Selbekken

Selbekken
Village
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Coordinates: 63.5042°N 09.8265°E / 63.5042; 09.8265
Country	Norway
Region	Central Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Fosen
Municipality	Orkland Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	0.49 km^2 (0.19 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	448
• Density	914/km^2 (2,370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	7316 Lensvik

Selbekken[3] is a village in Orkland Municipality 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 0.49-square-kilometre (120-acre) village has a population (2024) of 448 and a population density of 914 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,370/sq mi).[1]

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.[4]

History

The village was the administrative centre of the old Agdenes Municipality which existed from 1896 until 2020 when it merged into Orkland Municipality.[4]

References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
2. "Selbekken, Agdenes (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
3. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
4. Haugen, Morten O., ed. (2024-11-26). "Selbekken". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-01-26.