Orkanger is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 6.64-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1920 until its dissolution in 1963. The area is now part of Orkland Municipality
View of the port of Orkanger
View of the Thamshavn area
View of the Orkanger railway station
View of Orkanger Church in 1965
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 the comme
Orkanger Municipality
…dissolution in 1963. The area is now part of Orkland Municipality in the traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre was the village of Orkanger. The municipality also included the Thamshavn industrial area. Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 6.64-square-kilometre (2.56 sq mi) municipality…
View of the industrial area with the city in the background
Orkanger seen towards northwest. By Åge Hojem, Trondheim havn.
Orkanger seen towards north, with Orkdal Fjord in the background. By Åge Hojem, Trondheim havn.
Orkanger seen towards southwest. By Åge Hojem, Trondheim havn.