Otterøya

Otterøya
Otterøya
Location of the island
Otterøya
Otterøya (Norway)
Geography
Location Trøndelag, Norway
Coordinates 64°29′30″N 11°21′22″E / 64.4918°N 11.3561°E / 64.4918; 11.3561Coordinates: 64°29′30″N 11°21′22″E / 64.4918°N 11.3561°E / 64.4918; 11.3561
Area 143 km2 (55 sq mi)
Length 25 km (15.5 mi)
Width 6 km (3.7 mi)
Highest elevation 446 m (1,463 ft)
Highest point Tømmervikfjellet
Administration
Norway
County Trøndelag
Municipality Namsos
Demographics
Population 809 (2001)

Otterøya is an island in the municipality of Namsos 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 the municipalities of Otterøy and Fosnes, but became a part of the municipality of Namsos in 1964. Otterøy Church is located on the island.[1]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2014-06-25). "Otterøya – Namsos". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-04-21.


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