Malvik is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Trøndelag
Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...
county
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,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
. It is part of the
Trondheim Region The Trondheim Region () is a statistical metropolitan region in the county of Trøndelag in Norway. It is centered in the city of Trondheim.
† Population data as of October 2012, frossb‡ Orkdal has been added to region due to new road complet ...
. The
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of the municipality is the village of
Hommelvik
Hommelvik is the administrative centre of the municipality of Malvik in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the ''Hommelvika'', a bay off of the Trondheimsfjord. Hommelvik is about southwest of the village of Muruvik ...
. Other villages in Malvik include
Muruvika
Muruvika or Muruvik is a village in the municipality of Malvik in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located near the end of the Stjørdalsfjorden, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord. The village sits about north of the village of Hommelvik, ...
,
Smiskaret,
Sneisen,
Vikhammer
Vikhammer is a village in the municipality of Malvik in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, about east of the village of Hundhammeren.
The villages of Hundhammeren, Vikhammer, Saksvik (all i ...
, and
Hundhammeren
Hundhammeren is a village in the municipality of Malvik in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, about west of the village of Vikhammer and about east of the village of Ranheim (in Trondheim).
...
.
While "Malvik" refers to the municipality as a whole, it also refers to the urban area of Malvik. The villages of Hundhammeren, Vikhammer, Saksvik (all in Malvik), and Væretrøa (in Trondheim) together form an urban area that is also called ''Malvik''. The urban area has a population (2017) of 6,949 which gives the area a
population density
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of .
This area is the most populous urban area in the municipality.
The municipality is the 313th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Malvik is the 85th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 14,425 The municipality's
population density
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is and its population has increased by 12.8% over the previous 10-year period.
General information
The municipality of Malvik was established in 1891 when it was separated from the large municipality of
Strinda
Strinda is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the eastern part of what is now the municipality of Trondheim south and ea ...
. On 1 January 1914, a small area of the neighboring municipality of
Lånke
Lånke was a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was located south of the Stjørdalselva river in what is now the south-central part ...
(population: 38) was transferred to Malvik. On 1 July 1953, a small area of Malvik (population: 37) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of
Strinda
Strinda is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the eastern part of what is now the municipality of Trondheim south and ea ...
. On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old
Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag () was a county comprising the southern portion of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Nord-Trøndelag county as well as the counties of Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, and Hedmark. To the west is the No ...
county to the new
Trøndelag
Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...
county.
Name
The municipality (originally the
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
) is named after the old ''Malvik'' farm ( non, Manvík), since the first
Malvik Church
Malvik Church ( no, Malvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Malvik municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vikhammer, Malvik. It is the church for the Malvik parish which is part of the Stjør ...
was built there. The first element is probably the word ''mǫn'' (
stem form ''man-'') which means "
mane", referring to a mountain ridge behind the farm. (''Mana'' which means "the mane" is a common name for many mountains in Norway, where the form of the mountain is compared with the mane of a horse.) The last element ( non, Vík) is identical with the word ''vik'' which means "
inlet
An inlet is a (usually long and narrow) indentation of a shoreline, such as a small arm, bay, sound, fjord, lagoon or marsh, that leads to an enclosed larger body of water such as a lake, estuary, gulf or marginal sea.
Overview
In marine geogra ...
".
Coat of arms
The
coat of arms
A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ...
was granted on 23 July 1982. The yellow arms show a black
capercaillie
''Tetrao'' is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily known as capercaillies. They are some of the largest living grouse.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Tetrao'' was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his ...
, chosen as a symbol for the rich nature in the area.
Churches
The
Church of Norway
The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...
has two parishes () within the municipality of Malvik. It is part of the
Stjørdal prosti
This list of churches in Nidaros is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nidaros which covers all of Trøndelag county in Norway. The list is divided into several sections, one for each deanery in the diocese.
Administrati ...
(
deanery
A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc ...
) in the
Diocese of Nidaros
Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Trøndelag county in Central Norway and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. Since 10 September 2017, the Bishop of Nidaros is Herborg ...
.
Geography
Malvik is just to the east of the city of
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...
, one of Norway's largest cities. Many people in Malvik have their place of employment in Trondheim, though there is some local industry in Malvik itself.
The northern part of Malvik lies along the
Trondheimsfjord
The Trondheim Fjord or Trondheimsfjorden (), an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third-longest fjord at long. It is located in the west-central part of the country in Trøndelag county, and it stretches from the municipality of Ørland in ...
, and it is along this coastal section that the vast majority of the population lives, and where schools, and places of employment are located. The municipal center is
Hommelvik
Hommelvik is the administrative centre of the municipality of Malvik in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the ''Hommelvika'', a bay off of the Trondheimsfjord. Hommelvik is about southwest of the village of Muruvik ...
