Hitra Municipality

municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

former municipality in Trøndelag in Norway

settlement in Hitra Municipality, Norway

island in Trøndelag, Norway

Hestvika is a village in Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern tip of the island of Hitra along the Trondheimsleia, about east of the village of Sandstad where the entrance to the Hitra Tunnel is located.

The Trondheimsleia is a strait in Møre og Romsdal and Trøndelag counties in Norway. The long strait runs between the islands of Smøla and Hitra and the mainland municipalities of Aure, Heim, and Orkland. The strait has several fjords which branch off it including the Ramsøyfjorden, Hemnfjorden, and Trondheimsfjorden. The islands of Leksa are located in the Trondheimsleia in Orkland Municipality. The Hitra Tunnel is a road tunnel underneath the Trondheimsleia connecting the island of Hitra to the mainland.

official association football team representing Norwegian island municipality of Hitra

Hemnfjorden is a fjord in Trøndelag county in Norway. The long fjord forms the boundary between Heim Municipality, Hitra Municipality, and Orkland Municipality. The fjord begins at the village of Kyrksæterøra at the mouths of the rivers Søo and Haugaelva. The fjord flows northwards until it joins the Trondheimsleia. The Åstfjorden and Snillfjorden are smaller fjords which branch off the main Hemnfjorden to the east into Orkland Municipality. The deepest point in the fjord reaches below sea level.

Hemnskjela is an island in Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is located in the Trondheimsleia strait at the mouth of the Hemnfjorden, just south of the village of Sandstad on the nearby island of Hitra.

Helgbustadøya is an island in Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is an island located in the Straumsfjorden just off the northwestern coast of the island of Hitra, just east of the Bispøyan islands, about northeast of the village of Kvenvær, and about southwest of the village of Melandsjøen.

lighthouse in Norway

Fjellværsøya is an island in Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is located in the eastern part of Hitra Municipality, east of the main island of Hitra and it is surrounded by the Frøyfjorden, Kråkvågfjorden, and Fillfjorden.

church in Hitra, Norway

Mørkdalstua is the tallest mountain on the island of Hitra which is located in Hitra Municipality, Trøndelag county, Norway. The tall mountain lies on the western side of the island, about northeast of the village of Forsnes and southeast of the village of Kvenvær.

Dolmøya is an island in Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is located in the Frøyfjorden, just north of the village of Melandsjøen on the island of Hitra. The island of Dolmøya is flat, swampy, and has very few trees. The island is also the location of the southern entrance to the Frøya Tunnel. The medieval Dolm Church is located on the southeastern shore of the island. There were about 488 residents living on the island in 2017.

church in Hitra, Norway

church in Hitra, Norway

thumb | right | alt=Picture of Sandstad Ferry Terminal in July 2022 | Sandstad Ferry Terminal in July 2022 Sandstad is a village in Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Trondheimsleia on the southeastern coast of the island of Hitra, about southwest of the village of Hestvika. The north entrance to the Hitra Tunnel lies just south of the village of Sandstad. The Terningen lighthouse lies in the Trondheimsleia, about southwest of the village. Sandstad Church is located here.

road tunnel in Trøndelag, Norway

Undersea road tunnel in Trøndelag, Norway

Frøyfjorden is a strait between the islands of Frøya and Hitra in Trøndelag county, Norway. The long strait is rather shallow, only about at its deepest. The Frøya Tunnel goes beneath the fjord from Hammarvika in Frøya Municipality to the island of Dolmøya in Hitra Municipality.

church in Hitra, Norway

church in Hitra, Norway

lighthouse in Norway

church in Hitra, Norway

former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

church in Hitra, Norway