Orkla River
Orkla is a river in Trøndelag and Innlandet counties in Norway. At 180 kilometres in length, it is the longest river in Trøndelag county. The river follows the Orkdalen valley, discharging into the Orkdal Fjord, an arm of the large Trondheimsfjorden, at the town of Orkanger.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Trondheim Havn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Trøndelag, Norway
- Also known as: “Orkla”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Amfi Oti and Orkanger Church.
Orkanger Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Orkanger station
Railway station
Photo: Anders Beer Wilse, Public domain.
Orkanger station is a railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Råbygda and Orkanger.
Råbygda
Quarter
Photo: C-bon, Public domain.
Råbygda is a village in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the Orkla River, at the mouth of the river.
Orkanger
Town
Photo: Trondheim Havn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orkanger is a town and the administrative centre of Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The town sits at the end of the Orkdal Fjord, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord.
Fannrem
Village
Photo: Kjetil r, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fannrem is a village in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the river Orkla about 5 kilometres south of the urban area of Orkanger, Thamshavn, and Råbygda, and about 9 kilometres north of the village of Vormstad. Fannrem is situated 5 km south of Orkla River.
Orkla River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Trøndelag, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Orkla River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Orkla River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Orkla”
- Belarusian: “Оркла”
- Belarusian: “Рака Оркла”
- Bulgarian: “Оркла”
- Catalan: “Orkla”
- Cebuano: “Orkla”
- Chinese: “奥克拉河”
- Czech: “Orkla”
- Danish: “Orkla”
- Dutch: “Orkla”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اوركلا”
- Esperanto: “Orkla”
- Estonian: “Orkla jõgi”
- Estonian: “Orkla”
- Estonian: “Orklaelva”
- Faroese: “Orkla”
- French: “Orkla”
- German: “Orkla”
- Icelandic: “Orkla”
- Irish: “Orkla”
- Italian: “Orkla”
- Kalaallisut: “Orkla”
- Ladin: “Orkla”
- Low German: “Orkla”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Orkla”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Elva Orkla”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “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
Explore places such as Svean and Småøran.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grønørbrua and Gjølmebrua.
Trøndelag: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Trondheim, Røros, Namsos, and Oppdal.
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