Otterøy is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag

Nord-Trøndelag

is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...

 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 in the present-day municipalities of Namsos

Namsos

is a town and municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Namsos. Other villages in the municipality include Bangsund, Klinga, Ramsvika, Skomsvoll, and Spillum....

 and Namdalseid

Namdalseid

Namdalseid is village and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Namdalseid. Other villages and farm areas include Sjøåsen, Statland, Tøttdalen, and Sverkmoen.The village of Namdalseid...

. The former municipality included most of the island of Otterøya

Otterøya

Otterøya is an island in the municipality of Namsos in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is the largest island in the county. Otterøya sits northwest of the town of Namsos on the north side of the Namsenfjorden. It is connected to the mainland by the Lokkaren Bridge. The island was once part of...

, the island of Hoddøya

Hoddøya

Hoddøya is an island in the municipality of Namsos in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies in the Namsenfjorden, about west of the town of Namsos. The island is located between the island of Otterøya and the mainland of Flatanger ....

, and some of the mainland southwest of those islands. The area contains good farmland and also good salmon

Salmon

Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...

 fishing. The main church for the area is Otterøy Church

Otterøy Church

Otterøy Church is a parish church in the municipality of Namsos in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skomsvoll on the island of Otterøya. The church is part of the Otterøy parish in the Namdal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The octagonal wood church building was...

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History

The municipality of Otterøy was established on 1 January 1913 when it was split off from the municipality of Fosnes

Fosnes

Fosnes is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Dun on the island of Jøa. Other villages include Salsnes and Nufsfjord.-General information:...

. Initially, Otterøy had a population of 1,631. On 1 January 1964, all of Otterøy that was south of the Namsenfjord, except for the island of Hoddøya

Hoddøya

Hoddøya is an island in the municipality of Namsos in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies in the Namsenfjorden, about west of the town of Namsos. The island is located between the island of Otterøya and the mainland of Flatanger ....

, (population: 571) was merged into the municipality of Namdalseid

Namdalseid

Namdalseid is village and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Namdalseid. Other villages and farm areas include Sjøåsen, Statland, Tøttdalen, and Sverkmoen.The village of Namdalseid...

. The rest of Otterøy (population: 1,013) became a part of the municipality of Namsos

Namsos

is a town and municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Namsos. Other villages in the municipality include Bangsund, Klinga, Ramsvika, Skomsvoll, and Spillum....

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