Nærøy

Nærøy (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈnæ̂ːrœʏ]) is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Nærøysund Municipality. It was part of the Namdalen region. Norway's smallest town, Kolvereid, was the administrative centre of the municipality. Some villages in Nærøy included Abelvær, Foldereid, Gravvik, Lund, Ottersøy, Salsbruket, Steine, and Torstad.

Nærøy kommune
Former municipality
View of the Opløfjord in Nærøy
View of the Opløfjord in Nærøy
Flag of Nærøy kommune
Flag
Coat of arms of Nærøy kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Nærøy kommune
Trøndelag within
Norway
Nærøy within Trøndelag
Nærøy within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°56′01″N 11°46′47″E
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictNamdalen
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 2020
 • Succeeded byNærøysund Municipality
Administrative centreKolvereid
Government
 • Mayor (1999-2019)Steinar Aspli (Sp)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total1,067.54 km2 (412.18 sq mi)
 • Land1,013.89 km2 (391.47 sq mi)
 • Water53.65 km2 (20.71 sq mi)  5%
 • Rank#96 in Norway
Population
 (2018)
 • Total5,117
 • Rank#200 in Norway
 • Density5/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +2%
DemonymNærøyværing[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5051
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 1,068-square-kilometre (412 sq mi) municipality was the 96th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Nærøy was the 200th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,117. The municipality's population density was 5 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi) and its population had increased by 2% over the previous decade.[3][4]

General information

Nærøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 July 1869, the western island district was separated from Nærøy to become the new municipality of Vikten. This left Nærøy with 1,477 residents. On 1 January 1902, an unpopulated area of Kolvereid was transferred to Nærøy municipality.

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Kolvereid (population: 2,426), Nærøy (population: 2,182), Gravvik (population: 816), and the western two-thirds of Foldereid were merged to form the new, larger municipality of Nærøy.[5]

On 1 January 2018, the municipality of Nærøy switched from the old Nord-Trøndelag county to the new Trøndelag county.

On 1 January 2020, the municipality of Nærøy was merged with most of the neighboring municipality of Vikna to form the new Nærøysund Municipality.[6] The Lund area in Nærøy was not part of the merger. It became part of the newly enlarged Namsos Municipality on the same date.[7]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the island of Nærøya (Old Norse: Njarðøy) since the Old Nærøy Church was built there. The first element is maybe the stem form of the name of the Norse god Njord (but it is suspicious that it is not in the genitive case). The last element is øy which means "island". Historically, the name has had varying spellings such as Nærø or Nærøen.[8][9]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 22 May 1987 and they were in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was dissolved. The official blazon is "Or, three fleur-de-lis in pall stems conjoined gules" (Norwegian: I gull tre røde liljetopper forent i trepass). This means the arms have a field (background) that has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The charge is three conjoined fleur-de-lis aligned in a Y-shaped design. The fleur-de-lis design is red to symbolize the local water lilies which generally have a reddish color. The arms are also based on the seal of King Håkon Magnusson from 1344, on a document in which the King granted several rights to the local farmers. The seal shows St. Mary in a portal decorated with fleur-de-lis, the symbol of St. Mary. The arms were designed by Einar H. Skjervold. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[10][11][12]

Churches

The Church of Norway had four parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Nærøy. It is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Churches in Nærøy
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
FoldereidFoldereid ChurchFoldereid1863
GravvikGravvik ChurchGravvik1875
KolvereidKolvereid ChurchKolvereid1874
Lund ChapelLund1965
Salsbruket ChapelSalsbruket1950
NærøyLundring ChurchLundring1885
Steine ChapelSteine1911
Torstad ChapelTorstad1936

Geography

The municipality was located in the northwestern part of Trøndelag county, along the Foldafjord. It included the islands of Austra and Gjerdinga and the Kvingra peninsula. Several large lakes were located in the municipality including Mjosundvatnet, Salvatnet, and Storvatnet.

