Heim, Norway

Heim is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Originally (from 1837) the municipality was a part of Hemne formannskapsdistrikt, but on 1 January 1911 Hemne was divided and Heim became a municipality of its own with 1 533 inhabitants.

On 1 January 1964 the district of Vestre Heim ("Western Heim", the area west of the Hemnefjord) with its 711 inhabitants was reunited with Hemne. At the same time the district of Austre Heim ("Eastern Heim") became a part of Snillfjord municipality.

The village Heim is presently located in Hemne.

The name

The parish of Heim was established in 1884. It is named after the old farm Heim (Norse "Heimr"), since the church is built on its ground. The name is identical with the word "heimr" m 'home, homestead, farm'.