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Leira, Trøndelag

Coordinates: 63°36′00″N 10°00′03″E / 63.6000°N 10.0007°E / 63.6000; 10.0007
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Leira
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Leira is located in Trøndelag
Leira
Leira
Leira is located in Norway
Leira
Leira
Coordinates: 63°36′00″N 10°00′03″E / 63.6000°N 10.0007°E / 63.6000; 10.0007
CountryNorway
RegionCentral Norway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictFosen
MunicipalityIndre Fosen
Elevation11 m (36 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
7100 Rissa

Leira[2] is a village in Indre Fosen Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of the village of Årnset, along the north shore of the lake Botn. It is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the lake Storvatnet. Rissa Church is located on the south side of Leira.

Name

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The name is derived from the Old Norse word leira which means "clay" or "muddy shore". Leira is a common name of rivers in many places in Norway.

References

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  1. ^ "Leira, Indre Fosen (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-27.