Råkvåg
() is a village in
Indre Fosen Municipality
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, ...
in
Trøndelag
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county,
Norway
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. It is located at the inner part of the
Stjørnfjorden in the northern part of what was the old
Rissa Municipality
Rissa is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county in Norway in the Fosen Districts of Norway, region. The municipality existed from 1860 until its dissolution on 1 Januar ...
. It is about north of the village of
Husbysjøen
Husbysjøen or Husby is a village in Indre Fosen Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the south side of the Sørfjorden (Trøndelag), Sørfjorden, an arm of the Stjørnfjorden. It is located about west of the v ...
and about east of the village of
Høybakken in the neighboring
Ørland Municipality
Ørland is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen Districts of Norway, region. Ørland is located at the southwestern tip of the Fosen peninsula at the northern ...
. The
Ramsvik Church lies just south of the village.
The village has a population (2024) of 230 and a
population density
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of .
Råkvåg is popular with boat owners. It has become a tradition to meet here on one weekend during the summer (known as Råkvåg-dagene), when boats of all sizes and people of all ages gather to relax and socialize. Råkvåg-dagene is usually organized the last weekend of July.
References
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Villages in Trøndelag
Indre Fosen