Verrastranda is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 located in the municipality of Verran

Verran

Verran is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Malm...

 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 on the north shore of the Verrasundet arm of 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...

. The village of Verrabotn

Verrabotn

Verrabotn is a village located in the municipality of Verran in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at end of the Trongsundet arm of the Trondheimsfjord. The village of Verrastranda lies about to the northeast, the village of Trongsundet lies about to the northeast, and the village of...

 lies about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) to the southwest and Follafoss

Follafoss

Follafoss is a village located in the municipality of Verran in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village has a population of 402. The population density of the village is ....

 lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the northeast. Norwegian National Road 720 runs through the village. Verrastranda has a primary school.

Notable residents

• Former member of the Norwegian Parliament André N. Skjelstad
  André N. Skjelstad
  André Nikolai Skjelstad is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag in 2005.-References:...
  
  grew up in Verrastranda