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Råkvåg, () or Råkvågen is a village in the municipality of
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 Denmar ...
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 t ...
. It is located at the inner part of the Stjørnfjorden in the northern part of what was the old municipality of Rissa. It is about north of the village of
Husbysjøen Husbysjøen is a village in the municipality of Indre Fosen in Trøndelag county, Norway. It was the administrative centre of the former municipality of Stjørna prior to its merger into neighboring Rissa municipality in 1964. The village is loc ...
and about east of the village of Høybakken in the neighboring municipality of
Bjugn Bjugn is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1853 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into Ørland Municipality. It was part of the Fosen region. The village of Botngård was the adminis ...
. The Ramsvik Church lies just south of the village. The village has a population (2020) of 305 and a
population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ...
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.


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Villages in Trøndelag Indre Fosen {{Trøndelag-geo-stub