Orkanger

#1711 among destinations in Norway

Locality

Gallery (5)

Map

Gallery

Facts and practical information

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. Orkanger is the commercial centre of the municipality of Orkland and it is the site of the Orkanger Church. It was established as a "town" in 2014. ()

Alternative names: Area: 2.37 mi²Coordinates: 63°18'9"N, 9°50'52"E

Location

Sør-TrøndelagNorway

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Orkdal Church, Orkanger Church, Geitastrand Church, Orkdalen.

2.8 miS
Church
Orkdal Church
73 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.
0.5 miN
Church
Orkanger Church
14 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.
4.9 miNE
Church
Geitastrand Church
126 min walk • Geitastrand Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Geitastrand, on the shore of the Trondheimsfjorden, about 11 kilometres north of the town of Orkanger.
5.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Orkdalen
138 min walk • 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.