Heim, Norway

Heim is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It was established on 1 January 2020 upon the merger of three other municipalities. It is located in the traditional district of Fosen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kyrksæterøra. Other villages in Heim include Ytre Snillfjord, Heim, Hellandsjøen, Holla, Vinjeøra, Liabøen, Todalen, Halsanaustan, Valsøyfjord, Engan, Hjellnes, and Valsøybotnen.

This article is about the municipality in Trøndelag, Norway. For other uses, see Heim.
Heim kommune
Municipality
View of the village of Kyrksæterøra
Coat of arms
Trøndelag within
Norway
Heim within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63.2906°N 09.0891°E / 63.2906; 09.0891
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
Established1 Jan 2020
Administrative centreKyrksæterøra
Government
 • Mayor (2020)Odd Jarle Svanem (Sp)
Area
 • Total1,024.58 km2 (395.59 sq mi)
 • Land980.47 km2 (378.56 sq mi)
 • Water44.11 km2 (17.03 sq mi)
Area rank113 in Norway
Population
 (4.3)
 • Total5,963
 • Rank159 in Norway
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
−1.6%
Demonym(s)heimsbygg[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5055
Official language formNeutral[2]
Preceded byHalsa, Hemne, Snillfjord in 2020
Websitewww.nyeheim.no
Data from Statistics Norway

The 1,025-square-kilometre (396 sq mi) municipality is the 113th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Heim is the 159th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,963. The municipality's population density is 6.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (16/sq mi) and its population (in its predecessor municipalities) has decreased by 1.6% over the previous 10-year period.[3][4]

General information

The municipality was established on 1 January 2020 upon the merger of the neighboring municipalities of Hemne and Halsa as well as the Ytre Snillfjord area in the municipality of Snillfjord. The area in the municipality of Halsa left Møre og Romsdal county and switched to Trøndelag county when the merger occurred.[5][6]

Name

The parish of Heim was established in 1884. It is named after the old Heim farm (Old Norse: Heimr), since the first Heim Church was built on its ground. The name is identical with the word heimr which means "home", "homestead", or "farm".[7]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms for Heim was designed and granted in 2019. It is a blue shield with a white ornamental design in the centre. The design was chosen to symbolize many different things. The blue background refers to air, water, and the sea. The white design is reminiscent of boats, fjords, seeds, and church spires, all of which are a part of the culture of the municipality.[8]

Churches

The Church of Norway has five parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Heim. It is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) within the Diocese of Nidaros.

Churches in Hemne
Parish (sokn)Church NameLocation of the ChurchYear Built
HalsaHalsa ChurchHalsanaustan1734
HeimHeim ChurchHeim1883
HemneHemne ChurchKyrksæterøra1817
ValsøyfjordValsøyfjord ChurchValsøyfjord1864
VinjeVinje ChurchVinjeøra1820

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Heim, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elects a mayor.[9] The municipality falls under the Sør-Trøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Heim is made up of 31 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Heim Kommunestyre 2020–2023 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet)1
 Conservative Party (Høyre)3
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)10
 Halsa List (Halsalista)3
 Heim List (Heimlista)3
Total number of members:31

Notable people
Anne Karin Elstad, 1976
  • Nils Anton Vaagland (1872 in Halsa – 1965) lawyer and politician, Mayor of Stjørdal 1911 to 1925
  • Leif Halse (1896 in Halsa – 1984) a teacher, novelist, short story writer, children's writer, comics writer and local historian
  • Anne Karin Elstad (1938 in Halsa – 2012) a Norwegian author
  • Nina Valsø (1962 in Halsa – 2002) a Norwegian playwright
  • Erik Hoftun (born 1969 in Kyrksæterøra) a Norwegian former football defender with 520 club caps and 30 for Norway
  • Else-May Norderhus (born 1973 in Halsa) a Norwegian politician
  • Vegard Forren (born 1988 in Kyrksæterøra) a Norwegian professional footballer with over 300 club caps and 33 for Norway

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  4. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. "Ny kommune - Halsa, Snillfjord og Hemne" (in Norwegian). Hemne kommune. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  6. "Endringer i kommunestrukturen". Prop. 96 S (2016-2017), Innst. 386 S (2016-2017) (in Norwegian). Stortinget. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  7. Rygh, Oluf (1901). Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt (in Norwegian) (14 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 85.
  8. Solli, Tor Helge. "Slik blir kommunevåpenet til nykommunen". Tidens krav (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  9. Hansen, Tore, ed. (2016-05-12). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  10. "Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Trøndelag". Valg Direktoratet. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
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