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Røyrvik Municipality Røyrvik kommune Raarvihken tjïelte
Municipality
View of the village of Røyrvik
FlagCoat of arms
Trøndelag within Norway
Røyrvik within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°55′15″N 13°39′03″E / 64.92083°N 13.65083°E / 64.92083; 13.65083
Country	Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Namdalen
Established	1 July 1923
• Preceded by	Grong Municipality
Administrative centre	Røyrvik
Government
• Mayor (2023)	Kennet Tømmermo Reitan (LL)
Area
• Total	1,584.74 km (611.87 sq mi)
• Land	1,329.62 km (513.37 sq mi)
• Water	255.12 km (98.50 sq mi)  16.1%
• Rank	#50 in Norway
Highest elevation	1,511.98 m (4,960.56 ft)
Population
• Total	423
• Rank	#355 in Norway
• Density	0.3/km (0.8/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	−15.1%
Demonym	Røyrvik-folk
Official language
• Norwegian form	Neutral
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-5043
Website	Official website
Data from Statistics Norway

Røyrvik (Norwegian) or Raarvihke (Southern Sami) is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Røyrvik. The area has always had a strong Sami influence. The village lays relatively close to the border with Sweden and the municipal boundary eastwards forms part of the international border.

The 1,585-square-kilometre (612 sq mi) municipality is the 50th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Røyrvik is the 355th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 423 making it the 3rd smallest municipal population in Norway (after Modalen Municipality and Utsira Municipality). The municipality's population density is 0.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.78/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 15.1% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Røyrvik was established on 1 July 1923 when it was separated from the large Grong Municipality. Initially, the population was 392. The municipal boundaries have not since changed. 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 Røyrvik farm (historically: Røirviken) since the first Røyrvik Church was built there (in 1828). The first element is røyr which means "Arctic char". The last element is vik which means "inlet".

On 13 June 2014, the national government approved a resolution to add a co-equal, official Southern Sami language name for the municipality: Raarvihke. The spelling of the Sami language name changes depending on how it is used. It is called Raarvihke when it is spelled alone, but it is Raarvihken tjïelte when using the Sami language equivalent to "Røyrvik Municipality".

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 13 December 1985. The official blazon is "Azure, a cross crosslet argent" (Norwegian: I blått et korset sølv kors). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a cross crosslet. 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. This design is a common decoration on the pottery, hand-made articles, and traditional pewter embroidery found in the area. These objects were made by the ancestors of the Southern Sámi people presently living in the area. The crosses are a solar symbol indicating the four points of the compass. The arms were designed by Alfhild Vekterli and reworked by Einar H. Skjervold. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.

Churches

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

Geography

The area is covered with many large lakes such as Limingen, the 9th largest in Norway. Other lakes include Jengelvatnet, Namsvatnet, Ovrejaevrie, Storgollomsvatnet, Tunnsjøen, and Tunnsjøflyan. The river Namsen begins in the lake Namsvatnet.

The mountainous areas also offer plentiful opportunities for outdoor activities. The highest point in the municipality is the 1,511.98-metre (4,960.6 ft) tall mountain Jetnamsklumpen, located inside Børgefjell National Park.

Government

Røyrvik 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 Røyrvik is made up of 11 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 Røyrvik 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:

• 1923–1934: Jens Ingvald Ornæs (V)
• 1935–1941: Petter Vekterli (KrF)
• 1942-1945: Harald Kleppestø (NS)
• 1945–1963: Petter Vekterli (KrF)
• 1964–1967: Kåre Hunnestad (KrF)
• 1968–1979: Petter Vekterli (KrF)
• 1980–1983: Johan Ole Vekterli (Sp)
• 1984–1985: Inge Staldvik (Ap)
• 1985–1987: Ragnar Ingulfsvann (Ap)
• 1988–1995: Magnar Namsvatn (KrF)
• 1995–2007: Marianne Ornæs (Sp)
• 2007–2011: Magnar Namsvatn (KrF)
• 2011–2015: Arnt Mickelsen (Ap)
• 2015–2023: Hans Oskar Devik (Sp)
• 2023-present: Kennet Tømmermo Reitan (LL)

Economy

From 1911 until World War I, mining explorations were conducted in the Gjersvik areas. The modern Grong Gruber mines in were active in the Joma area from 1972 until 1998. Farming and reindeer husbandry have always been a source of income in the area. The mining buildings now house various small industrial firms.

A few efforts to create new business include electronics assembly and electronic document management. A small alpine ski resort (Skisenteret) was started in 1986.

Notable people

• Jan Myrheim (born 1948 in Røyrvik), a physicist and academic
• Inge Staldvik (born 1955), a Norwegian politician and Mayor of Røyrvik from 1983-1985

References

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External links

• Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)
• Tungmetaller renner rett ut i denne innsjøen 23 år etter at gruva stengte (16 January 2021) NRK

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

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Main article: Trøndelag Capital: Steinkjer County government: Trøndelag County Municipality County lists: County Governors Villages Churches
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