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Geitastrand
Geitastrand is a village in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the west shore of the Orkdalsfjorden, about north of the town of Orkanger. The village was the administrative centre of the old Geitastrand Municipality which existed from 1905-1963 when it became part of Orkdal Municipality Orkdal is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Orkland Municipality. It was part of the O .... Geitastrand Church is located in the village. References Orkland Villages in Trøndelag {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ...
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Geitastrand Municipality
Geitastrand is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1905 until 1963 in an area that is now part of Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county. It encompassed the coastal area along the Trondheimsfjord between the town of Orkanger in the south to the Ingdalen valley in the north. The district was thinly populated, and has no significant urban areas. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Geitastrand where the Geitastrand Church is located. The Byneset area of the city of Trondheim is located across the fjord to the east from where Geitastrand was located. Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 489th largest by area out of the 705 municipalities in Norway. Geitastrand Municipality was the 689th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 561. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 15.1% over the previous 10-year pe ...
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Geitastrand Church
Geitastrand Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Geitastrand, on the shore of the Trondheimsfjorden, about north of the town of Orkanger. It is the church for the Geitastrand parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1859 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 250 people. History Historically, the Geitastrand area was part of the Viggen Church parish which was based on the opposite side of the Orkdalsfjorden. In 1857, the old Viggen Church was torn down and two new churches were built. A new Børsa Church was built on the east side of the fjord, a few kilometers east of the old Viggen Church site and a new church was built in Geitastrand, on the west side of the fjord. Christian Heinrich Grosch designed both churches. Geitastrand ...
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Geitastrand Kirke
Geitastrand is a village in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the west shore of the Orkdalsfjorden, about north of the town of Orkanger. The village was the administrative centre of the old Geitastrand Municipality which existed from 1905-1963 when it became part of Orkdal Municipality. Geitastrand Church Geitastrand Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Geitastrand, on the shore of the Trondheimsfjorden, about north of the town of Orkanger. It is ... is located in the village. References Orkland Villages in Trøndelag {{Trøndelag-geo-stub ...
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Orkdal Municipality
Orkdal is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Orkland Municipality. It was part of the Orkdalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality was the city of Orkanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality included Kjøra, Geitastrand, Gjølme, Thamshavn, Fannrem, Vormstad, Svorkmo, and Hoston, Trøndelag, Hoston. At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the municipality was the 188th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Orkdal Municipality was the 96th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 12,086. The municipality's population density was and its population had increased by 8.3% over the previous 10-year period. Agriculture played a significant role in the municipality. The Thamshavnbanen was used to transport ore from Løkken Verk to the por ...
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Orkland
Orkland is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Orkanger. Some of the other notable population centres in the municipality include Å, Bjørnli, Drogsetmoen, Fannrem, Geitastrand, Hoston, Ingdalen, Kjøra, Krokstadøra, Lensvik, Løkken Verk, Meldal, Råbygda, Selbekken, Storås, Svorkmo, Thamshavn, Vassbygda, Vernes, and Vormstad. The municipality is the 42nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Orkland Municipality is the 71st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 18,793. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 2.6% over the previous 10-year period. General information Orkland Municipality was established on 1 January 2020 after a large municipal merger which combined Agdenes Municipality, Orkdal Municipality, Meldal Municipality, and most of Snillfjord ...
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Orkland Municipality
Orkland is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Orkanger. Some of the other notable population centres in the municipality include Å, Orkland, Å, Bjørnli, Drogsetmoen, Fannrem, Geitastrand, Hoston, Trøndelag, Hoston, Ingdalen, Kjøra, Krokstadøra, Lensvik, Løkken Verk, Meldal (village), Meldal, Råbygda, Selbekken, Storås, Svorkmo, Thamshavn, Vassbygda, Agdenes, Vassbygda, Vernes, Trøndelag, Vernes, and Vormstad. The municipality is the 42nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Orkland Municipality is the 71st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 18,793. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 2.6% over the previous 10-year period. General information Orkland Municipality was established on 1 January 2 ...
