Svorkmo

Svorkmo is a village in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is situated in the Orkdalen valley along the river Orkla about west-southwest of the city of Trondheim. Svorkmo is located about south of the village of Vormstad and about south of the urban area of Orkanger-Fannrem-Råbygda. The lake Svorksjøen lies about to the east of the village.

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Settlement.official_name: Svorkmo
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Svorkmo stasjon.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the train station in the village
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 11
Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Trøndelag#Norway
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Central Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Trøndelag
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Orkdalen
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality

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Population: 293
Area: 0.25
Elevation: 60
Image: Svorkmo stasjon.jpg

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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).