The Namsenfjorden or Namsfjorden is a
fjord in
Trøndelag county,
Norway. The long fjord flows along the border between the municipalities of
Namsos and
Flatanger. It runs southeast from the
Folda Folda may refer to:
Places
* Folda, Angus, a hamlet in Angus, Scotland
* Folda, Nordland, a fjord in Nordland county, Norway
* Folda (Rindal), a river in Møre og Romsdal and Trøndelag counties in Norway
* Folda, Trøndelag, a firth and fjord in T ...
firth, between the mainland in the south and the island of
Otterøya
Otterøya is an island in the municipality of Namsos in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is the largest island in the northern part of Trøndelag county. Otterøya sits just to the northwest of the town of Namsos on the north side of the ...
in the north, past the island of
Hoddøya
Hoddøya is an island in the municipality of Namsos in Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies in the Namsenfjorden, about west of the town of Namsos. The island is located between the island of Otterøya (to the north and east) and the mainland of ...
, to the
Namsen river estuary in the
town of Namsos. The banks of the fjord are mostly wooded and not very high. Near the town of Namsos, the
Løgnin fjord arm branches to the south all the way to the village of
Sjøåsen
Sjøåsen is a village in the municipality of Namsos in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the mouth of the river Årgårdselva at the end of the Løgnin arm of the Namsenfjorden. It is located along Norwegian County Road 17 at the inte ...
in
Namsos. Other villages along the fjord include
Statland
Statland is a village in the northern part of the municipality of Namsos in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village lies along the Namsenfjorden, about north of the village of Tøttdalen. The village has a school and Statland Church. The island ...
,
Tøttdalen,
Skomsvoll
Skomsvoll is a village on the island of Otterøya in the municipality of Namsos in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the island, along the Namsenfjorden. The village of Statland (in neighboring Flatanger municipality ...
,
Bangsund
Bangsund is a village in the municipality of Namsos in Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies along the Løgnin arm of the Namsenfjorden, about south of the town of Namsos. The villages of Klinga and Sævik lie to the northeast along the Norwegi ...
, and
Spillum
Spillum is a village in the municipality of Namsos in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the south side of the Namsen river about directly south of the centre of the town of Namsos and about north of the village of Klinga. ...
.
Media gallery
IMG 6890 Namsenfjorden i Olav Duun land.jpg, View of the fjord
Namsos fraa fjorden.jpg, Town of Namsos
Namsos- 64.4643.jpg, Town of Namsos
Namsos3 from klompen 051030.jpg, Town of Namsos
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
Namsos
Flatanger
Fjords of Trøndelag
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