Selbekken

Selbekken is a village in the municipality of Orkland in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located directly south of the village of Lensvik along the Trondheimsfjorden and the Norwegian County Road 710. The 0.48-square-kilometre (120-acre) village has a population (2018) of 390 and a population density of 813 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,110/sq mi).[1]

Selbekken
Village
Selbekken is located in Trøndelag
Selbekken
Selbekken
Location of the village
Selbekken is located in Norway
Selbekken
Selbekken
Selbekken (Norway)
Coordinates: 63.5042°N 09.8265°E / 63.5042; 09.8265
CountryNorway
RegionCentral Norway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictFosen
MunicipalityOrkland
Area
  Total0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total390
  Density813/km2 (2,110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7316 Lensvik

The village was the administrative centre of the old Agdenes municipality until 2020 when it merged into Orkland Municipality.

The lake Øyangsvatnet lies about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) west of the village, the village of Ingdalen lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the south, and the village of Vassbygda lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the north.[3]

References

  1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Selbekken, Agdenes (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  3. Haugen, Morten, ed. (2009-02-17). "Selbekken". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-02-10.


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