- Verran
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Verran kommune — Municipality — View from Malm at sunset
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Nord-Trøndelag within
NorwayVerran within Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°1′27″N 10°58′44″E / 64.02417°N 10.97889°ECoordinates: 64°1′27″N 10°58′44″E / 64.02417°N 10.97889°E Country Norway County Nord-Trøndelag District Innherad Administrative centre Malm Government - Mayor (2007) Frank Christiansen (Ap) Area - Total 601.56 km2 (232.3 sq mi) - Land 558.06 km2 (215.5 sq mi) - Water 43.50 km2 (16.8 sq mi) Area rank 182 in Norway Population (2011) - Total 2,609 - Rank 291 in Norway - Density 4.7/km2 (12.2/sq mi) - Change (10 years) -3.8 % Demonym Verrabygg[1] Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) ISO 3166 code NO-1724 Official language form Neutral Website verran.kommune.no Data from Statistics Norway Verran is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Malm. Other villages in Verran include Follafoss, Sela, Verrabotn, and Verrastranda.
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General information
The municipality of Verran was established on 1 January 1901 when the old municipality of Mosvik og Verran was divided into Mosvik and Verran municipalities. The initial population of Verran was 1,456. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Malm (population: 2,975) to the north was merged together with Verran (population: 1,803) to form the present municipality of Verran. After the merger, there were 4,778 residents in Verran. On 1 January 1968, the Framverran area on the south side of the Verrasundet fjord (population: 395) was transferred from Verran to Mosvik.[2]
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".[3]
See also: VerdalCoat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times; they were granted on 11 September 1987. The arms show a blue background with a silver verranjekt, a type of boat that is common in the area.[4]
Churches
The Church of Norway has two parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Verran. It is part of the Nord-Innherad deanery and the Diocese of Nidaros.
Churches in Verran Parish
(Sokn)Church Name Location
of the ChurchYear Built Malm Malm Church Malm 1885 Sela Church Sela 1997 Verran Fines Church Verrabotn 1913 Follafoss Church Follafoss 1954 Geography
Verran borders the municipalities of Åfjord to the west, Rissa to the southwest, Leksvik to the south, Mosvik and Inderøy to the southeast, Steinkjer to the east, and Namdalseid to the north. Verran encompasses the western coastline of the Beitstadfjord, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord. There are three large lakes in Verran: Ormsetvatnet, Selavatnet, and Holden. The river Follaelva runs through the municipality, emptying into the Trondheimsfjord at Follafoss.
Economy
Forestry is an important industry in Verran. There is also a paper mill in Follafoss that is a large factory. The paper mill is owned by Södra Cell Folla.
References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/nb-no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskrivning_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn/.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1903) (in Norwegian) (dokpro.uio.no). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt (15 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 168. http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=244508&avid=54296.
- ^ "Nord-Trøndelag fylke" (in Norwegian). http://home.no.net/~thuridcs/Kommvpn/N-Trondelag/beskr-n-trondelag.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
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