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Ørland Municipality
Ørland is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. Ørland Municipality is located at the southwestern tip of the Fosen peninsula at the northern shore of the mouth of Trondheimsfjord where the Stjørnfjorden arm begins. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bjugn. Other larger settlements in Ørland include the town of Brekstad and the villages of Uthaug, Opphaug, Ottersbo, Høybakken, Jøssund, Lysøysundet, Nes, Oksvoll, and Vallersund.
The 457-square-kilometre (176 sq mi) municipality is the 218th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Ørland Municipality is the 110th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 10,522. The municipality's population density is 23 inhabitants per square kilometre (60/sq mi) and its population has increased by 6.6% over the previous 10-year period.
The municipality of Ørland was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1853, the northern part of the municipality was separated to become the new Bjugn Municipality. This left Ørland with 3,361 residents. On 1 January 1896, the southern district of the municipality was separated from Ørland to become the new Værnes Municipality. After the division, Ørland had 3,649 residents and it was just a fraction of its original size.
On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Sør-Trøndelag county to the new Trøndelag county.
On 1 January 2020, Ørland Municipality and Bjugn Municipality merged to form a new, larger Ørland Municipality. At the same time, the administrative centre of the newly enlarged Ørland was moved from Brekstad to the village of Bjugn.
The municipality (originally the parish) is named "Ørland" (Old Norse: Yrjar). The first element of the current name is Yrjar which is a plural form of aurr which means "gravel". During the 16th century, the suffix land (which means "land") was added. In 1590, the name was spelled Ørieland, and by the 1700s, the name was standardized to Ørlandet. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Ørland, removing the definite form ending -et.
The coat of arms was granted on 9 February 1979. The official blazon is "Party per bend sinister argent and sable" (Norwegian: Venstre skrådelt sølv og svart). This means the arms have a field (background) that is divided diagonally from the bottom left to the top right. The left side of the line has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The right side of the line has a tincture of black. The design is derived from the historic coat of arms of Inger, Lady of Austraat, a noblewoman from the Rømer family who lived at the Austrått manor in Ørland from 1488 to 1555. She played a major role in the history of the area. She was later portrayed by Henrik Ibsen in his play Lady Inger of Ostrat. The arms were designed by Hallvard Trætteberg. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.
The Church of Norway has four parishes (sokn) within Ørland Municipality. It is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.
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Ørland Municipality
Ørland is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. Ørland Municipality is located at the southwestern tip of the Fosen peninsula at the northern shore of the mouth of Trondheimsfjord where the Stjørnfjorden arm begins. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bjugn. Other larger settlements in Ørland include the town of Brekstad and the villages of Uthaug, Opphaug, Ottersbo, Høybakken, Jøssund, Lysøysundet, Nes, Oksvoll, and Vallersund.
The 457-square-kilometre (176 sq mi) municipality is the 218th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Ørland Municipality is the 110th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 10,522. The municipality's population density is 23 inhabitants per square kilometre (60/sq mi) and its population has increased by 6.6% over the previous 10-year period.
The municipality of Ørland was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1853, the northern part of the municipality was separated to become the new Bjugn Municipality. This left Ørland with 3,361 residents. On 1 January 1896, the southern district of the municipality was separated from Ørland to become the new Værnes Municipality. After the division, Ørland had 3,649 residents and it was just a fraction of its original size.
On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Sør-Trøndelag county to the new Trøndelag county.
On 1 January 2020, Ørland Municipality and Bjugn Municipality merged to form a new, larger Ørland Municipality. At the same time, the administrative centre of the newly enlarged Ørland was moved from Brekstad to the village of Bjugn.
The municipality (originally the parish) is named "Ørland" (Old Norse: Yrjar). The first element of the current name is Yrjar which is a plural form of aurr which means "gravel". During the 16th century, the suffix land (which means "land") was added. In 1590, the name was spelled Ørieland, and by the 1700s, the name was standardized to Ørlandet. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Ørland, removing the definite form ending -et.
The coat of arms was granted on 9 February 1979. The official blazon is "Party per bend sinister argent and sable" (Norwegian: Venstre skrådelt sølv og svart). This means the arms have a field (background) that is divided diagonally from the bottom left to the top right. The left side of the line has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The right side of the line has a tincture of black. The design is derived from the historic coat of arms of Inger, Lady of Austraat, a noblewoman from the Rømer family who lived at the Austrått manor in Ørland from 1488 to 1555. She played a major role in the history of the area. She was later portrayed by Henrik Ibsen in his play Lady Inger of Ostrat. The arms were designed by Hallvard Trætteberg. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.
The Church of Norway has four parishes (sokn) within Ørland Municipality. It is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.
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