Fosen
| Fosen | ||
 The Fosen peninsula and the Trondheimfjord |
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 43 ′ N , 10 ° 15 ′ E | |
| Waters 1 | Frohavet , Namsfjord ( Atlantic Ocean ) | |
| Waters 2 | Trondheimsfjord | |
| surface | 3 500 km² | |
Fosen is a peninsula on the west coast of Norway in Fylke Trøndelag . The peninsula has an area of around 3,500 square kilometers and is relatively sparsely populated with a population of 25,612 in 2007. The peninsula lies off the coast of Trøndelag , northwest of the Trondheimsfjord , and is bounded to the west by the Frohavet estuary . The municipality of Namdalseid and the Namsfjord limit it to the north and northeast. The highest point of the peninsula is the mountain Finnvollheia , with 675 moh , this peak also marks the border between the municipalities of Åfjord and Namdalseid.
The following places are on the peninsula:
The Fosen peninsula is connected to the rest of the mainland via country roads (" Riksvei ") and ferry connections. The next larger city is Trondheim , where there is an airport, an international port and a train station.
Fosen Vind wind farm
The Fosen Vind wind farm is currently the largest wind farm in Europe under construction. The owners are Statkraft , BKW Energie and Credit Suisse .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Swiss investment displaces indigenous people . In: srf.ch , December 11, 2018. Accessed December 25, 2018.
- ↑ BKW is investing in Europe's largest wind farm . In: srf.ch , February 23, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2018.