Orkland

Orkland is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Orkanger.[3] Other notable population centres in the municipality include Krokstadøra, Selbekken, Ingdalen, Lensvik, Vassbygda, Vernes, Leksa, Kjøra, Geitastrand, Gjølme, Thamshavn, Fannrem, Vormstad, Svorkmo, Hoston, village of Meldal, Løkken Verk, Bjørnli, Å, and Storås.

For the municipality of Orkland, Norway that existed from 1920 until 1963, see Orkland (former municipality).
Orkland kommune
Municipality
View of the town of Orkanger
View of the town of Orkanger
Coat of arms of Orkland kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Orkland kommune
Trøndelag within
Norway
Orkland within Trøndelag
Orkland within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63.3067°N 09.8502°E / 63.3067; 09.8502
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictOrkdalen
Established1 Jan 2020
 • Preceded byAgdenes, Orkdal, Meldal, and most of Snillfjord
Administrative centreOrkanger
Government
 • Mayor (2020)Oddbjørn Bang (Sp)
Area
 • Total1,906.28 km2 (736.02 sq mi)
 • Land1,817.75 km2 (701.84 sq mi)
 • Water88.53 km2 (34.18 sq mi)  4.6%
 • Rank#42 in Norway
Population
 (2022)
 • Total18,502
 • Rank#71 in Norway
 • Density10.2/km2 (26/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +8.8%
DemonymOrklending[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5059
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

The 1,906-square-kilometre (736 sq mi) municipality is the 42nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Orkland is the 71st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 18,502. The municipality's population density is 10.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (26/sq mi) and its population has increased by 8.8% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

General information

The municipality of Orkland was established on 1 January 2020 after the merger of the old municipalities of Agdenes, Orkdal, Meldal, and most of Snillfjord.[6]

Name

The name of the municipality comes from the name of the local river Orkla and the Orkladalen valley in which the river runs. There was another municipality of Orkland that existed from 1920 until 1963, and its area will be part of the new (much larger) municipality.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms for the municipality was approved in 2019. It is somewhat of a combination of the old arms for Meldal and Orkdal. The arms are divided horizontally by a wavy line with green above and silver below representing agriculture and forestry (green) and the sea and water (silver). In the centre of the arms there is a gear which represents the industry of the community. The colors of the gear are inverted from the background.[7]

Churches

The Church of Norway had eight parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Orkland. It is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Churches in Orkland
Parish (sokn)Church NameLocation of the ChurchYear Built
AgdenesAgdenes ChurchVernes1857
Lensvik ChurchLensvik1863
Ingdal ChapelIngdalen1960
GeitastrandGeitastrand ChurchGeitastrand1859
LøkkenLøkken ChurchBjørnli1929
MeldalMeldal ChurchMeldal1988
OrkangerOrkanger ChurchOrkanger1892
OrkdalOrkdal ChurchFannrem1893
Søvasskjølen ChurchSvorksjødalen1981
OrklandMoe ChurchVormstad1867
SnillfjordSnillfjord ChurchKrokstadøra1898

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Orkland, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elects a mayor.[8] The municipality falls under the Sør-Trøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Orkland is made up of 51 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Orkland kommunestyre 2020–2023 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 17
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) 3
  Red Party (Rødt) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 16
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
 Small Town List Orkland (Småbylista Orkland)3
Total number of members:51

Notable people

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. Leth-Olsen, Lina (27 October 2016). "Dette blir en del av nye Orkland". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  4. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. "Endringer i kommunestrukturen" (in Norwegian). Stortinget. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  7. "Kommunevåpen - heraldikk" (in Norwegian). Nye Orkland kommune. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  8. Hansen, Tore, ed. (12 May 2016). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  9. "Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Trøndelag". Valg Direktoratet. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

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