The Stjørnfjord or Stjørnfjorden is an arm of
Trondheimsfjorden that flows through the municipalities of
Ørland
Ørland is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. Ørland is located at the southwestern tip of the Fosen peninsula at the northern shore of the mouth of Trondheimsfjord where the Stjørnfjorden arm begin ...
and
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 ...
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
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 long fjord stretches southwest from the mouth of the Nordelva river near the village of
Råkvåg to the Trondheimsfjord near
Brekstad
Brekstad is a town in the municipality of Ørland in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord at the entrance to the Stjørnfjorden. The town is located about south of the village of Uthaug and about west of the villa ...
and
Austrått
Austrått or Austrått Manor ( no, Austråttborgen) is a manor in Ørland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. Since the 10th century, Austrått has been the residence for many noblemen, noblewomen, and officials who played a significant rol ...
. The inner part of the fjord splits into two smaller arms, the Nordfjord and Sørfjord. The
Bjugnfjorden
The Bjugnfjorden is a fjord in Ørland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The long fjord begins at the village of Botngård and it heads to the west past the Kjeungskjær Lighthouse into the Atlantic Ocean. Other villages along the fjor ...
lies about north of the fjord.
The village of
Austrått
Austrått or Austrått Manor ( no, Austråttborgen) is a manor in Ørland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. Since the 10th century, Austrått has been the residence for many noblemen, noblewomen, and officials who played a significant rol ...
, which includes the Austrått manor, is located on the northern shore near the outlet of the Stjørnfjorden into the Trondheimsfjord. A little further into the fjord lies the village of
Stjørna, after which the fjord is named. The village of
Høybakken and
Heggvik Church lie on the north side of the fjord. On the south side is
Fevåg on the far side of Bakstein point.
Skerries stick up where the fjord parts into two arms. The village of
Råkvåg is located on the south side of the Nordfjord, while the village of
Mælan is located at the terminus of the Sørfjord.
Norwegian County Road 718 goes along the south shore of the fjord, while Norwegian County Road 231 goes along a portion of the north shore.
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Fjords of Trøndelag
Ørland
Indre Fosen