# Forsnes

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{{Short description|Village in Hitra Municipality, Norway}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Forsnes
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|settlement_type        = Village
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|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = [Norway](/source/Norway)
|subdivision_type1      = [Region](/source/List_of_regions_of_Norway) 
|subdivision_name1      = [Central Norway](/source/Central_Norway)
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|subdivision_name2      = [Trøndelag](/source/Tr%C3%B8ndelag)
|subdivision_type3      = [District](/source/Districts_of_Norway)
|subdivision_name3      = [Fosen](/source/Fosen)
|subdivision_type4      = [Municipality](/source/List_of_municipalities_of_Norway)
|subdivision_name4      = [Hitra Municipality](/source/Hitra_Municipality)
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|postal_code_type       = Post Code
|postal_code            = 7243 Kvenvær
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|elevation_m            = 5
|elevation_footnotes    = <ref>{{cite web|title=Forsnes, Hitra (Trøndelag)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Hitra/Forsnes/|publisher=[yr.no](/source/yr.no)|accessdate=2018-02-17}}</ref>}}

'''Forsnes'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/195016 |access-date=2025-01-25|website=Norgeskart |publisher=[Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority) |language=no}}</ref> is a village in [Hitra Municipality](/source/Hitra_Municipality) in [Trøndelag](/source/Tr%C3%B8ndelag) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). It is located on the southwestern corner of the [island of Hitra](/source/Hitra_(island)), along the [Trondheimsleia](/source/Trondheimsleia). It is about {{convert|15|km}} south of the village of [Kvenvær](/source/Kvenv%C3%A6r) and about {{convert|35|km}} west of the village of [Sandstad](/source/Sandstad). The mountain [Mørkdalstua](/source/M%C3%B8rkdalstua) (tallest mountain on Hitra island) lies about {{convert|8|km}} northeast of Forsnes. The population of the village is about 80.

In 1961, Forsnes was connected to the nearby city of [Kristiansund](/source/Kristiansund_(town)) by [ferry](/source/ferry), the first regular ferry connection to the island. The ferry was discontinued in the fall of 2008 after a short trial period as a summer only route.

[Forsnes Chapel](/source/Forsnes_Chapel) is the oldest wooden church on the island of Hitra, dating back to 1763.

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Category:Hitra Municipality
Category:Villages in Trøndelag

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