Frosta
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| Frosta kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Nord-Trøndelag | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1717 | ||
| Administrative centre | Frosta | ||
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| - Mayor (2003) | Lars Myraune (H) | ||
| Area (Nr. 399 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 76 km² (29.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 74 km² (28.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - Total | 2,455 | ||
| - Density | 33/km² (85.5/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -0.4 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 307 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Demonym | Frosting[1] | ||
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| Website: www.frosta.kommune.no | |||
Frosta, the smallest municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway.
Frosta was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). It is one of very few municipalities in Norway with unchanged borders since that date.
The municipality is located in the middle of the Trondheimsfjord, on a peninsula just north of Trondheim.
Norway's oldest court, Frostating, had its seat here, close to the mediaeval church at Logtun. On the island of Tautra can be found the remains of a Cistercian abbey, established in 1207. Several rock engraving sites can be found in the parish, together with burial mounds from Viking times.
Agriculture makes up the largest business in Frosta, which is sometimes called Trondheim's kitchen garden due to the substantial production of vegetables, strawberry and flowers.
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[edit] Name
The Old Norse form of the name was (also) Frosta. The meaning of the name is unknown.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1987. It shows a scepter. The coat-of-arms is inspired by the old seal of Frostating, where the king Magnus the law-mender is sitting with a lily scepter in his hand.
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