Brekstad
Town in Trøndelag, Norway
title: "Brekstad" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ørland-municipality", "cities-and-towns-in-norway", "populated-places-in-trøndelag", "2005-establishments-in-norway", "populated-places-established-in-2005"] description: "Town in Trøndelag, Norway" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brekstad" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Town in Trøndelag, Norway ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Brekstad |
| settlement_type | Town/City |
| image_skyline | Orlandkommuneskyline.jpg |
| image_caption | View of the town |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 9 |
| mapframe-marker | town |
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| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Norway |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Central Norway |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Trøndelag |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Fosen |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name4 | Ørland Municipality |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +01:00 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +02:00 |
| established_title | Established as |
| established_date | |
| established_title1 | Town (By) |
| established_date1 | 2005 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 1.93 |
| population_as_of | 2024 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 2437 |
| population_density_km2 | 1263 |
| postal_code_type | Post Code |
| postal_code | 7130 Brekstad |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 6 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
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Brekstad is a town in Ørland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord at the entrance to the Stjørnfjorden. The town is located about 5 km south of the village of Uthaug and about 7 km west of the villages of Austrått and Ottersbo.
The 1.93 km2 town has a population (2024) of 2,437 and a population density of 1263 PD/km2. Brekstad received town status on 8 October 2005, thus becoming the 95th town in Norway.
The major employers in Brekstad are Ørland Main Air Station / Ørland Airport, Mascot Høie linen factory, Coop Fosen, and Tine Midt-Norge. Brekstad hosts one courthouse for the Trøndelag District Court. The Ørland Church and Ørland cultural center are both located in the town.
Brekstad has connections with the Kystekspressen boat to Trondheim, Hitra, Frøya (via bus), Lensvik, Hysnes, and Kristiansund. The Brekstad–Valset Ferry has regular service across the Trondheimsfjord from Brekstad to Valset in Orkland Municipality. There are also road connections to elsewhere in Ørland Municipality.
History
Brekstad post office was established in 1883. Brekstad is also the site of Skjeggehaugen, from the Old Norse word haugr meaning mound. Skjeggehaugen is an ancient burial mound which measures about 50 to across and from 6 to in height. It is located about 60 m northeast of Ørland Church.
Shopping and business services
Brekstad is a regional center for both shopping and business services. In the city of Brekstad shoppers can visit and enjoy several clothing stores, grocery stores, cafes, lumber & hardware stores, goldsmiths, flower shop, convenience stores, sports stores, gift stores, restaurants, optometry store, health food store, drug store, Asian grocery store, bookshop, banks, office supply, pet supplies, paint store, art galleries, furniture store, bakeries, car dealers and liquor store.
Business services like accountants, attorneys, banks, consultants, advertising agencies, office supplies, auditing, print shops, collection agency and office services are readily available.
Media gallery
File:Orlandskart.jpg|Brekstad area map File:Orland kirke.jpg|Ørland church File:Brekstad.JPG|Brekstad, east view File:Brekstad fra vest 2000.jpg|Brekstad, west view
Climate
|location = Ørland Main Air Station 1991–2020 (10 m, precipitation days 1961–90, extremes 1955–present) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 12.4 | Jan record low C = -19.8 |Feb record high C = 10.9 | Feb record low C = -20.5 |Mar record high C = 14.3 | Mar record low C = -16.5 |Apr record high C = 22.6 | Apr record low C = -8.6 |May record high C = 28.9 | May record low C = -3.1 |Jun record high C = 30.7 | Jun record low C = 0.1 |Jul record high C = 32.7 | Jul record low C = 3.6 |Aug record high C = 31.8 | Aug record low C = 1 |Sep record high C = 25.9 | Sep record low C = -3.3 |Oct record high C = 19.6 | Oct record low C = -8 |Nov record high C = 14.2 | Nov record low C = -15.4 |Dec record high C = 12.2 | Dec record low C = -18 |Jan high C = 3.1 |Feb high C = 2.8 |Mar high C = 4.7 |Apr high C = 8.8 |May high C = 12.6 |Jun high C = 15.3 |Jul high C = 17.9 |Aug high C = 18 |Sep high C = 14.5 |Oct high C = 9.4 |Nov high C = 5.6 |Dec high C = 3.8 |year high C = |Jan mean C = 1.1 |Feb mean C = 0.7 |Mar mean C = 2.1 |Apr mean C = 5.4 |May mean C = 8.8 |Jun mean C = 11.7 |Jul mean C = 14 |Aug mean C = 14.1 |Sep mean C = 11.3 |Oct mean C = 7 |Nov mean C = 3.7 |Dec mean C = 1.7 |year mean C = |Jan low C = -1.3 |Feb low C = -1.7 |Mar low C = -0.7 |Apr low C = 2.1 |May low C = 5.3 |Jun low C = 8.4 |Jul low C = 10.6 |Aug low C = 10.7 |Sep low C = 8.4 |Oct low C = 4.5 |Nov low C = 1.4 |Dec low C = -0.7 |year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 88 |Feb precipitation mm = 82 |Mar precipitation mm = 76 |Apr precipitation mm = 55 |May precipitation mm = 52 |Jun precipitation mm = 69 |Jul precipitation mm = 63 |Aug precipitation mm = 91 |Sep precipitation mm = 110 |Oct precipitation mm = 104 |Nov precipitation mm = 92 |Dec precipitation mm = 111 |year precipitation mm = |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days= 16 |Feb precipitation days= 15 |Mar precipitation days= 15 |Apr precipitation days= 11 |May precipitation days= 10 |Jun precipitation days= 12 |Jul precipitation days= 11 |Aug precipitation days= 13 |Sep precipitation days= 14 |Oct precipitation days= 15 |Nov precipitation days= 14 |Dec precipitation days= 16 |source 1 = |date=March 2021 |source 2 =
References
References
- In the Norwegian language, the word ''by'' can be translated as "town" or "city".
- "Brekstad, Ørland (Trøndelag)". [[yr.no]].
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2024-10-01). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- (2017-08-20). "Brekstad". [[Kunnskapsforlaget]].
- (1997). "Posten 350 år: historisk utvikling i kommunene Ørland, Bjugn, Rissa".
- "Skjeggehaugen [Ørland church]". The Megalithic Portal.
- "Meteostat".
- "yr.no (Norwegian Meteorological Institute)".
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