Svorkmo

Svorkmo
Village
View of the train station in the village
Svorkmo Location in Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°10′10″N 09°44′33″E / 63.16944°N 9.74250°ECoordinates: 63°10′10″N 09°44′33″E / 63.16944°N 9.74250°E
Country	Norway
Region	Trøndelag
County	Sør-Trøndelag
District	Orkdalen
Municipality	Orkdal
Area[1]
• Total	0.61 km^2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation[2]	60 m (200 ft)
Population (2009)[1]
• Total	273
• Density	448/km^2 (1,160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code	7327 Svorkmo

Svorkmo is village in the municipality of Orkdal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is situated in the Orkdalen valley along the river Orkla about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west-southwest of the city of Trondheim. Svorkmo is located about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) south of Vormstad and about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of Orkanger-Fannrem. The lake Svorksjøen lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the east of the village.

For about 100 years beginning in the 17th century, Svorkmo was an industrial centre of major importance. It was in Svorkmo that the Løkken copper mine's smelters were situated. Many people worked in the smelting works and the industry formed the base of one of Norway's largest non-city communities, with hotels, bakeries, saw mills, and the Svorkmo Station (a railway station which still exists, though now only as a museum).^[3]

Today Svorkmo is no more than a small village with few facilities (little more than a supermarket and a campsite) and the people who live there work elsewhere. Svorkmo is a classic example of the effects of the centralization on the Norwegian economy. The 0.61-square-kilometre (150-acre) village has a population (2009) of 273.^[1]

References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2009). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.".
2. "Svorkmo" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
3. Store norske leksikon. "Svorkmo" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-01-28.