Selbekken

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

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Selbekken

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|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline = Lensvik_Agdenes_2016_1.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 = right

|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 = Orkland Municipality

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.49

|population_as_of = 2024

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 448

|population_density_km2 = 914

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 7316 Lensvik

|coordinates = {{coord|63.5042|09.8265|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 5

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Selbekken, Agdenes (Trøndelag)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Agdenes/Selbekken/|publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2018-02-10}}}}

Selbekken{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/13751 |access-date=2025-01-25|website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}} is a village in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located directly south of the village of Lensvik along the Trondheimsfjorden and the Norwegian County Road 710. The {{convert|0.49|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2024) of 448 and a population density of {{convert|914|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}}

The lake Øyangsvatnet lies about {{convert|6.5|km}} west of the village, the village of Ingdalen lies about {{convert|6|km}} to the south, and the village of Vassbygda lies about {{convert|20|km}} to the north.{{Store norske leksikon|Selbekken|Selbekken|2025-01-26|Haugen|Morten O.|2024-11-26}}

History

The village was the administrative centre of the old Agdenes Municipality which existed from 1896 until 2020 when it merged into Orkland Municipality.

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Category:Villages in Trøndelag

Category:Orkland

Category:Trondheimsfjord

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