Vanvikan

Vanvikan
Village

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Vanvikan

Location in Nord-Trøndelag

Coordinates: 63°33′09″N 10°12′35″E / 63.55250°N 10.20972°E / 63.55250; 10.20972Coordinates: 63°33′09″N 10°12′35″E / 63.55250°N 10.20972°E / 63.55250; 10.20972
Country Norway
Region Trøndelag
County Nord-Trøndelag
District Innherred
Municipality Leksvik
Area[1]
  Total 0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 59 m (194 ft)
Population (2013)[1]
  Total 741
  Density 1,300/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 7125 Vanvikan

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. The 0.57-square-kilometre (140-acre) village has a population (2013) of 741. The population density is 1,300 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,400/sq mi).[1] 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.[3] 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.

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