Otterøya

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Otterøya
Waters European Arctic Ocean
Geographical location 64 ° 33 '  N , 11 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 64 ° 33 '  N , 11 ° 13'  E
Location of Otterøya
length approx. 25.5 kmdep1
width approx. 8 kmdep1
surface 143 km²
Highest elevation Tømmervikfjellet
446  moh.
Residents 809
5.7 inhabitants / km²

Otterøya is an island in the municipality of Namsos in the Norwegian province of Trøndelag . With an area of ​​143 km², it is the largest island in the municipality. Otterøya is located northwest of the city of Namsos on the north side of the Namsenfjord and is connected to the mainland by the Lokkaren Bridge. The island is often referred to as "Norway in miniature".

geography

The island of Otterøya is located in the Northern European Sea and belongs entirely to the municipality of Namsos in the Norwegian province of Trøndelag . The area is 143 km², with a length of approx. 25.5 km and a width of up to around 8 km. Otterøya is bounded laterally by the Namsenfjorden in the southwest and by the Raudsunda with Lauvøyfjord , Surviksundet and Lokkarensundet in the northeast. Numerous smaller fjords and bays cut into the island's coastline. There are also many small islands and spars in front of it . The highest peaks on the island are Tømmervikfjellet ( 446  moh. ), Krokfjellet ( 427  moh. ) And Dyravassklumpen ( 423  moh. ). The largest lakes, measured by the water surface, are the Myanvikvatnet with 0.61 km², followed by the Aglvatnet with 0.54 km² and Fuglvatnet and Storskorstadvatnet with 0.29 km² each.

geology

In general, the Otterøya underground rock is clearly acidic , difficult to dissolve and therefore poor in nutrients for plants. The island consists of over 90% dioritic to granite-like gneiss rocks . These shape the land mass from the coastal shores to the mountainous regions, including Tømmervikfjellets. Only the isthmus between the Lauvøyfjorden and the Namsenfjorden, in the southeast of the island, consists of an approximately 2.5 km wide strip of mica gneiss , mica slate , metasandstone and amphibolite , in places with garnet , kyanite and sillimanite . In the middle of this plain, the underground rock consists only of amphibolite and mica schist. The subsoil of the strip of land west of Fv767 around the towns of Sandvik and Broem in the southeast of the island also consists only of these two types of rock.

The pure rock only emerges in the higher mountains of the island. Often it is covered by a thin layer of humus . In the numerous valleys there are mostly loess and sediment fillings under the humus layer , which were deposited by the weathering of the surrounding rock and by the discharge of moraine .

climate

The climate on Otterøya is not significantly different from that of the rest of the coastal region in North Trøndelag. It is oceanic with mild annual mean temperatures and high rainfall during winter. The average annual rainfall is around 1300 millimeters. The average number of days with snow-covered ground for the coastal region is just under 50 days per year. On the other hand, in the higher mountains, especially in the mountains in the southeast of the island, the ground can be covered with snow for more than 100 days a year.

ecology

flora

The island's flora is very varied. Due to the size and the rise of the terrain from above sea level to almost 450 m, there are many types of vegetation. In addition to open cultivated land and meadows, there are also swamps and moors , as well as forests and even mountain regions with little vegetation . The tree and shrub zones are characterized by spruce , pine , birch , aspens , rowan bushes , black crowberry , common heather , as well as various grasses and herbs . Due to the geological nature of the underground rock, the vegetation in the high elevations, if present at all locally, is only very sparse and small. Larger forests are usually only found in the valleys of the island with their nutrient-rich soils. The most lush vegetation on the island is found on the isthmus between Lauvøyfjorden and Namsenfjorden, as the soil rock there provides significantly better access to nutrients than the other rock composition on the rest of the island. There is a wide distribution of lichens all over the island, regardless of the local vegetation .

fauna

There is a wide variety of wildlife on Otterøya, including a lot of large game . In addition to elk and roe deer , the red deer population deserves special mention. It is the northernmost red deer area in Norway with a current annual population of around 800 animals. The population has probably lived on the island for thousands of years, as indicated by several prehistoric hunting pits, in which numerous arrowheads and a skinning knife made of red slate have been found. In the highlands of the island, many place names also indicate former hunting grounds, including Dyrmyra , Dyrhaugen , Dyrfjellet and Dyrstien . At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries in particular , the island was a popular hunting destination for well-heeled Germans, including counts and barons . As a result, the red deer population had collapsed almost completely by the turn of the century and the number of animals was estimated at just under 15. In 1900 and 1903, a German baron imported a total of 16 red deer from German and Hungarian territories to the island and the red deer was placed under hunting protection until 1905 to recover the population. Since the newly grown population caused heavy game browsing , hunting increased again in the following years, so that the species had to be placed under protection again from 1924 to 1928. The mild winters of the last 15 to 20 years were also beneficial for the recovery of the large number of red deer stags today. To this day, differences can be made between the descendants of the German-Hungarian red deer and the Norwegian. While the former have a distinct red-brown fur color, the latter can be recognized by their rather grayish fur. A complete mixing of the two populations has therefore not taken place until today.

history

The name of the island is derived from the otter and therefore means "otter island". From 1913 to 1964 Otterøya belonged to the now dissolved Otterøy municipality and was incorporated into the Namsos municipality with effect from January 1, 1964 . In 2001 the population of the island was 809.

