Rørvik[4] is a town[1] and administrative centre in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.

Among the rocky slopes and cliffs on the islands are many surprisingly lush lowland fields, and farming and fishing were the traditional ways of life, as they partly still are.

When the state established a postal and passenger route in northern Norway in 1838 served by steamships, they were dispatched at Kråkøya, which is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Rørvik.

The Czech author and journalist Karel Čapek described the place in transit in 1936: "Rørvik, the first small town on an island; inhabited by a number of small wooden houses, including three hotels, ten cafes and an editorial office for the local newspaper."

The subsidy schemes for the establishment of new small farms in Norway contributed to several of the islands in Vikna Municipality being populated as late as the 1930s.

The development of the road network, distance to public services such as schools, and relocation grants and offers of building-ready plots in Rørvik, were also important reasons why people moved.

The museum also owns Berggården in the center of Rørvik, and together with Nærøysund municipality they manage most of the historically important buildings in the vacated fishing village of Sør-Gjæslingan.

In its time, this was one of the largest and most important fishing villages south of Lofoten, where several thousand fishermen could gather during the season.

In the permanent exhibition in Norveg, there is a section on aquaculture and it is also possible to join a boat trip to a modern salmon farm.

During the Skreifestivalen, the spectacular outdoor walking theater "Rørvik... the first small town on an island..", which is a central part of the presentation, is shown every year of the coastal culture.

Then the lights go out in the city centre, and a dormant hundred-year history is brought to life with all its ingredients of magic, charm, joy and sorrow!

Rørvikdagan with music festival, martna, fun fair and other activities is organized every year in July