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'Orkdal' is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
Orkdal was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Orkanger and Orkland were separated from Orkdal July 1, 1920 - but these were again merged with Orkdal January 1, 1963. Geitastrand was merged with Orkdal the same date.
A large part of the population is concentrated in Orkanger/Fannrem, which is situated at the head of the Orkdalsfjord, a branch of the large Trondheimsfjord. The Orkla, one of the better salmon rivers in Norway, meets the sea at Orkanger. Agriculture plays a significant role in the municipality.

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The name

Coat-of-arms

People from Orkdal

See also

The name

The Old Norse form of the name was ''Orkardalr''. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the river ''Ork'' (now Orkla), the last element is ''dalr'' m 'valley, dale'.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1986). The silver line represents the Orkla River.

People from Orkdal

★ Nils Arne Eggen, the former coach of Rosenborg B.K. (football)

★ Roar Ljøkelsøy, ski jumper

★ Johan Bojer, author

★ Gunnhild Sundli, singer of the Norwegian folk music band Gåte

★ Sveinung Sundli, fiddle and keyboard of Gåte

See also

★ Hostovatnet