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Historic Sites Attractions In Orkdal Municipality

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Orkdal Museum

Hell Stasjon

Kortmann Lysfabrikk

Hegra Festning

Vaernes Church

Orkdal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Orkanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Kjøra, Geitastrand, Gjølme, Thamshavn, Fannrem, Vormstad, Svorkmo, and Hoston. Agriculture plays a significant role in the municipality. The Thamshavnbanen was used to transport ore from Løkken Verk to the port of Thamshavn, and is now a vintage railway. The Fannrem concentration camp was located in Fannrem during World War II. Orkanger is one of the main industrial hubs in central Norway. The industry is mainly located around Grønør...
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Historic Sites Attractions In Orkdal Municipality

1. Hegra Festning Stjordal
The Battle of Hegra Fortress was a 25-day engagement in the 1940 Norwegian Campaign which saw a small force of Norwegian volunteers fighting numerically superior German forces from a fortified position. After initial fighting around the Meråker Line railway line, the Norwegians pulled back into Hegra Fortress and held off further German attacks before surrendering on 5 May as one of the last Norwegian units active in southern Norway.
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Orkdal Municipality Videos

Orkanger Trondheim road , tunels

Orkanger is administration center in Orkdal municipality in Sør-Trøndelag. Tightly Staden opposition which Orkla The valley meets Orkdal Fjord. Orkanger and neighboring parish Fannrem is as good as grow together to ein tettstad. Tightly Staden Orkanger-Fannrem has 7949 inhabitants (2015), and with the second largest village this page in Sor-Trondelag. Berre Trondheim has several inhabitants.

From Orkanger goes jarnbanestrekninga Thamshavnbanen Lokken Verk in Meldal. Jarnbanen transported previously ore from the mine Løkken, but is no only useful as museumsjarnbane.

Orkanger Wasted 42 kilometers southwest of the third largest city in Norway, Trondheim. Travel Tida among them two capitals lasted reduced from 40 to 30 minutes Hitlists containing 30 June 2005 lasted opened a new stretch of road network 39. The new road is motorway Class B, and replaced a trafikkfårleg and winding road pull along Børsa Berga. It has Vore increase in commuting between Orkanger and Trondheim after the road opened. Statistics Norway believes that people talet in Orkdal will increase from 10 250 (2004) to 12,000 in 2012.

In 1920 lasted Örkedals municipality divided into three: Orkedalsøra up to Bårdshaug, Midtbygda and Øverbygda. After fourth fekk Midtbygda namnet Orkdal Fannrem with that center, Øverbygda lasted for Orkland.

It lasted Much discussion broadcast namnebytet to Orkedalsøren. Proposals «Orkanger», «Thamshavn, Orkstad and Njardarvik» lasted until cooked. It lasted girth presentation on Orkangr which after ein round of council board lasted to Orkanger. There were 18 votes for Orkanger and four for Orkanger.

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