Orkdal

Orkdal Municipality
Orkdal kommune
Orkedal herred  (historic name)
Orkedalen herred  (historic name)
View of Orkanger
View of Orkanger
Trøndelag within Norway
Trøndelag within Norway
Orkdal within Trøndelag
Orkdal within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°17′20″N 09°43′34″E / 63.28889°N 9.72611°E / 63.28889; 9.72611
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictOrkdalen
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 2020
 • Succeeded byOrkland Municipality
Administrative centreOrkanger
Government
 • Mayor (2015–2019)Oddbjørn Bang (Sp)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total594.32 km2 (229.47 sq mi)
 • Land564.49 km2 (217.95 sq mi)
 • Water29.83 km2 (11.52 sq mi)  5%
 • Rank#188 in Norway
Population
 (2018)
 • Total11,933
 • Rank#97 in Norway
 • Density21.1/km2 (55/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +8.3%
DemonymOrkdaling[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5024[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Orkdal is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Orkland Municipality. It was part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality was the city of Orkanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality included Kjøra, Geitastrand, Gjølme, Thamshavn, Fannrem, Vormstad, Svorkmo, and Hoston.

Agriculture plays a significant role in the municipality. The Thamshavnbanen was used to transport ore from Løkken Verk to the port of Thamshavn, and is now a vintage railway. The Fannrem concentration camp was located in Fannrem during World War II. Orkanger is one of the main industrial hubs in central Norway. The industry is mainly located around Grønøra Industrial park. The largest companies are Technip Offshore Norge AS, Reinertsen, Washington Mills and Elkem Thamshavn AS.

Orkanger with the Orkla river

At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 594-square-kilometre (229 sq mi) municipality was the 188th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Orkdal was the 97th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 11,933. The municipality's population density was 21.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (55/sq mi) and its population had increased by 8.3% over the last decade.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2018). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 March 2019.