Austafjord

{{Short description|Village in Nærøysund Municipality, Norway}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Austafjord

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|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Austafjord 2016.jpg

|image_caption = View of the village

|image_map = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=11|marker=village}}

|pushpin_map = Trøndelag#Norway

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|pushpin_label_position = top

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Central Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Trøndelag

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Namdalen

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Nærøysund Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 7900 Rørvik

|coordinates = {{coord|64.9171|10.9396|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 19

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Austafjord, Vikna (Trøndelag)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Vikna/Austafjord/|publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2018-05-05}}}}

Austafjord{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/257635|title=Informasjon om stadnamn|website=Norgeskart|publisher=Kartverket|language=no|accessdate=2024-11-08}} is a small village in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the island of Ytter-Vikna, approximately {{convert|30|km}} west of the municipal center, Rørvik. Austafjord sits about half-way between the nearby villages of Garstad and Valøya. Austafjord has a population of about 60, as well as a shop, a post office, a school, and a day-care center. Austafjord is the western terminus of Norwegian County Road 770.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://snl.no/Austafjord|title=Austafjord|editor-first=Knut A.|editor-last=Rosvold|accessdate=2018-05-05|date=2017-12-25|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|language=Norwegian}}