Orkland is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed only for a short time, from 1920 until 1963. The 169-square-kilometre municipality encompassed the ce
View of the Moe Church in Orkland
Orkanger Municipality
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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
Orkland Municipality (1920–1963)
…municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, Orkland Municipality (population: 1,707) was merged with Orkanger Municipality (population: 2,874), Geitastrand Municipality (population: 559), and Orkdal Municipality (population: 4,152) to form a new, larger Orkdal Municipality…
View of the port of Orkanger
View of the Thamshavn area
View of the Orkanger railway station
View of Orkanger Church in 1965