What is "fannrem"

Fannrem is village in the municipality of Orkdal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Orkla River about south of Orkanger, Thamshavn, and Gjølme, and about north of Vormstad.

Due to recent conurbation between Orkanger and Fannrem, Statistics Norway regards Orkanger-Fannrem as one community with a population (2013) of 7,812. Orkanger-Fannrem is the second largest settlement in Sør-Trøndelag county, after Trondheim.

Fannrem was the administrative centre of the old Orkdal municipality until 1 January 1963, when the municipalities of Orkanger, Orkland, and Geitastrand were merged into Orkdal. At that time Orkanger became the municipal center.

The main city center of Fannrem is mainly composed of service industries, surrounded by residential areas and farms. The large Orkel industrial factory is located in Fannrem, which produces machinery for agricultural use. Norgesfôr Orkla, the main grain mill and silo for the Orkdalen region is located in Fannrem. Orkdal Church is located in Fannrem.