Orkland

Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

For the municipality of Orkland, Norway that existed from 1920 until 1963, see Orkland (former municipality).

Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Orkland Municipality

Orkland kommune

Municipality

View of the town of Orkanger

Coat of arms

Trøndelag within Norway

Orkland within Trøndelag

Coordinates: 63°18′24″N 9°51′01″E﻿ / ﻿63.3067°N 09.8502°E﻿ / 63.3067; 09.8502
Country| Norway
County| Trøndelag
District| Orkdalen
Established| 1 Jan 2020
• Preceded by| Agdenes, Orkdal, Meldal, and most of Snillfjord
Administrative centre| Orkanger
Government

• Mayor (2023)| Hanne Nyhus (Ap)
Area

• Total

| 1,906.28 km2 (736.02 sq mi)
• Land| 1,817.77 km2 (701.84 sq mi)
• Water| 88.51 km2 (34.17 sq mi)  4.6%
• Rank| #42 in Norway
Population

(2023)

• Total

| 18,690
• Rank| #71 in Norway
• Density| 10.3/km2 (27/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)

|  +6.8%
Demonym| Orklending[1]
Official language

[2]

• Norwegian form| Neutral
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code| NO-5059[3]
Website| Official website

Data from Statistics Norway

Orkland is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Orkdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Orkanger.[4] Other notable population centres in the municipality include Krokstadøra, Selbekken, Ingdalen, Lensvik, Vassbygda, Vernes, Leksa, Kjøra, Geitastrand, Gjølme, Thamshavn, Fannrem, Vormstad, Svorkmo, Hoston, village of Meldal, Løkken Verk, Bjørnli, Å, and Storås.

The 1,906-square-kilometre (736 sq mi) municipality is the 42nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Orkland is the 71st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 18,690. The municipality's population density is 10.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (27/sq mi) and its population has increased by 6.8% over the 10-year period to 2020.[5][6]

## General information

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The municipality of Orkland was established on 1 January 2020 after the merger of the old municipalities of Agdenes, Orkdal, Meldal, and most of Snillfjord.[7]

### Name

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The name of the municipality comes from the name of the local river Orkla and the Orkladalen valley in which the river runs. There was another municipality of Orkland that existed from 1920 until 1963, and its area will be part of the new (much larger) municipality.

### Coat of arms

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The coat of arms for the municipality was approved in 2019. It is somewhat of a combination of the old arms for Meldal and Orkdal. The arms are divided horizontally by a wavy line with green above and silver below representing agriculture and forestry (green) and the sea and water (silver). In the centre of the arms there is a gear which represents the industry of the community. The colors of the gear are inverted from the background.[8]

### Churches

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The Church of Norway had eight parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Orkland. It is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Churches in Orkland Parish (sokn) | Church Name | Location of the Church | Year Built

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|
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Agdenes | Agdenes Church | Vernes | 1857
Lensvik Church | Lensvik | 1863
Ingdal Chapel | Ingdalen | 1960
Geitastrand | Geitastrand Church | Geitastrand | 1859
Løkken | Løkken Church | Bjørnli | 1929
Meldal | Meldal Church | Meldal | 1988
Orkanger | Orkanger Church | Orkanger | 1892
Orkdal | Orkdal Church | Fannrem | 1893
Søvasskjølen Church | Svorksjødalen | 1981
Orkland | Moe Church | Vormstad | 1867
Snillfjord | Snillfjord Church | Krokstadøra | 1898

## Government

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Orkland 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.[9] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Trøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

### Municipal council

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The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Orkland is made up of 43 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

Orkland kommunestyre 2023-2027 [10] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 3
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4
| Industry and Business Party (Industri‑ og Næringspartiet) | 2
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1
| Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) | 4
| Red Party (Rødt) | 1
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 8
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2
| Small Town List Orkland (Småbylista Orkland)| 4
Total number of members:| 43
Orkland kommunestyre 2020-2023 [11] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 17
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 2
| Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 1
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1
| Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet) | 3
| Red Party (Rødt) | 1
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 16
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 2
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1
| Small Town List Orkland (Småbylista Orkland)| 3
Total number of members:| 51

### Mayors

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The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Orkland:

* 2020-2023: Oddbjørn Bang (Sp)
* 2023-present: Hanne Nyhus (Ap)[12]

## Notable people

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* Håkon Hoff (1898 in Orkanger – 1976), a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician
* Peter Deinboll DSO, MC (1915–1944), a Norwegian engineer and resistance member during WWII who grew up in Orkanger
* Synnøve Gleditsch (1908–1980), an actress from Agdenes
* Kurt Mosbakk (born 1934), a Norwegian politician who went to school in Orkanger
* Nils Arne Eggen (1941-2022), a Norwegian footballer and the most successful Norwegian club football manager who was born and lived in Orkdal.
* Knut Torbjørn Eggen (1960-2012), a Norwegian footballer and football manager who was born and grew up in Orkdal.

## References

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1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
4. ^ Leth-Olsen, Lina (27 October 2016). "Dette blir en del av nye Orkland". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
6. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
7. ^ "Endringer i kommunestrukturen" (in Norwegian). Stortinget. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
8. ^ "Kommunevåpen - heraldikk" (in Norwegian). Nye Orkland kommune. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
9. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
10. ^ "Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Trøndelag Trööndelage". Valgdirektoratet. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
11. ^ "Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Trøndelag". Valg Direktoratet. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
12. ^ "Orkland har fått ny ordfører". NRK (in Norwegian). 12 September 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

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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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