Viggja

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Viggja
Viggja (Norway)
Coordinates: 63°20′43″N9°59′27″E / 63.3452°N 09.9908°E / 63.3452; 09.9908 Coordinates: 63°20′43″N9°59′27″E / 63.3452°N 09.9908°E / 63.3452; 09.9908
Country Norway
Region Central Norway
County Trøndelag
District Orkdalen
Municipality Skaun
Area
[1]
  Total0.22 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Elevation
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7 m (23 ft)
Population
(2018) [1]
  Total357
  Density1,623/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7354 Viggja

Viggja is a village in the municipality of Skaun in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the shores of the Orkdalsfjorden, an arm of the Trondheimsfjorden, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northeast of the town of Orkanger and about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) northwest of the village of Børsa. The European route E39 highway passes about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the village.

Skaun Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Skaun is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Børsa. Other villages include Buvika, Eggkleiva, Melby, Skaun, and Viggja.

Trøndelag Region and county of Norway

Trøndelag is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ; in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag, and the counties were reunited in 2018. Trøndelag county and the neighboring Møre og Romsdal county together form what is known as Central Norway.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

The 0.22-square-kilometre (54-acre) village has a population (2018) of 357 and a population density of 1,623 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,200/sq mi). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Viggja, Skaun (Trøndelag)". yr.no . Retrieved 2018-02-03.