Official Name: | Vormstad |
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: | 0.31 |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Total: | 291 |
Population Density Km2: | 939 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 7327 Svorkmo |
Coordinates: | 63.1997°N 9.7699°W |
Elevation M: | 30 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Vormstad is a village in the municipality of Orkland in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Orkla River between the villages of Svorkmo and Fannrem. The village of Hoston lies about west of Vormstad. The 0.31km2 village of Vormstad has a population (2009) of 291. The population density of the village is .[2]
Vormstad is a centre for salmon fishing in the Orkla River, and the population increases many times through the fishing season in June, July, and August.
The name of the village comes from the river Vorma which flows into the Orkla River at Vormstad. The village was the municipal center of the old municipality of Orkland. Moe Church is located just south of Vormstad.[3]