Tingvoll
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| Tingvoll kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Møre og Romsdal | ||
| District | Nordmøre | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1560 | ||
| Administrative centre | Tingvoll | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2007) | Ole Morten Sørvik (H) | ||
| Area (Nr. 261 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 337 km² (130.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 322 km² (124.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 3,120 | ||
| - Density | 10/km² (25.9/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -8.1 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 263 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
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| Website: www.tingvoll.kommune.no | |||
Tingvoll is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
Tingvoll was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Straumsnes was separated from Tingvoll in 1866, but it was again merged with Tingvoll in 1964.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Tingvoll (Old Norse Þingvöllr), since the first church was built there. The first element is þing n 'thing, assembly', the last element is völlr m 'meadow; meeting place'.
Until 1918 the name was written Tingvold.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1984). It shows five oak leaves. (The northernmost oakwood in the World lies in the municipality.)
[edit] History
Eight or nine centuries ago Tingvoll was the capital of Nordmøre[citation needed]. There was a flat field there, which in Norwegian is called voll. It was here that meetings were held, called ting. Thus the name Tingvoll, the same origin as the "english" "Dingwall".
Tingvoll church, also known as the Nordmøre Cathedral (Nordmørsdomen), was built around 1180.
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