Namsskogan Municipality

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Namsskogan is a municipality in Trøndelag, Norway. Namsskogan is located in the upper part of the long Namdalen valley region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Namsskogan. Other villages in the municipality include Brekkvasselv, Smalåsen, Skorovatn, and Trones.

The village of Namsskogan lies along the river Namsen in the northern part of the municipality. The European route E6 highway runs through the village.

The Script error: No such module "convert". municipality is the 64th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Namsskogan Municipality is the 345th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 810. The municipality's population density is Script error: No such module "convert". and its population has decreased by 12.1% over the previous 10-year period.[1][2]

Economy: In 2024, the municipality earned some hundred thousand Euro from the sale of hydroelectric power to a facility (in the municipality), that is doing mining of cryptocurrency; The community has already done a deal that is supposed to bring in money in 2025: Norwegian kroner 9.3 million will be the profit, according to media.[3]

General information

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E6 enters Nord-Norge at the northern end of Namsskogan
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"Nams-Inn" is a small hotel in Namsskogan.

The municipality of Namsskogan was established on 1 July 1923 when it was separated from the large Grong Municipality. Initially, the population of Namsskogan Municipality was 469. The municipal boundaries have not changed since.[4] On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Nord-Trøndelag county to the new Trøndelag county.

Name

The municipality is named Namsskogan, a name which was created in 1923. The first element is Script error: No such module "Lang". which comes from the name of the river Namsen and the last element is the plural form of Script error: No such module "Lang". which means "woods". Therefore, the meaning of the name is "the woodlands around Namsen". The river name has an uncertain origin. The first part of the river name comes from the Old Norse word Script error: No such module "Lang".) which has an unknown meaning, but it may come from the word Script error: No such module "Lang". which means "boat". The second part of the river name Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Langx) which means "sea".[5][6][7]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 21 December 1984. The official blazon is "Sable, moose antlers Or" (Template:Langx). This means the arms have a black field (background) and the charge is a set of moose antlers. The antlers have a tincture of Or which means the design is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The design was chosen to symbolize the heavily forested municipality where one can find many moose. The arms are based on a very large antler, with a rare golden color, which hangs on the municipal hall. The arms were designed by Nora Stommyrbakken and Einar H. Skjervold. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[8][9][10] Script error: No such module "Hatnote".

Churches

The Church of Norway has one parish (Script error: No such module "Lang".) within Namsskogan Municipality. It is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Churches in Namsskogan Municipality
Parish (Script error: No such module "Lang".) Church name Location of the church Year built
Namsskogan Trones Church Trones 1832
Bjørhusdal Church Namsskogan 1970
Skorovatn Chapel Skorovatn 1965

Geography

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Trongfossen waterfall, Namsen

Namsskogan is located in the northeast part of Trøndelag county. It is a heavily forested area with several large lakes including Kalvvatnet, Mellingsvatnet, Frøyningen, Storgåsvatnet, and Tunnsjøflyan. The river Namsen runs south through the Namdalen valley. The extreme northeastern part of the municipality is part of Børgefjell National Park. The highest point in the municipality is the Script error: No such module "convert". tall mountain Gisen (Template:Langx).[11]

Climate

Namsskogan, located inland in the upper part of Namdalen valley, has a boreal climate, but with more winter precipitation than in most other boreal climates, so there is often a lot of snow on the ground in winter. The all-time high Script error: No such module "convert". is from July 2019. Warmest month on record was July 2014 with monthly mean Script error: No such module "convert"., average daily high Script error: No such module "convert". and 8 days with high at or above Script error: No such module "convert".. The all-time low Script error: No such module "convert". was recorded January 2010. The coldest month in recent decades was December 2010 with monthly mean Script error: No such module "convert". and average daily high Script error: No such module "convert".. The weather station started recording in 1895; there might be colder lows recorded before 2006. Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Government

Namsskogan Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[12] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Trøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Script error: No such module "Lang".) of Namsskogan Municipality is made up of 13 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

