Country Norway County Sør-Trøndelag Municipality Rissa Elevation 20 m | Region Trøndelag District Fosen Time zone CET (UTC+01:00) | |
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Leira is a village in the municipality of Rissa in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of Årnset, along the north shore of Botn. It is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the lake Storvatnet. Rissa Church is located on the south side of Leira.
The name
The name is derived from leire 'clay'. Leira is a common name of rivers many places in Norway.
References
Leira, Sør-Trøndelag Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA