Official Name: | Råkvåg |
Other Name: | Råkvågen |
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 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.44 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 305 |
Population Density Km2: | 532 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 7114 Råkvåg |
Coordinates: | 63.7621°N 10.0761°W |
Elevation M: | 14 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Råkvåg, (in Norwegian pronounced as /ˈrôkvoːɡ/) or Råkvågen is a village in the municipality of Indre Fosen in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the inner part of the Stjørnfjorden in the northern part of what was the old municipality of Rissa. It is about north of the village of Husbysjøen and about east of the village of Høybakken in the neighboring municipality of Bjugn. The Ramsvik Church lies just south of the village.
The 0.44km2 village has a population (2020) of 305 and a population density of .[2]
Råkvåg is popular with boat owners. It has become a tradition to meet here on one weekend during the summer (known as Råkvåg-dagene), when boats of all sizes and people of all ages gather to relax and socialize. Råkvåg-dagene is usually organized the last weekend of July.[3]