Otterøya

For other places with the same name, see Otterøya (disambiguation).
Otterøya
Otterøy
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Geography
LocationTrøndelag, Norway
Coordinates64°29′30″N 11°21′22″E / 64.4918°N 11.3561°E / 64.4918; 11.3561
Area143 km2 (55 sq mi)
Length25 km (15.5 mi)
Width6 km (3.7 mi)
Highest elevation446 m (1463 ft)
Highest pointTømmervikfjellet
Administration
Norway
CountyTrøndelag
MunicipalityNamsos Municipality
Demographics
Population809 (2001)
Pop. density5.7/km2 (14.8/sq mi)

Otterøya[1] is an island in Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 143-square-kilometre (55 sq mi) island is the largest island in the northern part of Trøndelag county. Otterøya sits just to the northwest of the town of Namsos on the north side of the Namsenfjorden. It is connected to the mainland by the Lokkaren Bridge. The island was once governed by Otterøy Municipality and Fosnes Municipality, and became a part of Namsos Municipality in 1964. Otterøy Church is located on the island.[2]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  2. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2014-06-25). "Otterøya – Namsos". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-04-21.



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