Purkhaugen
Purkhaugen is a hill in Skaun, Trøndelag and has an elevation of 240 metres. Purkhaugen is situated nearby to the hamlet Skjenald, as well as near Vekta.Places of Interest
Highlights include Orkanger station and Thamshavn.
Orkanger station
Railway station
Photo: Anders Beer Wilse, Public domain.
Orkanger station is a railway station.
Thamshavn
Photo: Trondheim Havn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thamshamn or Thamshavn is a small port village in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is the site of the port for the town of Orkanger and the ferrosilicon plant Elkem Thamshavn.
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 Church is situated 3 km west of Purkhaugen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orkanger and Råbygda.
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. Orkanger is situated 3 km southwest of Purkhaugen.
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. Råbygda is situated 5 km west of Purkhaugen.
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 7 km southwest of Purkhaugen.
Purkhaugen
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 240 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Skaun, Trøndelag, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Purkhaugen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Purkhaugen”
- Dutch: “Purkhaugen”
- Norwegian: “Purkhaugen”
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