Government

While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[13] The municipality fell under the Namdal District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Nærøy is made up of 27 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Nærøy kommunestyre 2016–2019 [14]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 10
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:27
Nærøy kommunestyre 2012–2015 [15]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 10
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:27
Nærøy kommunestyre 2008–2011 [14]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 10
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:27
Nærøy kommunestyre 2004–2007 [14]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 9
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:27
Nærøy kommunestyre 2000–2003 [14]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 14
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:37
Nærøy kommunestyre 1996–1999 [16]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 18
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:37
Nærøy kommunestyre 1992–1995 [17]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 16
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:37
Nærøy kommunestyre 1988–1991 [18]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 17
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 9
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:37
Nærøy kommunestyre 1984–1987 [19]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 17
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 9
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:37
Nærøy kommunestyre 1980–1983 [20]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 9
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:37
Nærøy kommunestyre 1976–1979 [21]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 16
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 10
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:37
Nærøy kommunestyre 1972–1975 [22]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 17
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 9
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 3
Total number of members:37
Nærøy kommunestyre 1968–1971 [23]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 16
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:37
Nærøy kommunestyre 1964–1967 [24]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 17
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 3
Total number of members:37
Nærøy herredsstyre 1960–1963 [25]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
Total number of members:17
Nærøy herredsstyre 1956–1959 [26]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:17
Nærøy herredsstyre 1952–1955 [27]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:16
Nærøy herredsstyre 1948–1951 [28]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:16
Nærøy herredsstyre 1945–1947 [29]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:16
Nærøy herredsstyre 1938–1941* [30]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 2
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:16
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

Mayors

The mayors of Nærøy:[31][32][33]

  • 1837–1839: Paul Anzjøn
  • 1840–1841: Knud Grimstad
  • 1842–1843: Lorns H. Lyngsnes
  • 1844–1847: Gerhard Willemsen Iversen
  • 1848–1849: Matheus Anzjøn
  • 1850–1851: Conrad M. Anzjøn
  • 1852–1855: Christian Sverdrup
  • 1856–1857: Arendt Lund
  • 1858–1859: Fredrik Jensen Storval
  • 1860–1861: Conrad M. Anzjøn
  • 1862–1863: Ole Thomassen Thorland
  • 1864–1865: Fredrik Jensen Storval
  • 1866–1868: Peder C. Lund
  • 1869–1871: Christian Sverdrup
  • 1872–1873: Ole Thomassen Thorland
  • 1874–1875: Peter Andreas Strand
  • 1876–1879: Peter Olaus Varø
  • 1880–1883: Johan Pedersen Laugen (V)
  • 1884–1885: Bernt O. Søraa
  • 1886–1889: Johan Pedersen Laugen (V)
  • 1890–1891: Johan Eliassen Storvedde (V)
  • 1892–1895: Georg Brandtzæg (H)
  • 1896–1897: Nils Halvorsen Sandnes (H)
  • 1898–1904: Georg Nordrum (H)
  • 1905-1905: Nils Halvorsen Sandnes (H)
  • 1905–1916: Nils Christian Brandtzæg (H)
  • 1917–1919: Julian Knotten (V)
  • 1920–1922: Nils Christian Brandtzæg (H)
  • 1923–1928: Axel Sund (V)
  • 1929–1940: Olav Bog (V)
  • 1941–1943: Jens Christian Williksen (NS)
  • 1943–1945: Meier Jensen (NS)
  • 1945-1945: Olav Bog (V)
  • 1946–1947: Jens Folkestad (Bp)
  • 1948–1951: Martin Strandvahl (V)
  • 1952–1955: Haakon Sandnes (Bp)
  • 1956–1957: Martin Strandvahl (V)
  • 1958-1958: Arnvid Førde (Bp)
  • 1959–1961: Kåre Hildrum (Bp)
  • 1962–1967: Arne Løvmo (V)
  • 1968–1969: Birger Øverås (Sp)
  • 1970–1971: Ebbe Skillingstad (Sp)
  • 1972–1975: Arne Ness (Ap)
  • 1976–1979: Kåre Aarmo (KrF)
  • 1980–1983: Odd Bach (Sp)
  • 1984–1989: Åsmund Rønningen (Ap)
  • 1990–1998: Hans Mo (Sp)
  • 1998–2019: Steinar Aspli (Sp)
  • 2019-present: Rune Arstein (H)

Transportation

Norwegian County Road 17 crosses the northeastern part of the municipality. There is a large network of bridges in the municipality that connect islands and cross fjords. Most notably is the Marøysund Bridge and Nærøysund Bridge which connect Nærøy to Vikna to the west. Also Hestøy Bridge and Smines Bridge connect the village of Lund to Fosnes municipality to the south.

  • Skrøyvstad waterfall in Nærøy
    Skrøyvstad waterfall in Nærøy
  • View of Mjøsund
    View of Mjøsund
  • Torfjellet; pine clad hills and narrow bays and fjords are typical here
    Torfjellet; pine clad hills and narrow bays and fjords are typical here
  • Panorama of the Langnes area in Salsbruket
    Panorama of the Langnes area in Salsbruket
  • View of the Nærøysund Bridge
    View of the Nærøysund Bridge

See also

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