Valøya
Encyclopedia
Valøya is a village in the municipality of Vikna
in Nord-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It is located on the island of Ytter-Vikna
, about 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) west of Rørvik
. Valøy Chapel
is located in this village.
Vikna
Vikna 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 Rørvik. Other villages in Vikna include Austafjord, Garstad, and Valøya.-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 island of Ytter-Vikna
Ytter-Vikna
Ytter-Vikna is one of the three major islands in the municipality of Vikna in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the western part of Vikna. Norwegian County Road 770 crosses the island. The villages of Austafjord and Valøya are located on this island....
, about 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) west of Rørvik
Rørvik
Rørvik is a port village in the municipality of Vikna in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village also serves as the administrative centre of the municipality. It is on the eastern side of the Vikna archipelago on the island of Inner-Vikna. The village has a population of 2,721. The...
. Valøy Chapel
Valøy Chapel
Valøy Church is a parish church in the municipality of Vikna in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Valøya on the island of Ytter-Vikna. The church is part of the Vikna parish in the Nærøy deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The wooden chapel building is a former...
is located in this village.