, situated about east of Trondheim, and it has long been the main population area in Malvik. In the last few decades the area around
Vikhammer
Vikhammer is a village in the municipality of Malvik in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, about east of the village of Hundhammeren.
The villages of Hundhammeren, Vikhammer, Saksvik (all i ...
and
Hundhammeren
Hundhammeren is a village in the municipality of Malvik in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, about west of the village of Vikhammer and about east of the village of Ranheim (in Trondheim).
...
(about to the west) has grown larger than Hommelvik. The area has many new housing areas, businesses, and shopping. Collectively, the new area is referred to as the Malvik urban area.
The southern part of the municipality consists mostly of
farming
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...
and
forest
A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...
areas, with many attractive areas for hiking and cross-country skiing. The
Homla
Homla is a river in the municipality of Malvik in Trøndelag county, Norway. The long river begins when it flows out of the lake Foldsjøen and it ends when it empties into the Trondheimsfjord at the village of Hommelvik.
The Homla was first u ...
river runs north to the
Trondheimsfjord
The Trondheim Fjord or Trondheimsfjorden (), an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third-longest fjord at long. It is located in the west-central part of the country in Trøndelag county, and it stretches from the municipality of Ørland in ...
. The lake
Jonsvatnet
Jonsvatnet is a lake in Trøndelag county, Norway. Most of the lake is in the eastern part of the municipality of Trondheim, with a very small part of the shoreline belonging to Malvik municipality. The lake is the main source for drinking water f ...
lies on the western border of the municipality.
In the southeastern part of Malvik there is the Jøsås
exclave
An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...
s. Three farmsteads, ''Øvre Jøsås'', ''Store Jøsås'', and ''Lille Jøsås'' belonging to Malvik municipality are exclaved inside
Stjørdal
Stjørdal () or is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stjørdal, also called Stjørdalshalsen. Some of the villages in the municipalit ...
municipality in two different exclaves. ''Øvre Jøsås'' and ''Store Jøsås'' are located in one exclave (the western one) while ''Lille Jøsås'' is making another exclave (the eastern one). The exclaves only have road access to Malvik municipality even though they are inside Stjørdal's borders. The distance between the two exclaves is very small, only about at the nearest.
Government
All municipalities in Norway, including Malvik, are responsible for
primary education
Primary education or elementary education is typically the first stage of formal education, coming after preschool/kindergarten and before secondary school. Primary education takes place in ''primary schools'', ''elementary schools'', or first ...
(through 10th grade), outpatient
health services
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,
senior citizen
Old age refers to ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings, and is thus the end of the human life cycle. Terms and euphemisms for people at this age include old people, the elderly (worldwide usage), OAPs (British usage ...
services,
unemployment
Unemployment, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), is people above a specified age (usually 15) not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for Work (human activity), w ...
and other
social services
Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organisations, or administe ...
,
zoning
Zoning is a method of urban planning in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into areas called zones, each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones. Zones may be defined for a si ...
,
economic development
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, and municipal
road
A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation.
There are many types of ...
s. The municipality is governed by a
municipal council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...
of elected representatives, which in turn elect a
mayor
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.
The municipality falls under the
Trøndelag District Court
Trøndelag District Court ( no, Trøndelag tingrett) is a district court located in Trøndelag county, Norway. This court is based at four different courthouses which are located in Brekstad, Namsos, Steinkjer, and Trondheim. The court serves the ...
and the
Frostating Court of Appeal
The Frostating Court of Appeal ( no, Frostating lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Trondheim. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal ...
.
Municipal council
The
municipal council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...
() of Malvik is made up of 31 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The
party
A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature f ...
breakdown of the council is as follows:
Mayor
The mayors of Malvik (incomplete list):
*2019–present: Trond Hoseth (
Ap)
*2019: Bernt-Ole Ravlum (Ap)
*2015-2019:
Ingrid Aune (Ap)
*2007-2015: Terje Granmo (Ap)
*2003-2007: Gudmund Beitland (
H)
*1984-2003: Asbjørn Nøstmo (Ap)
Transportation
![Map Gjevingåsen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Map_Gjeving%C3%A5sen.JPG)
To the east of Malvik is the municipality of
Stjørdal
Stjørdal () or is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stjørdal, also called Stjørdalshalsen. Some of the villages in the municipalit ...
, which includes
Trondheim Airport, Værnes
Trondheim Airport ( no, Trondheim lufthavn; ) is an international airport serving Trondheim, a city and List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The airport is located in Værnes, Trøndelag, Værnes, a vill ...
