Official Name: | Råbygda |
Other Name: | Gjølme |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Trøndelag#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Trøndelag |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Orkdalen |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Orkland |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 7310 Gjølme |
Coordinates: | 63.3161°N 9.81°W |
Elevation M: | 8 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Råbygda (or historically: Gjølme) is a village in the municipality of Orkland in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the Orkla River, at the mouth of the river. The village lies about west of the town centre of Orkanger and about south of the village of Kjøra. There is a silicon carbide factory in the village.
Since 2012, the village has been part of the Orkanger-Fannrem urban area. The 6.15km2 urban area has a population (2017) of 8,108 which gives it a population density of .[2] The name was changed to Råbygda in 2013. Prior to that time, it was called Gjølme.[3]