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Bjugn Municipality Bjugn kommune
Former municipality
FlagCoat of arms
Trøndelag within Norway
Bjugn within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°48′24″N 09°53′53″E / 63.80667°N 9.89806°E / 63.80667; 9.89806
Country	Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Fosen
Established	1853
• Preceded by	Ørland Municipality
Disestablished	1 Jan 2020
• Succeeded by	Ørland Municipality
Administrative centre	Botngård
Government
• Mayor (2014–2019)	Ogne Undertun (Ap)
Area
• Total	383.82 km (148.19 sq mi)
• Land	355.85 km (137.39 sq mi)
• Water	27.97 km (10.80 sq mi)  7.3%
• Rank	#245 in Norway
Highest elevation	492.5 m (1,615.8 ft)
Population
• Total	4,904
• Rank	#205 in Norway
• Density	12.8/km (33/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	+8%
Demonym	Bjugning
Official language
• Norwegian form	Bokmål
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-5017
Data from Statistics Norway

Bjugn is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1853 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into Ørland Municipality. It was part of the Fosen region. The village of Botngård was the administrative centre of Bjugn Municipality. Other villages in Bjugn included Høybakken, Jøssund, Lysøysundet, Nes, Oksvoll, and Vallersund. Bjugn was on the Robek-list in 2015.

At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 384-square-kilometre (148 sq mi) municipality was the 245th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Bjugn was the 205th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,904. The municipality's population density was 12.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (33/sq mi) and its population had increased by 8% over the last decade.

General information

The municipality of Bjugn was established in 1853 when it was separated from the large Ørland Municipality. Initially, Bjugn Municipality had 2,903 residents. On 26 March 1870, a royal resolution moved an unpopulated part of Aafjord Municipality to Bjugn Municipality. On 1 January 1899, Bjugn Municipality was divided into three municipalities. The western coastal district (population: 1,285) became Nes Municipality. The southern district (population: 2,166) became Skjørn Municipality. The rest of the municipality (population: 1,256) remained as (a much smaller) Bjugn Municipality.

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, a large municipal merger took place. Nes Municipality (population: 1,107), Jøssund Municipality (population: 1,917), Bjugn Municipality (population: 1,240), and the northern part of Stjørna Municipality (population: 676) were all merged to create a new, larger Bjugn Municipality. The population of Bjugn Municipality then increased from 1,240 to 4,940.

On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Sør-Trøndelag county to the new Trøndelag county.

On 1 January 2020, the neighboring Bjugn Municipality and Ørland Municipality merged to become a new, larger Ørland Municipality. The administrative centre of the new municipality was determined to be the village of Bjugn.

Name

The municipality is named after the old Bjugn farm (Old Norse: Bjugn) since the first Bjugn Church was built there. The name is derived from the Old Norse word bjúgr which means "bent" or "crooked", probably referring to the bent/crooked path of the local fjord, the Bjugnfjorden.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 17 February 1989 and it was in use until the municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020. The official blazon is "Azure, a rudder Or" (Norwegian: I blått et gull ror). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a rudder. The rudder has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The blue color in the field and the rudder design symbolizes the historical importance of fishing in the municipality. The arms were designed by Einar H. Skjervold.

Churches

The Church of Norway had three parishes (sokn) within Bjugn Municipality. It was part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Geography

The municipality of Bjugn was located on the Fosen peninsula on the mainland, plus many islands, including the Tarva islands. The Asenvågøy Lighthouse was located in the far north of the municipality. The Bjugnfjorden and Stjørnfjorden were both located partially in Bjugn. The highest point in the municipality was the 492.5-metre (1,616 ft) tall mountain Seksortklumpen.

Neighboring Bjugn was Ørland Municipality to the southwest, Rissa Municipality to the south and southeast, and Åfjord Municipality to the northeast.

There were five nature reserves in Bjugn. Hildremsvatnet Nature Reserve was the largest at 23,441 decares (23.441 km; 9.051 sq mi) and included several nature types, among these were 9 localities identified as boreal rainforest (see Scandinavian coastal conifer forests).

Sports

The Fosenhallen is an indoor multi-use ice rink located in the municipality. The Fosenhallen was used to host the 2014 World Junior Speed Skating Championships.

