Ottersøya

Ottersøya Ottersøy
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Ottersøya Location in Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°51′22″N 11°17′21″E / 64.85611°N 11.28917°E / 64.85611; 11.28917Coordinates: 64°51′22″N 11°17′21″E / 64.85611°N 11.28917°E / 64.85611; 11.28917
Country	Norway
Region	Trøndelag
County	Nord-Trøndelag
District	Namdalen
Municipality	Nærøy
Elevation[1]	7 m (23 ft)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code	7940 Ottersøy

Ottersøya is a village in the municipality of Nærøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the southwestern end of the Kvingra peninsula, just across the Nærøysundet from Rørvik. It is much closer to Rørvik (in Vikna) than to its own municipal centre, Kolvereid. The village of Torstad lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Ottersøya. In 2001, it had about 250 inhabitants.^[2] Just south of Ottersøya village lie the Marøysund Bridge and Nærøysund Bridge which connect Nærøy to Vikna.

References

1. ^ "Ottersøya" (in Norwegian). yr.no. http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nord-Tr%C3%B8ndelag/N%C3%A6r%C3%B8y/Otters%C3%B8ya/. Retrieved 2011-09-29. 
2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Ottersøy" (in Norwegian). http://snl.no/Otters%C3%B8y. Retrieved 2011-09-29.