Garten

For other uses, see Garten (disambiguation).
Garten

View of the island

Location in Sør-Trøndelag

Geography
Location Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Coordinates 63°38′32″N 9°30′57″E / 63.6423°N 9.5157°E / 63.6423; 9.5157Coordinates: 63°38′32″N 9°30′57″E / 63.6423°N 9.5157°E / 63.6423; 9.5157
Area 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Length 2.8 km (1.74 mi)
Highest elevation 74 m (243 ft)
Highest point Synnørsfjellet
Administration
County Sør-Trøndelag
Municipality Ørland

Garten is a populated island in the municipality of Ørland in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is located in the Trondheimsfjord, just southwest of the mainland. The 1.5-square-kilometre (370-acre) island lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of the island of Storfosna. The main population center on the island is also referred to as the village of Garten.

There is a bridge to the mainland as well as car ferry connections to Storfosna (also in Ørland) and also to the island of Leksa (in Agdenes) and to the mainland of Agdenes.[1]

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Garten" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-01-12.


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