Otterøya
Sign in to saveOtterøya is an island in Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is the largest island in the northern part of Trøndelag county. Otterøya sits just to the northwest of the town of Namsos on the north side of the Namsenfjorden. It is connected to the mainland by the Lokkaren Bridge. The island was once governed by Otterøy Municipality and Fosnes Municipality, and became a part of Namsos Municipality in 1964. Otterøy Church is located on the island.
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- Islands.name
- Otterøya
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- Otterøya.jpg
- Islands.image_size
- thumb
- Islands.image_caption
- Aerial view of Fosslandsosen on Otterøya
- Islands.mapframe zoom
- 8
- Islands.location
- Trøndelag, Norway
- Islands.area_km2
- 143
- Islands.length_km
- 25
- Islands.width_km
- 6
- Islands.elevation_m
- 446
- Islands.highest_mount
- Tømmervikfjellet
- Islands.country
- Norway
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- County
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Trøndelag
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Municipality
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Namsos Municipality
- Islands.population
- 809
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2001
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Otterøya is an island in Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is the largest island in the northern part of Trøndelag county. Otterøya sits just to the northwest of the town of Namsos on the north side of the Namsenfjorden. It is connected to the mainland by the Lokkaren Bridge. The island was once governed by Otterøy Municipality and Fosnes Municipality, and became a part of Namsos Municipality in 1964. Otterøy Church is located on the island.
==Notable residents== Idar Lind (born 1954), Norwegian writer
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