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Verran Municipality Verran kommune
Former municipality
View from Malm at sunset
FlagCoat of arms
Trøndelag within Norway
Verran within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°01′27″N 10°58′44″E / 64.02417°N 10.97889°E / 64.02417; 10.97889
Country	Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Innherad
Established	1 Jan 1901
• Preceded by	Mosvik og Verran Municipality
Disestablished	1 Jan 2020
• Succeeded by	Steinkjer Municipality and Indre Fosen Municipality
Administrative centre	Malm
Government
• Mayor (2015-2019)	Anders Lindstrøm (Ap)
Area
• Total	601.66 km (232.30 sq mi)
• Land	558.15 km (215.50 sq mi)
• Water	43.51 km (16.80 sq mi)  7.2%
• Rank	#185 in Norway
Highest elevation	655.2 m (2,149.6 ft)
Population
• Total	2,449
• Rank	#296 in Norway
• Density	4.1/km (11/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	−16.2%
Demonym	Verrabygg
Official language
• Norwegian form	Neutral
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-5039
Data from Statistics Norway

Verran is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1901 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was divided between Steinkjer Municipality and Indre Fosen Municipality. It was part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Malm. Other villages in Verran included Follafoss, Sela, Verrabotn, and Verrastranda.

At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 602-square-kilometre (232 sq mi) municipality was the 185th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Verran was the 296th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,449. The municipality's population density was 4.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 16.2% over the last decade.

General information

The municipality of Verran was established on 1 January 1901 when the old Mosvik og Verran Municipality was divided into two new municipalities: Mosvik Municipality (population: 969) and Verran Municipality (population: 1,456). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Malm Municipality (population: 2,975) and Verran Municipality (population: 1,803) were merged to form a new, larger Verran Municipality. After the merger, there were 4,778 residents in Verran Municipality. On 1 January 1968, the Framverran area on the south side of the Verrasundet fjord (population: 395) was transferred from Verran Municipality to the neighboring Mosvik Municipality.

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

On 1 January 2020, Verran Municipality was dissolved. Most of the municipality was merged with the neighboring Steinkjer Municipality to form a new, larger Steinkjer Municipality. The remaining Verrabotn area in the southwestern part of Verran Municipality was merged with the neighboring Indre Fosen Municipality.

Name

The municipality is named after the Verrasundet fjord (Old Norse: Veri), which is an arm of the great Trondheimsfjord. The meaning of the old name is probably "the quiet one" or "the fjord with still water".

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 11 September 1987 and it was in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was dissolved. The official blazon is "Azure, a boat with raised square sail and topsail argent" (Norwegian: I blått en sølv båt med råseil og toppseil). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a Verranjekt (boat) with a raised square sail and topsail. The boat 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 design was chosen to symbolize the historical importance of boating and boatbuilding for the area. The Verranjekt (literally translated as "a yacht from Verran") is a type of boat has been built in Verran for centuries. The arms were designed by Rolf Tidemann. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. After the merger of Verran and Steinkjer municipalities on 1 January 2020, these arms were adopted to represent the new Steinkjer municipality.

Churches

The Church of Norway had two parishes (sokn) within Verran Municipality. It was part of the Nord-Innherad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Geography

Verran bordered Åfjord Municipality to the west, Indre Fosen Municipality to the south, Inderøy Municipality to the southeast, Steinkjer Municipality to the east, and Namdalseid Municipality to the north. Verran Municipality encompassed the western coastline of the Beitstadfjord, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord. There were three large lakes in Verran: Ormsetvatnet, Selavatnet, and Holden. The river Follaelva flowed through the municipality, emptying into the Trondheimsfjord at Follafoss. The highest point in the municipality was the 655.2-metre (2,150 ft) tall mountain Sandvassheia.

Government

While it existed, Verran 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 Inntrøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Verran was made up of 19 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 Verran was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:

• 1901–1904: Jørginus Stavrum (V)
• 1905–1910: Jørginus Grande (H)
• 1911–1928: Gunnar Aftret (V)
• 1928-1928: Arne Karlsen (LL)
• 1929–1931: John M. Viken (Ap)
• 1932–1934: Tomas Stavrum (LL)
• 1935–1942: Gunvald Engelstad (Ap)
• 1943–1945: Otto Sandhaug (NS)
• 1945-1945: Gunvald Engelstad (Ap)
• 1946–1947: Nils Kvam (Ap)
• 1948–1950: Toralf Aalberg (Ap)
• 1951–1953: Magne Følstad (Ap)
• 1954–1963: Toralf Aalberg (Ap)
• 1964–1971: Olav Stavrum (Ap)
• 1972–1979: Arthur Mogstad (Ap)
• 1980–1993: Rolf Ystmark (Ap)
• 1993–2003: Bjørn Skjelstad (Sp)
• 2003–2004: Kåre Olsen (Ap)
• 2004–2007: Robert Bjørk (Ap)
• 2007–2011: Frank Christiansen (Ap)
• 2011–2015: Bjørn Skjelstad (Sp)
• 2015–2019: Anders Lindstrøm (Ap)

Economy

Forestry was an important industry in Verran. There was also a paper mill in Follafoss that is a large factory. The paper mill was owned by Södra Cell Folla.

See also

• List of former municipalities of Norway

References

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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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