Bjugn
| Bjugn kommune | |||
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| Coordinates: 63°48′24″N 9°53′53″E / 63.80667°N 9.89806°ECoordinates: 63°48′24″N 9°53′53″E / 63.80667°N 9.89806°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Sør-Trøndelag | ||
| District | Fosen | ||
| Administrative centre | Botngård | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (1999) | Arnfinn Astad (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 383.80 km2 (148.19 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 355.83 km2 (137.39 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 27.97 km2 (10.80 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 243 in Norway | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 4,548 | ||
| • Rank | 199 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 12.8/km2 (33/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -3.2 % | ||
| Demonym | Bjugning[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1627 | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Website | www.bjugn.kommune.no | ||
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Bjugn is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The village of Botngård is the administrative centre of Bjugn municipality. Other villages in Bjugn include Høybakken, Jøssund, Lysøysundet, Nes, Oksvoll, and Vallersund.
General information
The municipality of Bjugn was established in 1853 when it was separated from the large municipality of Ørland. Initially, Bjugn had 2,903 residents. On 26 March 1870, a royal resolution moved an unpopulated part of Åfjord to Bjugn. On 1 January 1899, the western district of Nes (population: 1,285) and the southern district of Skjørn (population: 2,166) were separated from Bjugn. This left Bjugn with 1,256. On 1 January 1964, Nes, Jøssund, and the northern part of Stjørna were all merged with Bjugn to create a new, larger municipality of Bjugn. The population of Bjugn then increased from 1,240 to 4,940.[2]
Name
The Old Norse form of the name was (also) Bjugn. The name is derived from bjúgr which means "bent", probably referring to the bent form of the local fjord, the Bjugnfjorden.[3]
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 17 February 1989. The arms show a yellow rudder on a blue background, representing the historic importance of fishing in the municipality.[4]
Churches
The Church of Norway has three parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Bjugn. It is part of the Deanery (prosti) of Fosen and the Diocese of Nidaros.
| Parish (Sokn) | Church Name | Year Built | Location of the Church |
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| Bjugn | Bjugn kirke | 1956 | Bjugn |
| Heggvik kirke | 1858 | Høybakken | |
| Jøssund | Jøssund kirke | 1875 | Jøssund |
| Nes | Nes kirke | 1878 | Nes |
| Tarva kapell | 1972 | Tarva |
Geography
The municipality of Bjugn is located on the Fosen peninsula on the mainland, plus many islands, including the Tarva islands. The Asenvågøy lighthouse is located in the far north of the municipality. The Bjugnfjorden and Stjørnfjord both are located partially in Bjugn.
Neighboring Bjugn is the municipality of Ørland to the southwest, Rissa to the south and southeast, and Åfjord to the northeast.
There are five nature reserves in Bjugn. Hildremsvatnet Nature Reserve is the largest at 23,441 decares (23.441 km2; 9.051 sq mi) and includes several nature types, among these are 9 localites identified as boreal rainforest (see Scandinavian coastal conifer forests).[5]
References
- ↑ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
- ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1901). Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt (in Norwegian) (14 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 33.
- ↑ "Bjugns kommunevåpen" (in Norwegian). Bjugn kommune. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ↑ "Hildremsvatnet" (in Norwegian). Direktoratet for naturforvaltning.
External links
Media related to Bjugn at Wikimedia Commons
Sør-Trøndelag travel guide from Wikivoyage- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
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