Movatnet
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Movatnet is a lake
in the municipality of Levanger
in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. The 6.83 square kilometres (2.6 sq mi) lake lies immediately to the east of the lake Hoklingen
and just to the west of the village of Markabygd
.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in the municipality of Levanger
Levanger
Levanger is a town and municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger...
in Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
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 6.83 square kilometres (2.6 sq mi) lake lies immediately to the east of the lake Hoklingen
Hoklingen
Hoklingen is a lake in the municipality of Levanger in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies just to the east of the village of Åsen and about south of Skogn....
and just to the west of the village of Markabygd
Markabygd
Markabygd or Markabygda is a village in the municipality of Levanger in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the northeast side of the lake Movatnet, about south of the town of Levanger. Markabygda Church is located here. There is also a private Montessori school....
.