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Flatanger Municipality Flatanger kommune
Municipality
FlagCoat of arms
Trøndelag within Norway
Flatanger within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°25′11″N 10°54′28″E / 64.41972°N 10.90778°E / 64.41972; 10.90778
Country	Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Namdalen
Established	1 Jan 1871
• Preceded by	Fosnes Municipality
Administrative centre	Lauvsnes
Government
• Mayor (2011)	Olav Jørgen Bjørkås (Sp)
Area
• Total	458.71 km (177.11 sq mi)
• Land	433.53 km (167.39 sq mi)
• Water	25.18 km (9.72 sq mi)  5.5%
• Rank	#216 in Norway
Highest elevation	611.49 m (2,006.20 ft)
Population
• Total	1,116
• Rank	#326 in Norway
• Density	2.4/km (6/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	−0.4%
Demonym	Flatangring
Official language
• Norwegian form	Neutral
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-5049
Website	Official website
Data from Statistics Norway

Flatanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is Lauvsnes. Other villages include Jøssund, Hasvåg, and Vik.

The 459-square-kilometre (177 sq mi) municipality is the 216th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Flatanger is the 326th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,116. The municipality's population density is 2.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.2/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.4% over the previous 10-year period.

Flatanger is also known for having some of the most difficult sport climbing routes in the world.

General

Flatanger was established as a municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county on 1 January 1871 when it was separated from the large Fosnes Municipality. Initially, Flatanger Municipality had 1,472 residents. It is one of the few municipalities in Norway whose boundaries have not changed since it was established. In 2018, it became part of the newly-created Trøndelag county.

Name

The municipality is likely named after one of the local fjords (Old Norse: Flat(r)angr), but it is not known exactly which one. The first element is flatr which means "flat" or "shallow". The last element is angr which means "fjord or inlet".

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 12 October 1990. The official blazon is "Vert, three chevronels embowed argent" (Norwegian: I grønt tre innbøyde sølv sparrer). This means the arms have a green field (background) and the charge is three chevrons with a slight curve to them. The charge 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 green color was chosen to represent the agriculture industry in the municipality. The design was chosen to represent the bow of a boat, seen from the front, since boats have a great historical significance in this coastal fishing community. The arms were designed by Even Jarl Skoglund.

Churches

The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within Flatanger Municipality. It is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Geography

The municipality consists mostly of mainland, but also includes almost 1,400 islands of various sizes. Some of the major islands include Bjørøya, Lauvøya, Villa, Halmøya, and Kvernøya. Ellingråsa Lighthouse is located on the island of Bjørøya and Villa Lighthouse is on Villa. These islands all lie on the south side of the Folda firth. The Namsenfjorden forms part of the northern boundary of the municipality. The highest point in the municipality is the 611.49-metre (2,006.2 ft) tall mountain Beingårdsheia in the southeastern part of the municipality near the border with Namsos Municipality.

Government

Flatanger 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. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Trøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Politics

In the 2007 municipal elections, Flatanger Municipality had the highest vote for the Venstre party in all of Norway, at 42.9 per cent.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Flatanger is made up of 15 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

Mayors

The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Flatanger 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:

• 1871–1877: Olaus Vedege
• 1878–1879: Andreas Saxegård
• 1880–1883: Bernt H. Solem
• 1884–1885: Peder Musum
• 1886–1887: Ole Martin Løfsnes
• 1888–1893: Albert Opland (V)
• 1894–1898: Odin Aune (V)
• 1899–1901: Albert Opland (V)
• 1902–1916: Odin Aune (V)
• 1917–1928: Carl Sitter (V)
• 1929–1934: Anton Høstland (Bp)
• 1935–1937: Sigurd Halmøy (KrF)
• 1938–1940: Øistein Aarseth (V)
• 1941–1945: Lauritz Sved
• 1945–1947: Øistein Aarseth (V)
• 1948–1951: Anton Høstland (Bp)
• 1952–1953: Sverre Hustad (Ap)
• 1954–1955: Ingolf Lindseth
• 1956–1961: Carl Gulbrandsen (LL)
• 1962–1967: Birger Skotnes (LL)
• 1968–1969: Aage Aagård (Sp)
• 1970–1973: Otmar Lauvsnes (Sp)
• 1973–1979: Aage Aagård (Sp)
• 1980–1987: Øyvind Mårvik (LL)
• 1988–1995: Ronald Geving (Sp)
• 1995–1999: Per Bårdsen (Ap)
• 1999–2003: Trond Strøm (Sp)
• 2003–2011: Reidar Lindseth (V)
• 2011–present: Olav Jørgen Bjørkås (Sp)

Attractions

Rock climbing

Flatanger is home to some of the world's hardest sport climbs that are located in the nearby Hanshelleren Cave. In 2012, Adam Ondra completed the redpoint of Change [fr], which became the first-ever rock climbing route in history to be graded at 9b+ (5.15c). In 2017, Ondra completed the redpoint of Silence, which then became the first-ever to be graded at 9c (5.15d). The cave has attracted many of the world's strongest sport climbers.

• Hanshelleren Cave, home to the world's hardest sport climbs
• Adam Ondra on Silence 9c (5.15d)
• Moritz Welt on Odin's Eye 8c+ (5.14c)
• Daniel Woods on Thor's Hammer 9a+ (5.15a)

Notable people

• Ole Konrad Ribsskog (1865 in Flatanger – 1941), a teacher and politician who was Mayor of Trondheim
• Toralf Sandø (1899 in Flatanger – 1970), a film director and actor
• Julie Dahle Aagård (born 1978 in Flatanger), a jazz singer and sister of Tora Dahle Aagård
• Tora Dahle Aagård (born 1994 in Flatanger), a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and sister of Julie Dahle Aagård
• Brede Moe (born 1991 in Flatanger), a footballer with 180 club caps

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External links

• Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)

• Definitions from Wiktionary
• Media from Commons
• Travel guides from Wikivoyage
• Data from Wikidata

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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