Hestvika[3] 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 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the village of Sandstad where the entrance to the Hitra Tunnel is located.

View of Hestvika (c. 1909)

The 0.36-square-kilometre (89-acre) village has a population (2024) of 278 and a population density of 772 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,000/sq mi).[1]

Hestvika has a marina suitable for light watercraft.[4] The Børøyholmen Lighthouse lies about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the northeast of the marina. The fishing village has various industries including fish processing.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 October 2024). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Hestvika, Hitra (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Hestvika Marina". Marinas.com. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  5. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (21 November 2024). "Hestvika". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hestvika
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