Official Name: | Leira |
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: | Fosen |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Indre Fosen |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 7100 Rissa |
Coordinates: | 63.6°N 10.0007°W |
Elevation M: | 11 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Leira is a village in the municipality of Indre Fosen in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about north of the village of Årnset, along the north shore of the lake Botn. It is about west of the lake Storvatnet. Rissa Church is located on the south side of Leira.
The name is derived from leire which means 'clay'. Leira is a common name of rivers many places in Norway.