Salsnes
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Salsnes is a village in the municipality of Fosnes
in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It is located on the mainland of Fosnes on a small isthmus
of land between the Folda
fjord and the lake Salsvatnet. Salen Chapel
is located in the village.
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:...
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 on the mainland of Fosnes on a small isthmus
Isthmus
An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas usually with waterforms on either side.Canals are often built through isthmuses where they may be particularly advantageous to create a shortcut for marine transportation...
of land between the Folda
Folda, Nord-Trøndelag
Folda or Folla is a firth and a fjord in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway, within the municipalities of Flatanger, Namsos, Fosnes, and Nærøy. The large wide firth is about long which then narrows into a fjord which is about long. The narrower fjord part of Folda is often called the Foldfjorden or...
fjord and the lake Salsvatnet. Salen Chapel
Salen Chapel
Salen Chapel is a chapel in the municipality of Fosnes in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Salsnes, on the shores of the lake Salsvatnet. The church is part of the Fosnes parish in the Namdal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden chapel building was...
is located in the village.