Kyrksæterøra
Kyrksæterøra | |
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Village | |
View of the village | |
| Coordinates: 63°17′26″N 9°05′21″E / 63.2906°N 09.0891°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Central Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Municipality | Heim Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 2,598 |
| • Density | 1,092/km2 (2,830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 7200 Kyrksæterøra |
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Kyrksæterøra is the administrative center of Heim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village was known as the "white town of Hemnfjorden" at one time because there were only white houses. It is located at the end of Hemnfjorden, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of the village of Holla. The villages of Hellandsjøen and Heim both lie to the north and the village of Vinjeøra lies to the south. Hemne Church is located in the village. Norwegian County Road 680 passes through the village. The newspaper Søvesten has been published in Kyrksæterøra since 1994.
The 2.38-square-kilometre (590-acre) village has a population (2024) of 2,598 and a population density of 1,092 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,830/sq mi).
At one time, there was a shoe factory, a shipyard, a lumber mill, and fish processing plant in the area. Kyrksæterøra was bombed during World War II, but there were no deaths and there was minimal damage. Nearby, the Nazis also had a large camp for Russian prisoners-of-war.