Vanvikan
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Vanvikan is a village in the municipality of Leksvik
in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord
in the southwestern part of the municipality, near the border with Rissa
in Sør-Trøndelag
. The 0.69 square kilometres (170.5 acre) village has a population (2009) of 749. The population density
is 1086 PD/km2. The village of Seter
lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Vanvikan and the lake Storvatnet lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the village. One of the two schools in Leksvik municipality, Vanvikan Skole is located in Vanvikan. Stranda Church
is also located in the village.
The village is an industrial centre with the various technology industries that are part of Lyng Industrier. Vanvikan is connected to the city of Trondheim
by means of a fast passenger boat route across the Trondheimsfjord
, while the Flakk–Rørvik Ferry
(car ferry
) is accessed at Rørvika
about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the southwest. It is connected to the rest of Leksvik by Norwegian County Road 755.
Leksvik
Leksvik is a village and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Leksvik. Other villages in Leksvik include Vanvikan, Seter, and Dalbygda. Norwegian County Road 755 is the main road that connects the whole municipality from...
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...
. It is located along 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...
in the southwestern part of the municipality, near the border with Rissa
Rissa, Norway
Rissa 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 Årnset...
in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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. The 0.69 square kilometres (170.5 acre) village has a population (2009) of 749. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
is 1086 PD/km2. The village of Seter
Seter, Norway
Seter is a village on the Trondheimsfjord in the municipality of Leksvik in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The Norwegian County Road 755 connects it to Vanvikan to the southwest and to Leksvik and Dalbygda to the northeast....
lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Vanvikan and the lake Storvatnet lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the village. One of the two schools in Leksvik municipality, Vanvikan Skole is located in Vanvikan. Stranda Church
Stranda Church (Leksvik)
Stranda Church is a parish church in the municipality of Leksvik in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vanvikan. The church is part of the Leksvik parish in the Fosen deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The wooden church was constructed in 1897 and was consecrated on...
is also located in the village.
The village is an industrial centre with the various technology industries that are part of Lyng Industrier. Vanvikan is connected to the city of Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
by means of a fast passenger boat route across 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...
, while the Flakk–Rørvik Ferry
Flakk–Rørvik Ferry
The Flakk–Rørvik Ferry is an automobile ferry on Norwegian National Highway 715 that connects the peninsula of Fosen with Trondheim. The crossing of Trondheimfjord is performed with the two double-ended ferries MF Fosen and MF Trondheim and operated by Fosen Trafikklag, making 32 crossings each...
(car ferry
RORO
Roll-on/roll-off ships are vessels designed to carry wheeled cargo such as automobiles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, trailers or railroad cars that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels...
) is accessed at Rørvika
Rørvik, Sør-Trøndelag
Rørvika is a village in the municipality of Rissa in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord about east of Askjem in the Stadsbygd area of Rissa...
about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the southwest. It is connected to the rest of Leksvik by Norwegian County Road 755.