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Namsskogan kommunestyre 2023–2027 [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
 Optimum Script error: No such module "Lang".5
Total number of members:13
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Namsskogan kommunestyre 2019–2023 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 7
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
  Socialist Left Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
 Optimum Script error: No such module "Lang".2
Total number of members:13
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Namskogan kommunestyre 2015–2019 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 6
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
  Socialist Left Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
 Optimum Script error: No such module "Lang".2
Total number of members:13
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Namsskogan kommunestyre 2011–2015 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
  Progress Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Socialist Left Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
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Total number of members:13
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Namsskogan kommunestyre 2007–2011 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Socialist Left Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 4
 Optimum Script error: No such module "Lang".2
Total number of members:13
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Namsskogan kommunestyre 2003–2007 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 6
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Socialist Left Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
 Optimum Script error: No such module "Lang".2
Total number of members:13
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Namsskogan kommunestyre 1999–2003 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 7
  Socialist Left Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
 Optimum Script error: No such module "Lang".7
Total number of members:17
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Namsskogan kommunestyre 1995–1999 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 4
  Socialist Left Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
 Free voters Script error: No such module "Lang".3
Total number of members:17
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Namsskogan kommunestyre 1991–1995 [18]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 6
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
  Socialist Left Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
 Free Voters Script error: No such module "Lang".3
Total number of members:17
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Namsskogan kommunestyre 1987–1991 [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 11
  Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Joint list of the Conservative Party, Christian Democratic Party, Centre Party, and Free voters Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
Total number of members:17
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Namsskogan kommunestyre 1983–1987 [20]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 10
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Joint list of free voters, Christian Democratic Party, Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 6
Total number of members:17
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Namsskogan kommunestyre 1979–1983 [21]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Joint list of free voters, Christian Democratic Party, Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
 Local list from Brekkvasselv, Lonet and Furuby Script error: No such module "Lang".5
Total number of members:17
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Namsskogan kommunestyre 1975–1979 [22]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 10
 Collaborative list for independent voters Script error: No such module "Lang".7
Total number of members:17
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Namsskogan kommunestyre 1971–1975 [23]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 10
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
  Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
Total number of members:17
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Namsskogan kommunestyre 1967–1971 [24]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 8
  Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Socialist People's Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
Total number of members:17
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Namsskogan kommunestyre 1963–1967 [25]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 12
  Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 1
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
  Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
Total number of members:17
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Namsskogan herredsstyre 1959–1963 [26]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 12
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
Total number of members:17
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Namsskogan herredsstyre 1955–1959 [27]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 8
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
Total number of members:13
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Namsskogan herredsstyre 1951–1955 [28]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 7
Total number of members:12
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Namsskogan herredsstyre 1947–1951 [29]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 7
Total number of members:12
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Namsskogan herredsstyre 1945–1947 [30]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 8
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 4
Total number of members:12
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Namsskogan herredsstyre 1937–1941* [31]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 9
  Local List(s) Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
Total number of members:12
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.
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Politics

In the 2007 municipal elections, Namsskogan Municipality had the highest vote for the Socialist Left party in Norway, at 33.6 per cent.

Mayors

The mayor (Template:Langx) of Namsskogan Municipality is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:[32][33]

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  • 1923–1928: Kristian Trones (LL)
  • 1929–1934: Arne Østgaard (V)
  • 1935–1938: Ole Lindsetmo (V)
  • 1939–1942: Alf Viken (Ap)
  • 1942–1945: Ole Myrvold (NS)
  • 1945–1947: Alf Viken (Ap)
  • 1948–1951: Karl Myrvold (Ap)
  • 1952–1955: Agnar Lindsetmo (V)
  • 1956–1965: Reidar C. Hansen (Ap)
  • 1965–1971: Alv Westin (Ap)
  • 1972–1981: Hans Dahle (Ap)
  • 1982–1983: Arnodd Grøttum (LL)
  • 1984–1991: Sturla Sørgaard (Ap)
  • 1992–1995: Inge Ryan (SV)
  • 1995–1999: Kåre Vik (Sp)
  • 1999–2003: Arnt Torseth (Ap)
  • 2003–2007: Knut Berger (Ap)
  • 2007–2011: Kari Ystgård (SV)
  • 2011–2023: Stian Brekkvassmo (Ap)
  • 2023–present: Elisabeth Vollmo Bjørhusdal (LL)[34]

Notable people

References

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