Storås: Øvre Rindal
Built around farms along the Rindalselva, Storas grew into a small rural settlement in the Rindal valley. This part of Trøndelag is defined by a narrow cultivated valley floor, wooded slopes and scattered farmsteads rather than urban development. Fv65 is the local through-road, following the valley between working fields and forest. Agriculture remains a defining land use on the gentler ground beside the river. Storas belongs to the wider Rindal community, whose long connection with ski-making is reflected in the municipal coat of arms, which bears three skis. The setting introduces inland Trøndelag as a district shaped by river valleys, managed woodland and road links between dispersed homes and farms.
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Storas is best known within Trøndelag for Storåsfestivalen, a music festival formerly held in the settlement. It lies in the Orkla valley, where the Orkla River runs through an inland corridor of farmland and forested slopes on its way to the Trondheimsfjord. The Orkla is a well-established salmon river, while nearby Løkken Verk recalls the mining history that shaped this part of Orkland. Local roads link Storås with small valley communities and the former mining district, giving the area a distinctly rural character. Explore additional webcams nearby to better understand how Storås relates to the Orkla valley and wider Trøndelag.
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