Forsnes is a village in the municipality of Hitra

Hitra

Hitra is a municipality and an island in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality covers the island of Hitra and several smaller islands, and is part of the Fosen region...

 in Sør-Trøndelag

Sør-Trøndelag

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 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It is located on the southwestern corner of the island of Hitra, along the Trondheimsleia

Trondheimsleia

The Trondheimsleia is a strait that runs between the islands of Smøla and Hitra and the mainland municipalities of Aure, Hemne, Snillfjord, and Agdenes in Møre og Romsdal and Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The long strait has several fjords which branch off it including the Ramsøyfjorden,...

. It is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Kvenvær

Kvenvær

Kvenvær is a fishing village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village of Kvenvær is located on the northwestern coast of the island of Hitra in the present-day municipality of Hitra. It is just south of the Bispøyan islands....

 and about 35 kilometres (21.7 mi) west of Sandstad

Sandstad

Sandstad is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Hitra. The village of Sandstad lies on along the Trondheimsleia on the southeastern coast of the island of Hitra, about southwest of Hestvika. The north entrance to...

. The mountain Mørkdalstuva

Mørkdalstuva

Mørkdalstuva or Mørkdalstua is the tallest mountain on the island of Hitra in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The tall mountain lies on the western side of the island, about northeast of Forsnes and southeast of Kvenvær....

 (tallest mountain on Hitra) lies 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Forsnes. The population of the village is about 80.

In 1961, Forsnes was connected to Kristiansund

Kristiansund

Kristiansund is a city and municipality on the western coast of Norway, in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. It was officially awarded township status in 1742, and it is still the major town for the region. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Kristiansund...

 by ferry

Ferry

A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

, the first ferry connection to the island. There is currently only a summer ferry connection from Forsnes to Smøla

Smøla

Smøla is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hopen, other villages include Dyrnes, Råket, and Veiholmen.-General information:...

 to the west.

Forsnes chapel

Forsnes Chapel

Forsnes chapel is a chapel in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The chapel is located in the village of Forsnes on the southwestern coast of the island of Hitra....

is the oldest wooden church on the island of Hitra, dating back to 1763.