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Orkanger
Orkanger is a town and the administrative centre of Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The town sits at the end of the Orkdal Fjord, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord. Orkanger is the commercial centre of Orkland Municipality and it is the site of the Orkanger Church. It was established as a "town" in 2014. Combined with the neighbouring suburban village of Fannrem, the conurbation constitutes one of the largest urban areas in Trøndelag county. The town has a population (2018) of 8,204 and a population density of . Transportation Just north of the center of Orkanger, lies the port of Thamshavn. Until 1974, Orkanger had a station on the Thamshavn Line railway with the Thamshavn Station just north of the town. The railway line closed for passenger traffic in 1963 but continued to transport ore from Løkken Verk to the Thamshavn port until 1974 when the line was closed to all traffic. The line through most of Orkanger was dismantled following the closure, but about ...
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Orkdalsfjorden
or is a branch of the Trondheim Fjord located in Orkland Municipality and Skaun Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The Orkdal Fjord starts between Viggja village on the southeast side of the fjord and the village of Geitastrand on the northwest side of the fjord. This is where the Korsfjorden part of the Trondheim Fjord splits into two separate branches; Gaulosen that stretches towards the southeast and the Orkdal Fjord that stretches about towards the southwest to Orkanger and the mouth of the Orkla river at the end of the fjord. For most of its length the fjord is just over wide. Much of the land on either side of the fjord is quite steep and the gradient often continues into the sea with the fjord reaching depths in excess of just a short distance from the shore in some places. The maximum depth of the Trondheim Fjord is around . Orkanger Harbour, which also includes Thamshamn, lies at the end of the fjord. The harbour is administered by Trondheim Harbour. The ...
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Norwegian Mapping Authority
The Norwegian Mapping Authority (NMA) () is Norway's national mapping agency, dealing with land surveying, geodesy Geodesy or geodetics is the science of measuring and representing the Figure of the Earth, geometry, Gravity of Earth, gravity, and Earth's rotation, spatial orientation of the Earth in Relative change, temporally varying Three-dimensional spac ..., hydrographic surveying, cadastre and cartography. The current director is Johnny Welle. Its headquarters are in Hønefoss in Ringerike Municipality. It is a public agency under the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. NMA was founded in 1773. The Norwegian Mapping Authority participates in research and development and cooperates with Norwegian industry and other government agencies in areas such as export-oriented measures. Tasks The NMA carries out the following tasks: *Define frameworks, methodologies and specifications for the Norwegian Spatial Data Infrastructure *Administrator and drivin ...
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Administrative Centre
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and many African countries, a (, , ) is a town or city that is important from an administrative perspective. Algeria The capitals of Algerian provinces, districts, and communes are called . Belgium The in Belgium is the administrative centre of each of the ten provinces of Belgium. Three of these cities also give their name to their province ( Antwerp, Liège and Namur). France The of a French department is known as the prefecture (). This is the town or city where the prefect of the department (and all services under their control) are situated, in a building also known as the prefecture. In every French region, one of the departments has preeminence over the others, and the prefect carries the t ...
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Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ...
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List Of Regions Of Norway
Norway is commonly divided into five major geographical regions (). These regions are purely geographical and cultural, and have no administrative purpose. However, in 2017 the government decided to abolish the current counties of Norway () and to replace them with fewer, larger administrative regions (). The first of these new areas came into existence on 1 January 2018, when Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag merged to form Trøndelag. According to most definitions, the counties of Norway are divided into the following regions (these groupings are approximate): * Northern Norway (/) ** Troms **Finnmark ** Nordland * Trøndelag (alt. /) ** Trøndelag * Western Norway () ** Møre og Romsdal **Vestland ** Rogaland * Southern Norway (/) ** Agder * Eastern Norway (/) ** Vestfold ** Telemark **Buskerud ** Akershus ** Østfold ** Innlandet **Oslo The division into regions is, by convention, based on geographical and also dialectical differences, but it also follows the count ...
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