. The airport has frequent connections to many locations in Norway, and a growing range of direct air links abroad (currently including
London
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,
Amsterdam
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,
Copenhagen
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,
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
, and
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
). The proximity of this airport means that Malvik, though a small community in a relatively isolated location, has rather good transport connections very close at hand. The
European route E6
European route E6 ( no, Europavei 6, sv, Europaväg 6, or simply E6) is the main north-south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and t ...
highway runs through Malvik and it has several tunnels, the longest of which is the
Hell Tunnel
The Hell Tunnel ( no, Helltunnelen) is a long road tunnel in Trøndelag county, Norway. The tunnel is located along the shared section of the European route E6 and European route E14 motorways that runs through the mountain Gjevingåsen betwee ...
.
The
Nordland Line
The Nordland Line ( no, Nordlandsbanen, ) is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø, Norway. It is the longest in Norway and lacks electrification. The route runs through the counties of Trøndelag (formerly Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trønd ...
runs from Trondheim to
Bodø
Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland count ...
(further north in Norway) and the
Meråker Line
The Meråker Line ( no, Meråkerbanen) is a railway line which runs through the district and valley of Stjørdalen in Trøndelag county, Norway. The line branches off from the Nordland Line at Hell Station and runs eastwards to the Norway–Swed ...
runs east to
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
. The railroad winds its way along the coast of the Trondheimsfjord in Malvik, and is a very scenic and pleasant journey. Malvik has two railway stations:
Vikhammer Station
Vikhammer Station is a railway station located in the village of Vikhammer in the municipality of Malvik in Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located about east of the city of Trondheim.
The station is on the Nordland Line. The station ...
and
Hommelvik Station
Hommelvik Station is a railway station located in the village of Hommelvik in the municipality of Malvik in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is east of the city of Trondheim.
The station is located on the Nordland Line, and it is served hourly ...
. The
Gevingåsen Tunnel
Gevingåsen Tunnel is a single track railway tunnel between the villages of Hommelvik and Hell in Trøndelag county, Norway. The tunnel is located along the Nordland Line. Blasting started in 2009, and the tunnel opened on 15 August 2011, havin ...
is being built to shorten the rail trip from Trondheim to Stjørdal. A side effect of this is that the scenic attractiveness of the trip will be somewhat reduced, as part of the section along the fjord will no longer form part of the trip. The railway junction where the line splits for Bodø or Sweden is just to the east of Malvik, at a small settlement called
Hell
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. The station is well known to railway enthusiasts from its odd name (for
English language
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speakers). It is indeed possible, in Malvik, to purchase "a single ticket to Hell" or a return "to Hell and back".
Notable residents
![Johan Nygaardsvold 1934](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Johan_Nygaardsvold_1934.jpeg)
*
Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1877 in Hommelvik – 1927) Norwegian agricultural researcher
*
Johan Nygaardsvold
Johan Nygaardsvold (; 6 September 1879 – 13 March 1952) was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party who served as the 21st prime minister of Norway from 1935 to 1945. From June 1940 until May 1945, he oversaw the Norwegian Government-in-ex ...
(1879 in Hommelvik – 1952)
Prime Minister of Norway
The prime minister of Norway ( no, statsminister, which directly translates to "minister of state") is the head of government and chief executive of Norway. The prime minister and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior government department ...
1935 to 1945
*
Rut Tellefsen (born 1930 in Malvik) a Norwegian actress
IMDb Database
retrieved 05 November 2020
* Torgeir Moan (born 1944 in Malvik) a Norwegian engineer and professor of marine technology
* Mads Eriksen
Mads Eriksen (born 15 July 1977) is a Norwegian cartoonist, best known for the comic strips '' M'' and ''Gnom''.
Biography
Eriksen was born in Malvik. His career in comics began in 2000, when his first comic strip, ''Gnom'', was accepted into ...
(born 1977 in Malvik) a Norwegian cartoonist
Sport
* Thomas Byberg (1916 in Hommelvik – 1998) a speed skater, silver medallist at the 1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...
* Arne Herjuaune (1945 in Malvik – 2017) a speed skater, competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...
* Kristine Nøstmo (born 1993 in Malvik) a football goalkeeper, 165 caps with Rosenborg BK Kvinner
Rosenborg Ballklub Kvinner (previously known as Sportsklubben Trondheims-Ørn) is a Norwegian women's professional football club in Trondheim, Trøndelag.
History
The club was founded as a multi-sports club on May 18, 1917, and became a me ...
References
External links
*
*
Municipal Homepage
Municipal fact sheet
from Statistics Norway
Statistics Norway ( no, Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.
Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every yea ...
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Municipalities of Trøndelag
1891 establishments in Norway