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Røyrvik Municipality
municipality in Trøndelag, Norway
Børgefjell National Park
national park in Northern Norway
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Namsen
or is one of the longest rivers in Trøndelag county, in the central part of Norway. The long river flows through the municipalities of Røyrvik, Namsskogan, Grong, Overhalla, and Namsos before emptying into the Namsenfjorden. The river is the namesake for the whole Namdalen region. The river traditionally has been used for floating timber down from the forests to the town of Namsos, where the sawmills were located. Today, parts of the Namsen are regulated by several dams.
Tunnsjøen
or is a lake in Røyrvik Municipality and Lierne Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies just south of the large lake Limingen, and just west of the border with Sweden. It is above sea level and has a volume of . The deepest part of the lake is deep. It is the seventh largest lake in Norway.
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Limingen
thumb | right | alt=alt=Refer to caption | Lake Limingen, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway or is a lake in Røyrvik Municipality and Lierne Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is the eighth-largest lake in the country. The lake lies above sea level; and has an area of about . At the deepest point, it is deep and averages about deep. The lake has a volume of about and is located just north of the large lake Tunnsjøen. The border with Sweden lies about east of the lake.
Namsvatnet
or is a lake in Røyrvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The river Namsen used to be the primary outlet, but the lake has been regulated for hydroelectric generation since 1959 and part of the water is diverted south towards a power station. The lake is fed by three main sources within Børgefjell National Park: the river Storelva which comes from the lake Jengelvatnet, the river Virmaelva, and the river Orelva which comes from the lake Ovrejaevrie. Namsvatnet has Arctic char, trout, and small carp. Today, tourism is an important activity.
Jengelvatnet
or is a lake in Norway that lies on the borders of Røyrvik Municipality (in Trøndelag county) and Grane Municipality and Hattfjelldal Municipality (both in Nordland county). The lake lies inside Børgefjell National Park and it drains to the south into the lake Namsvatnet.
Røyrvik
village in Røyrvik municipality, Norway
Jetnamsklumpen
or is the highest point of Jetnamfjellet, a mountain on the border of Røyrvik Municipality (in Trøndelag county) and Hattfjelldal Municipality (in Nordland county) in Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Børgefjell National Park, and it is the highest point in Trøndelag county.
Storgollomsvatnet
or is a lake in Røyrvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies just south of the large lake Namsvatnet into which it drains.
Ovrejaevrie
or is a lake in Røyrvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The water from the lake flows out through the river Orelva into the lake Namsvatnet. This lake lies within Børgefjell National Park, less than to the west of the border with Sweden.
Røyrvik Church
church in Trøndelag, Norway
Tunnsjøflyan
Tunnsjøflyan is a lake in Røyrvik Municipality (and partially in Namsskogan Municipality) in Trøndelag County, Norway. The lake drains out into Tunnsjøen to the east.