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Otterøy
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For other places with the same name, see Otterøy (disambiguation).
Otterøy is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 272-square-kilometre (105 sq mi) municipality existed from 1913 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in what is now the municipality of Namsos in Trøndelag county. The former municipality included most of the island of Otterøya (the part south of Tømmervikfjellet mountain), the island of Hoddøya, the southwestern part of the island of Elvalandet, and some of the mainland southwest of Otterøya and Hoddøya. The area contains good farmland and also good salmon fishing. The main church for the area is Otterøy Church.[3]
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Otterøy Municipality
Otterøy herred | |
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![]() View of the Otterøy Church area on the island of Otterøya | |
![]() Nord-Trøndelag within Norway | |
![]() Otterøy within Nord-Trøndelag | |
Coordinates: 64°30′39″N 11°17′52″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Nord-Trøndelag |
District | Namdalen |
Established | 1 Jan 1913 |
• Preceded by | Fosnes Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Namdalseid and Namsos |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 272 km2 (105 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 1,584 |
• Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Demonym | Otterøybygg[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1747[2] |
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