{{short description|Town in Trøndelag, Norway}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Brekstad |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Town/City<ref name="town">In the Norwegian language, the word ''by'' can be translated as "town" or "city".</ref> |image_skyline = Orlandkommuneskyline.jpg |image_caption = View of the town | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 9 | mapframe-marker = town |pushpin_map = Trøndelag#Norway |pushpin_label = |pushpin_label_position = top |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Norway |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Central Norway |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Trøndelag |subdivision_type3 = District |subdivision_name3 = Fosen |subdivision_type4 = Municipality |subdivision_name4 = Ørland Municipality |timezone1 = CET |utc_offset1 = +01:00 |timezone1_DST = CEST |utc_offset1_DST = +02:00 |established_title = Established as |established_date = &nbsp; |established_title1 = Town ({{lang|no|By}}) |established_date1 = 2005 |area_footnotes = <ref name="ssb" /> |area_total_km2 = 1.93 |population_as_of = 2024 |population_footnotes = <ref name="ssb" /> |population_total = 2437 |population_density_km2 = 1263 |postal_code_type = Post Code |postal_code = 7130 Brekstad |coordinates = {{coord|63.6870|09.6654|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 6 |elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Brekstad, Ørland (Trøndelag) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/%C3%98rland/Brekstad/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203225027/https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/%C3%98rland/Brekstad/ |archive-date=2018-02-03 |access-date=2018-02-24 |publisher=yr.no}}</ref>}}

'''Brekstad'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/680040 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}}</ref> is a town<ref name="town" /> in Ørland Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord at the entrance to the Stjørnfjorden. The town is located about {{convert|5|km}} south of the village of Uthaug and about {{convert|7|km}} west of the villages of Austrått and Ottersbo.

The {{convert|1.93|km2|acre|adj=on}} town has a population (2024) of 2,437 and a population density of {{convert|1263|PD/km2}}.<ref name="ssb">{{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}}</ref> Brekstad received town status on 8 October 2005, thus becoming the 95th town in Norway.<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Brekstad |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=http://www.snl.no/Brekstad |access-date=2018-02-19 |date=2017-08-20 |editor-last=Haugen |editor-first=Morten |language=no}}</ref>

The major employers in Brekstad are Ørland Main Air Station / Ørland Airport, Mascot Høie linen factory, Coop Fosen, and Tine Midt-Norge. Brekstad hosts one courthouse for the Trøndelag District Court. The Ørland Church and Ørland cultural center are both located in the town.

Brekstad has connections with the Kystekspressen boat to Trondheim, Hitra, Frøya (via bus), Lensvik, Hysnes, and Kristiansund. The Brekstad–Valset Ferry has regular service across the Trondheimsfjord from Brekstad to Valset in Orkland Municipality. There are also road connections to elsewhere in Ørland Municipality.

==History== Brekstad post office was established in 1883.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Posten 350 år: historisk utvikling i kommunene Ørland, Bjugn, Rissa |year=1997 |editor-last=Bakken |editor-first=Jon |language=no}}</ref> Brekstad is also the site of ''Skjeggehaugen'', from the Old Norse word ''haugr'' meaning mound. Skjeggehaugen is an ancient burial mound which measures about {{convert|50|to|60|m}} across and from {{convert|6|to|7|m}} in height. It is located about {{convert|60|m}} northeast of Ørland Church.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Skjeggehaugen [Ørland church] |url=http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=24337 |access-date=2011-01-13 |publisher=The Megalithic Portal}}</ref>

==Shopping and business services== Brekstad is a regional center for both shopping and business services. In the city of Brekstad shoppers can visit and enjoy several clothing stores, grocery stores, cafes, lumber & hardware stores, goldsmiths, flower shop, convenience stores, sports stores, gift stores, restaurants, optometry store, health food store, drug store, Asian grocery store, bookshop, banks, office supply, pet supplies, paint store, art galleries, furniture store, bakeries, car dealers and liquor store.

Business services like accountants, attorneys, banks, consultants, advertising agencies, office supplies, auditing, print shops, collection agency and office services are readily available.

==Media gallery== <gallery mode="packed"> File:Orlandskart.jpg|Brekstad area map File:Orland kirke.jpg|Ørland church File:Brekstad.JPG|Brekstad, east view File:Brekstad fra vest 2000.jpg|Brekstad, west view </gallery>

==Climate== {{Weather box |location = Ørland Main Air Station 1991–2020 (10 m, precipitation days 1961–90, extremes 1955–present) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 12.4 | Jan record low C = -19.8 |Feb record high C = 10.9 | Feb record low C = -20.5 |Mar record high C = 14.3 | Mar record low C = -16.5 |Apr record high C = 22.6 | Apr record low C = -8.6 |May record high C = 28.9 | May record low C = -3.1 |Jun record high C = 30.7 | Jun record low C = 0.1 |Jul record high C = 32.7 | Jul record low C = 3.6 |Aug record high C = 31.8 | Aug record low C = 1 |Sep record high C = 25.9 | Sep record low C = -3.3 |Oct record high C = 19.6 | Oct record low C = -8 |Nov record high C = 14.2 | Nov record low C = -15.4 |Dec record high C = 12.2 | Dec record low C = -18 |Jan high C = 3.1 |Feb high C = 2.8 |Mar high C = 4.7 |Apr high C = 8.8 |May high C = 12.6 |Jun high C = 15.3 |Jul high C = 17.9 |Aug high C = 18 |Sep high C = 14.5 |Oct high C = 9.4 |Nov high C = 5.6 |Dec high C = 3.8 |year high C = |Jan mean C = 1.1 |Feb mean C = 0.7 |Mar mean C = 2.1 |Apr mean C = 5.4 |May mean C = 8.8 |Jun mean C = 11.7 |Jul mean C = 14 |Aug mean C = 14.1 |Sep mean C = 11.3 |Oct mean C = 7 |Nov mean C = 3.7 |Dec mean C = 1.7 |year mean C = |Jan low C = -1.3 |Feb low C = -1.7 |Mar low C = -0.7 |Apr low C = 2.1 |May low C = 5.3 |Jun low C = 8.4 |Jul low C = 10.6 |Aug low C = 10.7 |Sep low C = 8.4 |Oct low C = 4.5 |Nov low C = 1.4 |Dec low C = -0.7 |year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 88 |Feb precipitation mm = 82 |Mar precipitation mm = 76 |Apr precipitation mm = 55 |May precipitation mm = 52 |Jun precipitation mm = 69 |Jul precipitation mm = 63 |Aug precipitation mm = 91 |Sep precipitation mm = 110 |Oct precipitation mm = 104 |Nov precipitation mm = 92 |Dec precipitation mm = 111 |year precipitation mm = |unit precipitation days = 1.0&nbsp;mm |Jan precipitation days= 16 |Feb precipitation days= 15 |Mar precipitation days= 15 |Apr precipitation days= 11 |May precipitation days= 10 |Jun precipitation days= 12 |Jul precipitation days= 11 |Aug precipitation days= 13 |Sep precipitation days= 14 |Oct precipitation days= 15 |Nov precipitation days= 14 |Dec precipitation days= 16 |source 1 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Meteostat |url=https://meteostat.net/en/station/01241/climate |access-date=2022-02-05}}</ref> |date=March 2021 |source 2 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=yr.no (Norwegian Meteorological Institute) |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-71550/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/%C3%98rland/%C3%98rland |access-date=2022-02-05}}</ref> }}

==See also== *List of towns and cities in Norway

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070708111523/http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Norway/Soer_Troendelag/Brekstad-222032/TravelGuide-Brekstad.html Brekstad Travel Guide]

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