Bjugn

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bjugn kommune
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms of Bjugn kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Bjugn kommune
Sør-Trøndelag within
Norway
Bjugn within Sør-Trøndelag
Bjugn within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°48′24″N 9°53′53″E / 63.80667, 9.89806
Country Norway
County Sør-Trøndelag
Municipality ID NO-1627
Administrative centre Botngård
Government
 - Mayor (2003) Arnfinn Astad (Ap)
Area (Nr. 243 in Norway)
 - Total 384 km² (148.3 sq mi)
 - Land 356 km² (137.5 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 - Total 4,717
 - Density 13/km² (33.7/sq mi)
 - Change (10 years) -6.3 %
 - Rank in Norway 199
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Official language form Bokmål
Demonym Bjugning[1]
Data from Statistics Norway
Website: www.bjugn.kommune.no

Bjugn is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.

Eide, Bjugn
Eide, Bjugn

Bjugn was separated from Ørland in 1853. Nes and Stjørna were separated from Bjugn January 1, 1899 - but these were again merged with Bjugn January 1, 1964. Jøssund was also merged with Bjugn the same date. The population of Bjugn then increased from 1,240 to 4,940.

Botngård and Lysøysund are located in Bjugn. Botngård is the administrative centre of Bjugn municipality, Norway. Its population (2008) is 1 851 of the 4 575 inhabitants in Bjugn. For more informastion see [1]

[edit] The name

The Norse form of the name was (also) Bjugn. The name is derived from bjúgr 'bent' (probably referring to the bent form of the fjord).

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1989). It shows a rudder.

Lysøysundet in Bjugn
Lysøysundet in Bjugn