Rørvik
Rørvik | |
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View of the old town (Berggården) | |
| Coordinates: 64°51′43″N 11°14′23″E / 64.8619°N 11.2397°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Central Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Namdalen |
| Municipality | Nærøysund Municipality |
| Established as | |
| Town (By) | 2020 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.23 km2 (0.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 3,743 |
| • Density | 1,678/km2 (4,350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 7900 Rørvik |
Rørvik is a town and administrative centre in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is on the eastern side of the Vikna archipelago on the island of Inner-Vikna. The 2.23-square-kilometre (550-acre) town has a population (2024) of 3,743 and a population density of 1,678 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,350/sq mi).
There are several museums in Rørvik. The Norwegian Coastal Museum, with its center for coastal culture and vessel protection, is located here. The critically acclaimed museum building Norveg was designed by the architect Guðmundur Jónsson. Rørvik is also home to the Ytre Namdal Upper Secondary School, Ytre Namdal Vocational School for maritime education and the Safety Center Rørvik which offers safety training for seafarers.
Old Rørvik church from 1896 burned to the ground in 2012, and new Rørvik Church, designed by the architectural firm Pir2, was consecrated on 22 December 2019. There is a hotel (Kysthotellet) and an apartment hotel (Rørvik rorbuer) in Rørvik. Prior to 2020, the town served as the administrative centre of the old Vikna Municipality.