Orkla River

Orkla is a river in and counties in . At 180 kilometres in length, it is the longest river in county. The river follows the Orkdalen valley, discharging into the Orkdal Fjord, an arm of the large Trondheimsfjorden, at the town of .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Trøndelag, Norway
  • Also known as: “Elva Orkla”, “Orkla”, and “Orkla jõgi”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Thon Senter Oti and Orkanger Church.

Shopping center
Photo: Ezzex, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a shopping center.

Church
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is a parish church of the Church…

Railway station
Photo: Anders Beer Wilse, Public domain.
is a railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Råbygda and Orkanger.

Quarter
Photo: C-bon, Public domain.
is a village in in county, .

Town
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is a town and the administrative centre…

Village
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is a village in in county, . is situated 5 km south of Orkla River.

Orkla River

Latitude
63.3113° or 63° 18′ 41″ north
Longitude
9.83122° or 9° 49′ 52″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
9FMF8R6J+GF
Geo­Names ID
3143415
Wiki­data ID
Q497783
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Orkla River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Orkla”
  • Belarusian: “Оркла”
  • Belarusian: “Оркля”
  • Bulgarian: “Оркла”
  • Catalan: “Orkla”
  • Cebuano: “Orkla”
  • Chinese: “奥克拉河”
  • Croatian: “Orkla (rijeka)”
  • Croatian: “Orkla”
  • Czech: “Orkla”
  • Danish: “Orkla”
  • Dutch: “Orkla”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اوركلا”
  • Esperanto: “Orkla”
  • Estonian: “Orkla”
  • Faroese: “Orkla”
  • French: “Orkla”
  • German: “Orkla”
  • Icelandic: “Orkla”
  • Irish: “Orkla”
  • Italian: “Orkla”
  • Kalaallisut: “Orkla”
  • Ladin: “Orkla”
  • Low German: “Orkla”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Orkla”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Orklaelva”
  • Norwegian: “Orkla”
  • Persian: “رودخانه اورکلا”
  • Polish: “Orkla”
  • Russian: “Оркла”
  • Swedish: “Orkla”
  • Tajik: “Дарёи Овркло”
  • Tajik: “Оркла”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Orkla”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Svean and Småøran.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Grønørbrua and Gjølmebrua.

Trøndelag: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Trondheim and Røros.

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