Brekstad

{{short description|Town in Trøndelag, Norway}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Brekstad

|other_name =

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Town/CityIn the Norwegian language, the word by can be translated as "town" or "city".

|image_skyline = Orlandkommuneskyline.jpg

|image_caption = View of the town

|image_map = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=9|marker=town}}

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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 = 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

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|established_title1 = Town ({{lang|no|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 = {{coord|63.6870|09.6654|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 6

|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Brekstad, Ørland (Trøndelag) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/%C3%98rland/Brekstad/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203225027/https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/%C3%98rland/Brekstad/ |archive-date=2018-02-03 |access-date=2018-02-24 |publisher=yr.no}}}}

Brekstad{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/680040 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}} 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 {{convert|5|km}} south of the village of Uthaug and about {{convert|7|km}} west of the villages of Austrått and Ottersbo.

The {{convert|1.93|km2|acre|adj=on}} town has a population (2024) of 2,437 and a population density of {{convert|1263|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2024-10-01 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}} Brekstad received town status on 8 October 2005, thus becoming the 95th town in Norway.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Brekstad |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=http://www.snl.no/Brekstad |access-date=2018-02-19 |date=2017-08-20 |editor-last=Haugen |editor-first=Morten |language=no}}

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.