Inderøy
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| Inderøy kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Nord-Trøndelag | ||
| District | Innherad | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1729 | ||
| Administrative centre | Straumen | ||
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| - Mayor (2007) | Ole Tronstad (Sp) | ||
| Area (Nr. 359 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 146 km² (56.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 145 km² (56 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 5,938 | ||
| - Density | 40/km² (103.6/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -0.1 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 169 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Demonym | Inderøyning[1] | ||
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| Website: www.inderoy.kommune.no | |||
Inderøy is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Inderøy is located in the inner sections of the fjord of Trondheimsfjorden, bordering to Levanger, Mosvik, Steinkjer, Verdal and Verran. The municipality is primarily an agricultural community.
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[edit] Name
The Old Norse forms of the name were Innriøy and Øyin innri. The meaning is 'the inner island' (related to Ytterøy).
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1984. It shows four fishes of European plaice, which used to be plentiful in the municipality.
[edit] History
During the Middle Ages Inderøy was called Eynni Idri, meaning the inner island, which is still the meaning of the word Inderøy. Saurshaug (now Sakshaug) was an important political centre until the 20th century. In the Middle Ages it was the centre of the county Øynafylket, also including Beitstad and Verran. The Sakshaug Old Church was opened by Archbishop Eystein in 1184 and was the county church. Many of the construction techniques used in the archbishop's cathedral Nidarosdomen in Trondheim were experimented with on Sakshaug Old Church. Also the village of Sandvollan has a church from the Middle Ages, Hustad Church.
During the late Middle Ages and until the break up of the union between Sweden and Norway Inderøy was the seat of the Governor, Judge and Tax Collector of Nordre Trondhjems Amt, thus it was the county capital of what now is known as Nord-Trøndelag. The district court for central Nord-Trøndelag is still named after Inderøy (Inderøy tingrett).
Inderøy was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The districts of Røra and Sandvollan were separated from Inderøy as municipalities of their own January 1, 1907, but these were again merged with Inderøy January 1, 1962.
[edit] Economic basis
Inderøy is primarily an agricultural society. Most of the municipality is cultivated, with grass and grains being the most common crops, but also strawberries are common. Most farmers have forests. All dominant industry is oriented around agriculture, with factories producing distillery products (Sundnes Brenneri), animal feed, flat bread, jam and juice (Røra Fabrikker), chickens, and other meat products. In addition there are numerous farms who manufacture their own produce and sell it on the farm.
There are also a number of service institutions in Inderøy, including schools, stores and public services. Quite a lot of people work in the neighboring municipalities of Levanger, Steinkjer and Verdal, Inderøy being a suburb of those.
[edit] Population
As of January 1, 2006 there are 5,938 residents in Inderøy. The population has been quite stable for more than a decade, but there has been a slight increase from 2005.
[edit] Community life
The centre of Inderøy is Straumen. Here the commercial services are provided, while the municipal services are located about one km to the north, at Venna (or Sakshaug). There are five boroughs in Inderøy: Kjerknesvågen, Røra, Sandvollan, Sakshaug and Utøy. Each has its own primary school and community centre.
Inderøy is part of the Diocese of Nidaros, Inderøy District Court and Frostating Court of Appeal.
There are a number of cultural activities in Inderøy. The Inderøy Upper Secondary School has a music, dance and drama line, and the counties music service is also located in Straumen. Quite a number of local activities are oriented around culture, including the annual jazz festival Soddjazz. There is also a gallery, Nils Aas Kunstverksted and numerous small artist workshops. The newspaper Inderøyningen is published in Straumen and covers the municipality.
[edit] Municipal election 2007
After the 2007 municipal election the centre-right block led by the Centre Party (Sp) won a majority in the municipal council and Ole Tronstad (sp) was elected Mayor while Ida Stuberg (Sp) was elected Deputy Mayor.
| Inderøy Municipal Council 2007 - 2011 | ||||||||
| Party | Percent | Votes | Seats in council | Members of the executive board |
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| Centre | 37.8 | +11.4 | 1 158 | +410 | 11 | +4 | ||
| Labour | 26.6 | −7.2 | 813 | −140 | 7 | −3 | ||
| Conservative | 12.1 | +1.8 | 369 | +79 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Socialist Left | 8.3 | −7.3 | 253 | −185 | 2 | −1 | ||
| Progress | 8.9 | +4.0 | 274 | +133 | 2 | +1 | ||
| Christian Democrat | 3.2 | −1.4 | 99 | −32 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Liberal | 3.1 | −1.3 | 96 | −28 | 1 | −1 | ||
| Turnover/Total | 69.8% | 3062 | 27 | 9 | ||||
| Mayor: Ole Tronstad (Sp) | Deputy mayor: Ida Stuberg (Sp) | |||||||
[edit] Key attractions
Most tourist attractions are connected to The Golden Detour. Among these are local farms and a distillery that sell locally produced foods and beverages, as well as artist workshops and a fishing centre.
[edit] Notable residents
- Inger Lise Gjørv (1938-) - politician and governor
- Per Egil Hegge (1940-) - journalist, editor of Aftenposten
- Christian Léden (1882-1957) - scientist, arctic explorer and composer
- Håkon Løken (1859-1823) - journalist and lawyer
- Ole Richter (1829-1888) - lawyer, politician and prime minister
- Nils Aas (1933-2004) - artist
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