Orkdalen

#1620 among destinations in Norway

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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Orkdalen or Orkladalen is a valley and a traditional Norwegian district in Trøndelag county, Norway. In the early Viking Age, before King Harald Fairhair, the Orkla Valley was also a petty kingdom. ()

Local name: Orkladalen Length: 62.14 miCoordinates: 63°13'60"N, 9°46'0"E

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Sør-TrøndelagNorway

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Orkdalen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Orkdal Church, Moe Church, Gagnåsvatnet, Orkanger Church.

2.6 miNE
Church
Orkdal Church
67 min walk • Orkdal Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fannrem, about 6 kilometres south of the town of Orkanger. It is the main church for the Orkdal parish as well as the seat of the Orkdal prosti within the Diocese of Nidaros.
3.1 miS
Church
Moe Church
81 min walk • Moe Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vormstad, about 15 kilometres south of the town of Orkanger.
4.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gagnåsvatnet
115 min walk • Gagnåsvatnet or Gangåsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Orkland in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 5.49-square-kilometre lake is located about 9 kilometres southwest of the town of Orkanger and about 6 kilometres west of the village of Fannrem in the Orkdalen valley.
5.9 miNE
Church
Orkanger Church
151 min walk • Orkanger Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the town of Orkanger, near the shore of the Trondheimsfjorden. It is the church for the Orkanger parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti in the Diocese of Nidaros.
5.4 miNE
Locality
Orkanger
138 min walk • Orkanger is a town and the administrative centre of Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The town is also a former municipality which existed from 1920 until 1963. The town sits at the end of the Orkdal Fjord, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord.