipality in 1964. The ''Fjordruta'' hiking trail is operated b
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and has a number of hikes that are accessible from Vinjeøra, including ''Storlisetra'', ''

Sollia Sollia is a village in Stor-Elvdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located just up the hill from the Setninga river, about northwest of the town of Koppang and about north of the village of Ringebu. Sollia Church is l ...

'', and ''Storfiskhytta''. The lake Vasslivatnet is located about east of Vinjeøra. The mountain Ruten, the highest peak in Hemne, stands southeast of the village. The Vinje Church is located in the village of Vinjeøra.

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Villages in Trøndelag Heim, Norway {{Trøndelag-geo-stub