Orkanger: Våvatnet
The Orkla River defines the setting of Orkanger — its broad lower valley meets the Orkdalsfjord here, giving the town a riverside and fjord-facing character. Orkanger forms the urban centre at the mouth of the Orkla, one of Norway’s noted salmon rivers, in the municipality of Orkland in Trøndelag. The town developed as a trading and industrial community, and its harbour remains part of its connection to the Trondheimsfjord system. Nearby Løkken Verk is linked to Orkanger by the Thamshavn Line, opened in 1908 as Norway’s first electric railway and now operated as a heritage railway. The surrounding district combines settled valley land with wooded slopes typical of inland Trøndelag.
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Orkanger sits at the mouth of the Orkla River on Orkdalsfjorden in Trøndelag, where the broad Orkdalen valley opens towards Trondheim Fjord. The town is the administrative centre of Orkland municipality and a regional hub, with housing, commerce and industry gathered between the river, fjord and low surrounding hills. The Orkla is widely known as a salmon river, while the historic Thamshavn Line recalls the area’s industrial past: opened in 1908, it linked the mines at Løkken Verk with the port at Thamshavn. Orkanger makes a useful starting point for following the valley inland or travelling through central Norway. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Orkanger and Trøndelag.
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