Bjugn
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Bjugn kommune | |||
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Bjugn within Sør-Trøndelag | |||
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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] | ||
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Website: www.bjugn.kommune.no |
Bjugn is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
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.
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