Leksvik
Leksvik is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county (now in Trøndelag county), Norway. The administrative center of the municipality was the village of Leksvik. Other villages in Leksvik included Vanvikan, Seter, and Dalbygda. Norwegian County Road 755 is the main road that connected the whole municipality from north to south.
Leksvik Municipality
Leksvik kommune | |
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| Leksviken herred (historic name) | |
View of the village of Leksvik | |
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Nord-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Leksvik within Nord-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°39′59″N 10°29′29″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nord-Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 31 Dec 2017 |
| • Succeeded by | Indre Fosen in 2018 |
| Administrative centre | Leksvik |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 430.22 km2 (166.11 sq mi) |
| • Land | 399.70 km2 (154.33 sq mi) |
| • Water | 30.52 km2 (11.78 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #230/426 in Norway |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 3,480 |
| • Rank | #249/426 in Norway |
| • Density | 8.7/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Demonym | leksværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1718 |
The villages of Leksvik and Vanvikan were the two largest urban areas in Leksvik, notable for their high tech industries which have developed to become advanced and in demand. Areas with agriculture were also widespread, but most of the municipality was covered in forests and mountains where the wildlife ruled with animals such as moose and reindeer. The moose are sometimes seen in the heart of Leksvik and Vanvikan, where modern downtown areas with commercial and residential developments are growing.
The 430-square-kilometre (170 sq mi) municipality was the 220th largest by area out of the then 426 municipalities in Norway at the time of its dissolution. Leksvik was the 249th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,480. The municipality's population density was 8.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (23/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 0.1% over the last decade.