Leira is a village in the municipality of Indre Fosen in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of the village of Årnset, along the north shore of the lake Botn. It is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the lake Storvatnet. Rissa Church is located on the south side of Leira.

Leira
Village
Leira Location of the village Show map of Trøndelag Leira Leira (Norway) Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 63.6000°N 10.0007°E / 63.6000; 10.0007
Country	Norway
Region	Central Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Fosen
Municipality	Indre Fosen
Elevation [1]	11 m (36 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	7100 Rissa

Name

The name is derived from leire which means 'clay'. Leira is a common name of rivers many places in Norway.

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