Culture and sights

hunt

Otterøya is still a popular hunting ground today. Hunting takes place on a total of 7200 hectares of designated hunting area, from 0 to about 300  moh. on cultivated land as well as in swamps, mountain regions and forests. As is customary in Europe, game hunting on the island is subject to certain periods of protection. The hunting season for red deer starts on September 1st and lasts until December 23rd, with a break of 8 days, from October 2nd to 9th. Moose hunting is permitted from September 25th to October 31st and, like the deer hunt, is interrupted from October 2nd to 9th.

Sports

The Otterøy Idrettslag (Eng .: "Otterøy Sportverein") has numerous cross-country skiing trails , fitness facilities , multisport facilities and lawn play areas . In addition, a total of seven hiking trails have been designated by the Norwegian Tourist Association .

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

The predominant occupations of the population on the island are agriculture , fishing , fish farming and tourism .

tourism

There is a campsite in Aglen, in the northwest of the island.

traffic

Fylkesvei 767 runs over Lokkaren Sound in the southwest of the island over the Lokkaren Bridge and connects the island with the mainland. This is the island's only constant connection with the mainland. There is no regular ferry connection . The Fv767 runs along the south coast of the island to Skomsvoll. From there, the Fv466 to Hamnes and the Fv 467 loop over the plain between Lauvøyfjorden and Namsenfjorden, before it joins the Fv 465, which runs along the north coast of Otterøya to the far north-west of the island and ends in Aglen. The fifth Fylkesvei on the island is Fv 468, which branches off from Fv465 at Årnes and ends in Skorstad. The island cannot be reached by air by plane. The nearest international airport is Trondheim Airport . From here, the airline Widerøe offers regular flights to Namsos Airport .

Personalities

literature

  • Svein Morten Eilertsen: Vurdering vinterbeitekapasiteten for purely on Otterøya in Vestre Namdal inbeitedistrikt . Ed .: Bioforsk Nord Tjøtta (=  Bioforsk Rapport . Vol. 3, No. 63/2008 ). 1st edition. Bioforsk Nord Tjøtta, Ås 2008, ISBN 978-82-17-00361-8 (15 pages, bioforsk.no [PDF; 1.5 MB ; accessed on February 20, 2015]).
  • Svein Andreassen: Otterøya - her fins den Nordligste hjorten i Norge! In: Stiftelsen Elsen (ed.): Hjorteviltet . Vol. 10, January 2000, ISSN  0803-4427 , pp. 43–46 ( hjorteviltet.no [PDF; 800 kB ; accessed on February 20, 2015]).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hjortejakt på Otterøya, Utleie av hjortejakt på Otterøya , hjortejakt.net, accessed on February 18, 2015
  2. ↑ Hans Finnager , finnangerbrygge.no, accessed on February 20, 2015 (Norwegian)
  3. ↑ a b c Store norske leksikon : Otterøya - Namsos , accessed on February 17, 2015 (Norwegian)
  4. ↑ a b c d e f Topographic map of Norway (section with Otterøya) , ut.no, accessed on February 21, 2015
  5. ↑ "NVE Atlas" - Innsjødatabase ( Memento of the original from December 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat, accessed on February 21, 2015 (Norwegian) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / gis3.nve.no
  6. ↑ a b c d e f g h Eilertsen (2008), p. 6
  7. ↑ a b c d Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse - Kart min Kommun # 1703 (Geological map of Norway, detail with Otterøya) , geo.ngu.no, accessed on February 20, 2015
  8. ↑ a b c Informasjon , hjortejakt.net, accessed on February 18, 2015
  9. ↑ a b Eilertsen (2008), p. 7
  10. ↑ a b c d e f Historien om Otterøyhjorten , hjortejakt.net, accessed on February 18, 2015
  11. ↑ a b Store norske leksikon : Otterøy , accessed on February 17, 2015 (Norwegian)
  12. ↑ Forskrift om sammenlåing av Namdalseid and Otterøy kommuner, Nord-Trøndelag. , lovdata.no, accessed February 18, 2015 (Norwegian)
  13. ↑ Otterøy Idrettslag , otteroy.no, accessed on February 24, 2015 (Norwegian)
  14. ↑ Insel Otterøya, Abendstimmung ( Memento of the original from February 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Urlaub-im-web.de, accessed on February 24, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.urlaub-im-web.de
  15. ↑ Fishing on the Namdal Coast , trondelag.com, accessed on February 24, 2015
  16. ↑ Namsos Airport , avinor.no, accessed on February 24, 2015 (English)