Svorkmo
{{Short description|Village in Orkland Municipality, Norway}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Svorkmo
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|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Svorkmo stasjon.jpg
|image_caption = View of the train station in the village
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Norway
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Central Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Trøndelag
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Orkdalen
|subdivision_type4 = Municipality
|subdivision_name4 = Orkland Municipality
|timezone1 = CET
|utc_offset1 = +01:00
|timezone1_DST = CEST
|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00
|area_total_km2 = 0.26
|population_as_of = 2024
|population_total = 291
|population_density_km2 = 1119
|postal_code_type = Post Code
|postal_code = 7327 Svorkmo
|coordinates = {{coord|63.1697|09.7425|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m = 48
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Svorkmo, Orkdal (Trøndelag)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%c3%b8ndelag/Orkdal/Svorkmo/|publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2018-02-05}}}}
Svorkmo{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/740131 |access-date=2025-01-25|website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}} is a village in Orkland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is situated in the Orkdalen valley along the river Orkla about {{convert|60|km}} west-southwest of the city of Trondheim. Svorkmo is located about {{convert|3.5|km}} south of the village of Vormstad and about {{convert|11|km}} south of the urban area of Orkanger-Fannrem-Råbygda. The lake Svorksjøen lies about {{convert|7|km}} to the east of the village.
For about 100 years beginning in the 17th century, Svorkmo was an industrial centre of major importance. It was in Svorkmo that the Løkken copper mine's smelters were situated. Many people worked in the smelting works and the industry formed the base of one of Norway's largest non-city communities, with hotels, bakeries, saw mills, and the Svorkmo Station (a railway station which still exists, though now only as a museum).{{cite web|url=http://www.snl.no/Svorkmo|title=Svorkmo|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2011-01-28}}
Today Svorkmo is no more than a small village with few facilities (little more than a supermarket and a campsite) and the people who live there work elsewhere. Svorkmo is a classic example of the effects of the centralization on the Norwegian economy. The {{convert|0.26|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2024) of 291 and a population density of {{convert|1119|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}}