Namsen River
Namsen or Nååmesje is one of the longest rivers in Trøndelag county, in the central part of Norway. The 228-kilometre long river flows through the municipalities of Røyrvik, Namsskogan, Grong, Overhalla, and Namsos before emptying into the Namsenfjorden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Olof Hreiðarsson, Public domain.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Trøndelag, Norway
- Also known as: “Nååmesje”, “Namsen”, “Namsen Elv”, and “Namsen Elven”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Namsos Church and Namsos Hospital.
Namsos Church
Church
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain.
Namsos Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the centre of the town of Namsos, just north of the mouth of the river Namsen.
Namsos Hospital
Hospital
Namsos Hospital is a local hospital located in the town of Namsos in Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. Owned and operated by Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, part of the Central Norway Regional Health Authority, it serves the district of Namdalen in northern Trøndelag county plus Osen Municipality and Bindal Municipality.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Namsos and Namsos.
Namsos
Town
Photo: Svedenhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Namsos is a town and the administrative center of Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the north side of the mouth of the river Namsen, where it flows into Namsenfjorden.
Namsos
Photo: Xerkses, Public domain.
Namsos or Nåavmesjenjaelmie is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Namsos.
Bangsund
Village
Photo: Gretekh, Public domain.
Bangsund is a village Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies along the Løgnin arm of the Namsenfjorden, about 15 kilometres south of the town of Namsos. Bangsund is situated 9 km southwest of Namsen River.
Namsen River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Trøndelag, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Namsen River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Namsen River” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Նամսեն”
- Asturian: “Ríu Namsen”
- Belarusian: “Намсен”
- Bulgarian: “Намсен”
- Catalan: “Namsen”
- Cebuano: “Namsen”
- Chuvash: “Намсен”
- Croatian: “Namsen”
- Czech: “Namsen”
- Dutch: “Namsen”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر نامسين”
- Esperanto: “Namsen”
- Estonian: “Namsen”
- Estonian: “Namseni jõgi”
- French: “Namsen”
- German: “Namsen”
- Hebrew: “תמסן”
- Icelandic: “Nauma”
- Irish: “Namsen”
- Italian: “Namsen”
- Japanese: “ナムセン川”
- Ladin: “Namsen”
- Lithuanian: “Namsenas”
- Mazanderani: “نامسن”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kraftverkene i Namsenvassdraget”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Nååmesje”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Namsen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Namsen”
- Norwegian: “Namsen”
- Persian: “رودخانه نامسن”
- Russian: “Намсен”
- Southern Sami: “Nååmesje”
- Spanish: “Namsen”
- Spanish: “Rio Namsen”
- Spanish: “Río Namsen”
- Swedish: “Namsen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Spillum and Lavika.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nausthaugbrua and Namsosbrua.
Trøndelag: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Trondheim, Røros, Namsos, and Oppdal.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Namsen River”. Photo: Olof Hreiðarsson, Public domain.