Kyrksæterøra
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Kyrksæterøra is a village and the administrative center of the municipality of Hemne
in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It was known as the "white town of the Hemnfjorden
" at one time, because there were only white houses. The 2.52 square kilometre (0.972977439653188 sq mi) village has a population (2009) of 2,480, and it is located at the end of the Hemnfjorden
, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of Holla
. The villages of Hellandsjøen
and Heim
lie to the north and Vinjeøra
lies to the south. Hemne Church
is located in the village.
At one time, there was a shoe factory, a shipyard
, a lumber mill, and fish processing plant in the area. Kyrksæterøra was bombed during World War II
, but no lives were lost and there was minimal damage. Nearby, the Nazis
also had a large camp
for Russia
n prisoners-of-war.
Hemne
Hemne is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kyrksæterøra. Other villages include Heim, Hellandsjøen, Holla, and Vinjeøra...
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...
. It was known as the "white town of the Hemnfjorden
Hemnfjorden
The Hemnfjorden is a fjord in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The long fjord flows south from the Trondheimsleia and forms the boundary between the municipalities of Hemne and Snillfjord...
" at one time, because there were only white houses. The 2.52 square kilometre (0.972977439653188 sq mi) village has a population (2009) of 2,480, and it is located at the end of the Hemnfjorden
Hemnfjorden
The Hemnfjorden is a fjord in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The long fjord flows south from the Trondheimsleia and forms the boundary between the municipalities of Hemne and Snillfjord...
, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of Holla
Holla, Sør-Trøndelag
Holla is a village in the municipality of Hemne in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the south shore of the Hemnfjorden, about northeast of the municipal center of Kyrksæterøra and about southwest of Ytre Snillfjord....
. The villages of Hellandsjøen
Hellandsjøen
Hellandsjøen is a village in the municipality of Hemne in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located near the Trondheimsleia and the Hemnfjorden, about west of the village of Heim, and about north of the municipal center of Kyrksæterøra....
and Heim
Heim, Norway
Heim is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality included most of the area around the Hemnefjord. The village of Heim is located in the present-day municipality of Hemne, just east of Hellandsjøen...
lie to the north and Vinjeøra
Vinjeøra
Vinjeøra is a village in the municipality of Hemne in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village lies along the highway at the end of the Vinjefjorden, about south of the municipal center of Kyrksæterøra...
lies to the south. Hemne Church
Hemne Church
Hemne Church is a parish church in the municipality of Hemne in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kyrksæterøra. The church is part of the Hemne parish in the Orkdal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros....
is located in the village.
At one time, there was a shoe factory, a shipyard
Shipyard
Shipyards and dockyards are places which repair and build ships. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance and basing activities than shipyards, which are sometimes associated more with initial...
, a lumber mill, and fish processing plant in the area. Kyrksæterøra was bombed during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, but no lives were lost and there was minimal damage. Nearby, the Nazis
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
also had a large camp
Prisoner-of-war camp
A prisoner-of-war camp is a site for the containment of combatants captured by their enemy in time of war, and is similar to an internment camp which is used for civilian populations. A prisoner of war is generally a soldier, sailor, or airman who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or...
for Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n prisoners-of-war.