Ottersøya Explained

Official Name:Ottersøya
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Trøndelag#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Central Norway
Subdivision Name2:Trøndelag
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Namdalen
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Nærøysund Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.35
Population As Of:2024
Population Total:262
Population Density Km2:749
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:7940 Ottersøy
Coordinates:64.8574°N 11.2881°W
Elevation M:6
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Ottersøya[2] is a village in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the southwestern end of the Kvingra peninsula, just across the Nærøysundet from the town of Rørvik. In Ottersøya there are, among other things, grocery store, post office (Ottersøya has postcode 7940), hairdresser and petrol station. Important workplaces on Ottersøya besides trade and service are Nærøysund Kraftbetong A/S, Noprec - Containerservice Ottersøya and Mekon AS. In Ottersøya there is a large dry dock owned by Moen Slipp. Nærøysundet school, which is a fully divided primary school plus after-school, is located in Ottersøya. Ottersøy kindergarten is also located here.

The village of Torstad lies about north of Ottersøya. The Marøysund Bridge and Nærøysund Bridge (which connect Inner-Vikna to the mainland) lie just south of Ottersøya.[3] Before the mainland connection to Inner-Vikna and Rørvik was established in 1981, Ottersøya was the ferry port for Rørvik.

The 0.35km2 village has a population (2024) of 262 and a population density of .[4] The village and surrounding district has 359 inhabitants.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ottersøya, Nærøy (Trøndelag) . 2018-05-02 . yr.no.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn . 2024-11-08 . Norgeskart . . no.
  3. Encyclopedia: Ottersøy . . . 2018-05-02 . 2016-04-03 . Rosvold . Knut A. . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2024-10-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .