Official Name: | Vanvikan |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Trøndelag#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
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: | 0.58 |
Population As Of: | 2024 |
Population Total: | 742 |
Population Density Km2: | 1279 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 7125 Vanvikan |
Coordinates: | 63.5534°N 10.2215°W |
Elevation M: | 4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Vanvikan is a village in Indre Fosen Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord in the southeastern part of the municipality. The village of Seter lies about northeast of Vanvikan and the lake Storvatnet lies about north of the village. One of the schools in the municipality, Vanvikan Skole is located in the village of Vanvikan. Stranda Church is also located in the village.
The 0.58km2 village has a population (2024) of 742 and a population density of .[2]
The village is an industrial centre with the various technology industries that are part of Lyng Industrier.[3] Vanvikan is connected to the city of Trondheim by means of a fast passenger boat route across the Trondheimsfjord. The Flakk–Rørvik Ferry (car ferry) is accessed at Rørvika about to the southwest. The Norwegian County Road 755 connects it with other villages to the northeast.