Official Name: | Leira |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Trøndelag#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Trøndelag |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Fosen |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Indre Fosen |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 7100 Rissa |
Coordinates: | 63.6°N 10.0007°W |
Elevation M: | 11 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Leira[2] is a village in Indre Fosen Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about north of the village of Årnset, along the north shore of the lake Botn. It is about west of the lake Storvatnet. Rissa Church is located on the south side of Leira.
The name is derived from the Old Norse word which means "clay" or "muddy shore". Leira is a common name of rivers in many places in Norway.