Garten
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Garten is a populated island in the municipality of Ørland
in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. The island is located in the Trondheimsfjord
, just southwest of the mainland. The 1.5 square kilometres (370.7 acre) island lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of the island of Storfosna
. The main population center on the island is also referred to as the village of Garten.
There is a bridge to the mainland as well as car ferry connections to Storfosna
(also in Ørland) and also to the island of Leksa
(in Agdenes) and to the mainland of Agdenes
.
Ørland
Ørland is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Brekstad. Other villages include Uthaug, Opphaug, and Ottersbo...
in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The island is located in the Trondheimsfjord
Trondheimsfjord
The Trondheimsfjord , an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third longest fjord at long. It is located in the west central part of the country, and it stretches from Ørland in west to Steinkjer in north, passing the city of Trondheim on its way...
, just southwest of the mainland. The 1.5 square kilometres (370.7 acre) island lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of the island of Storfosna
Storfosna
Storfosna is a populated island in the municipality of Ørland in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located between Kråkvåg and Garten at the mouth of the Trondheimsfjord. The traditional district of Fosen is named after this island...
. The main population center on the island is also referred to as the village of Garten.
There is a bridge to the mainland as well as car ferry connections to Storfosna
Storfosna
Storfosna is a populated island in the municipality of Ørland in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located between Kråkvåg and Garten at the mouth of the Trondheimsfjord. The traditional district of Fosen is named after this island...
(also in Ørland) and also to the island of Leksa
Leksa
Leksa refers to the two islands in the Trondheimsleia. They are located in the municipality of Agdenes in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Leksa is made up of the smaller north island, Nord-Leksa, and the larger south island, Sør-Leksa. The two islands have been connected by a small causeway since...
(in Agdenes) and to the mainland of Agdenes
Agdenes
Agdenes is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre is the village of Selbekken. Other villages in the municipality include Ingdalen, Lensvik, Vassbygda, and Leksa.-General information:...
.