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Lierne Municipality Lierne kommune
Municipality
Winter in Lierne
FlagCoat of arms
Trøndelag within Norway
Lierne within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°22′34″N 13°36′35″E / 64.37611°N 13.60972°E / 64.37611; 13.60972
Country	Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Namdalen
Established	1 Jan 1874
• Preceded by	Snaasen Municipality
Disestablished	1 Jan 1915
• Succeeded by	Nordli and Sørli
Re-established	1 Jan 1964
• Preceded by	Nordli and Sørli
Administrative centre	Sandvika
Government
• Mayor (2023)	Tor Erling Inderdal (Sp)
Area
• Total	2,961.70 km (1,143.52 sq mi)
• Land	2,630.45 km (1,015.62 sq mi)
• Water	331.25 km (127.90 sq mi)  11.2%
• Rank	#16 in Norway
Highest elevation	1,390.09 m (4,560.66 ft)
Population
• Total	1,301
• Rank	#314 in Norway
• Density	0.4/km (1/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	−6.1%
Demonym	Libygg
Official language
• Norwegian form	Neutral
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-5042
Website	Official website
Data from Statistics Norway

Lierne is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region, and it is the largest municipality by area in Trøndelag. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sandvika. Other villages include Inderdal, Mebygda, and Tunnsjø senter. The municipality borders Sweden to the south and east. Most of Lierne Municipality lies on the Swedish side of the drainage divide between Norway and Sweden.

The 2,962-square-kilometre (1,144 sq mi) municipality is the 16th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Lierne is the 314th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,301. The municipality's population density is 0.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.0/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 6.1% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Lierne was established on 1 January 1874 when it was separated from the large Snaasen Municipality. Initially, the population of Lierne Municipality was 1,015. On 1 July 1915, it was divided into two: Nordli Municipality (population: 863) in the north and Sørli Municipality (population: 739) in the south. This division, however, was short-lived. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Nordli Municipality and Sørli Municipality were merged back together again under the former name Lierne Municipality. After the merger, there were 2,045 residents in the new municipality.

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

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old name for the region (Old Norse: Hlíð) which means "mountainside" (similar to the Norwegian word li). Historically, the prefix Finna- was often added to the name: Finnahlíð. This prefix is the plural genitive case of finnr which means "Sami person" (or Finn) because the district historically had a significant sami population. Later, the prefix was dropped and the definite plural form of li was used, Lierne. The li name lives on in many places in the municipality such as Nordli and Sørli.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 3 February 1984. The official blazon is "Azure, three grouses argent, two over one" (Norwegian: I blått tre stående sølv ryper, to over en). This means the arms have a COLOR field (background) and the charge is three Willow Ptarmigans (Lagopus lagopus), a type of local grouse. The ptarmigan design has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. This design was chosen because these birds are plentiful in the area. Historically, hunting ptarmigan was of great importance for the survival of the inhabitants during the winters. The bird was thus chosen as a symbol for the municipality. The arms were designed by Einar H. Skjervold.

Churches

The Church of Norway has two parishes (sokn) within Lierne Municipality. It is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Geography

Lierne National Park is located in the municipality, and Blåfjella-Skjækerfjella National Park is partly located in Lierne. Lierne Municipality has a significant population of brown bears. The highest point in the municipality is the 1,390.09-metre (4,560.7 ft) tall mountain Hestkjøltoppen.

Lierne is also home to many lakes, including Gusvatnet, Havdalsvatnet, Holden, Ingelsvatnet, Kingen, Kvesjøen, Laksjøen, Lenglingen, Limingen, Murusjøen, Rengen, Sandsjøen, Stortissvatnet, Tunnsjøen, and Ulen.

History

Lierne Municipality was the largest obstacle in the negotiations before the Stromstad Treaty of 1751 in which the border was defined in detail. Sweden wanted it based on its location on the eastern side of the drainage divide, although Norway got it based on its historic connection to the Snaasen prestegjeld in Norway. As compensation Norway gave up its demand for the Idre and Särna parishes which were under Swedish control since 1644. This is why there is a large curve in the national border.

Government

Lierne 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.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Lierne 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 Lierne 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:

• 1874–1878: Georg Severin Schielderup
• 1878–1879: Jens Larsen Kveli
• 1880–1887: Ivar Hesselberg
• 1888–1889: John Malvig
• 1890–1901: Jakob F. Holand
• 1902–1904: Lornts Mediaas
• 1905–1907: John A. Dahl
• 1908–1910: Einar Zarbell
• 1910–1915: Jakob F. Holand
• (Lierne Municipality did not exist from 1916-1964)
• 1964–1965: Ola H. Kveli (V)
• 1966–1971: Ragnar Harbækvold (Sp)
• 1972–1975: Leif Sander Aagård (DLF)
• 1976–1979: Jon Leon Estil (Sp)
• 1980–1983: Reidar Kveli (Sp)
• 1984–1987: Jon Leon Estil (Sp)
• 1988–1991: Bernt Hågensen (Ap)
• 1991–1991: Gun Kveli (Ap)
• 1991–2007: Arnodd Lillemark (Sp)
• 2007–2015: Alf Robert Arvasli (Ap)
• 2015–2021: Bente Estil (Ap)
• 2021–2023: Reidar Rødli (Ap)
• 2023-present: Tor Erling Inderdal (Sp)

Attractions

The cross-country race Flyktningerennet is held here every year. It is a race that follows a route from Nordli to Gäddede in Strömsund Municipality, Sweden, in remembrance of the people who fled Nazi German-occupied Norway for Sweden during the Second World War.

Notable people

• Frode Estil (born 1972 in Lierne), a retired cross-country skier who won two golds and a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a silver medal in the 2006 Winter Olympics

References

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23. "Kommunevalgene 1975" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1977. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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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

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