Government

While it existed, Bjugn Municipality was 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 was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Fosen District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Bjugn was made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Mayors

The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Bjugn was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:

• 1857–1863: Rasmus Gaarder
• 1864–1867: Jacob H. Stuenæs
• 1868–1875: Lorentz Hegstad
• 1876–1881: Christian Jenssen (V)
• 1882–1889: Johan Arnt Hegvik (V)
• 1890–1891: Johan G. Haugen (V)
• 1892–1895: Hilmar M. Romstad (V)
• 1896–1898: Johan Arnt Hegvik (V)
• 1899–1905: Hilmar M. Romstad (V)
• 1906–1916: Johan G. Haugen (V)
• 1916–1922: Størk Hansen (V)
• 1923–1926: Johan Hegvik (V)
• 1926–1931: Claus Lien (Bp)
• 1932–1934: Johan Hegvik (V)
• 1935–1941: Einar Furunes (Bp)
• 1941–1945: Erling Hansen (NS)
• 1945-1945: Gustav Hyllmark (Bp)
• 1945-1945: Einar Furunes (Bp)
• 1946–1975: Alf Nebb (Sp)
• 1976–1983: Bjarne Nilsen (Sp)
• 1984–1987: Alf Nebb (Sp)
• 1988–1993: Morten Lund (Sp)
• 1993–1995: Helen Harsvik (Sp)
• 1995–1999: Arent M. Henriksen (SV)
• 1999–2014: Arnfinn Astad (Ap)
• 2014–2019: Ogne Undertun (Ap)

See also

• List of former municipalities of Norway

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v t e Trøndelag county, Norway
Main article: Trøndelag Capital: Steinkjer County government: Trøndelag County Municipality County lists: County Governors Villages Churches
	Towns and cities	Trondheim (997) Røros (1683) Namsos (1845) Steinkjer (1857) Levanger (1836-1961, 1997) Stjørdalshalsen (1997) Verdalsøra (1998) Kolvereid (2002) Brekstad (2005) Orkanger (2014) Rørvik (2020)
	Municipalities	Namdalen Flatanger Grong Høylandet Leka Lierne Namsos Namsskogan Nærøysund Overhalla Røyrvik Innherred Frosta Inderøy Levanger Snåsa Steinkjer Verdal Fosen Frøya Heim Hitra Indre Fosen Osen Ørland Åfjord Gauldalen/Trondheim Holtålen Malvik Melhus Midtre Gauldal Røros Trondheim Orkdalen Oppdal Orkland Rennebu Rindal Skaun Stjørdalen/Neadalen Meråker Selbu Stjørdal Tydal
	Former Municipalities in Trøndelag Trøndelag   Agdenes (1896-2020) Bjugn (1853-2020) Fosnes (1838-2020) Hemne (1838-2020) Klæbu (1838-2020) Meldal (1838-2020) Namdalseid (1838-2020) Nærøy (1838-2020) Orkdal (1838-2020) Roan (1892-2020) Snillfjord (1924-2020) Verran (1901-2020) Vikna (1869-2020) Nord-Trøndelag   Beitstad (1838-1964) Egge (1869-1964) Foldereid (1886-1964) Frol (1856-1962) Gravvik (1909-1964) Harran (1823-1964) Hegra (1874-1962) Klinga (1891-1964) Kolvereid (1838-1964) Kvam (1909-1964) Leksvik (1838-2018) Lånke (1902-1962) Malm (1913-1964) Mosvik og Verran (1867-1901) Mosvik (1901-2012) Nedre Stjørdalen (1850-1902) Nordli (1915-1964) Ogndal (1885-1964) Otterøy (1913-1964) Røra (1907-1962) Sandvollan (1907-1962) Skatval (1902-1962) Skogn (1838-1962) Sparbu (1838-1964) Stjørdalen (1838-1850) Stod (1838-1964) Sørli (1915-1964) Vemundvik (1838-1964) Ytterøy (1838-1964) Øvre Stjørdalen (1850-1874) Åsen (1838-1962) Sør-Trøndelag   Bjørnør (1838-1892) Brekken (1926-1964) Budal (1879-1964) Buvik (1855-1965) Byneset (1838-1964) Børsa (1838-1965) Fillan (1886-1964) Flå (1880-1964) Geitastrand (1905-1963) Glåmos (1926-1964) Haltdalen (1838-1972) Heim (1911-1964) Horg (1841-1964) Hølonda (1865-1964) Jøssund (1896-1964) Kvenvær (1913-1964) Leinstrand (1838-1964) Lensvik (1905-1964) Nes (1899-1964) Nord-Frøya (1906-1964) Orkanger (1920-1963) Orkland (1920-1963) Rissa (1860-2018) Røros landsogn (1926-1964) Sandstad (1914-1964) Singsås (1841-1964) Soknedal (1841-1964) Stadsbygd (1838-1964) Stjørna (1899-1964) Stoksund (1892-1964) Strinda (1838-1964) Støren (1838-1964) Sør-Frøya (1906-1964) Tiller (1899-1964) Vinje (1924-1964) Ålen (1855-1972) Note: The former counties of Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag were merged to form Trøndelag county on 1 January 2018.

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