Svorkmo Explained

Official Name:Svorkmo
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
Area Total Km2:0.25
Population As Of:2017
Population Total:298
Population Density Km2:1192
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:7327 Svorkmo
Coordinates:63.1697°N 9.7425°W
Elevation M:48
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Svorkmo is a village in the municipality of Orkland in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is situated in the Orkdalen valley along the river Orkla about west-southwest of the city of Trondheim. Svorkmo is located about south of the village of Vormstad and about south of the urban area of Orkanger-Fannrem-Råbygda. The lake Svorksjøen lies about to the east of the village.

For about 100 years beginning in the 17th century, Svorkmo was an industrial centre of major importance. It was in Svorkmo that the Løkken copper mine's smelters were situated. Many people worked in the smelting works and the industry formed the base of one of Norway's largest non-city communities, with hotels, bakeries, saw mills, and the Svorkmo Station (a railway station which still exists, though now only as a museum).[2]

Today Svorkmo is no more than a small village with few facilities (little more than a supermarket and a campsite) and the people who live there work elsewhere. Svorkmo is a classic example of the effects of the centralization on the Norwegian economy. The 0.25km2 village has a population (2018) of 298 and a population density of .[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Svorkmo, Orkdal (Trøndelag). yr.no. 2018-02-05.
  2. Web site: Svorkmo. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2011-01-28.
  3. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1 January 2018.