Mosvik is a former municipality in the old

Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. The county was established in 1804 when the old Trondhjems amt was divided into two: Nordre Trondhjems amt and S ...

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. The municipality was part of the

Innherred Innherred or Innherad is a Districts of Norway, traditional district in Trøndelag county in the central part of Norway. It consists of the areas around the inner part of the Trondheimsfjord in the central-east part of the county. The district incl ...

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. The municipality existed from 1901 until its dissolution in 2012. The old municipality encompassed the southern part of what is now the municipality of

Inderøy Inderøy is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straumen. Other villages include Framverran, Gangstadhaugen, Hylla, Kjerknesvågen, Kjer ...

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. The municipality was located along the western shore of the

Trondheimsfjorden 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 ...

and on the southwestern end of the

Beitstadfjorden Beitstadfjorden () is the innermost arm of the Trondheimsfjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Steinkjer, Inderøy, and a small part extends into Indre Fosen. The fjord has a length of from southwest to northe ...

. The

administrative centre 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 is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

of the municipality was the village of Mosvik where

Mosvik Church Mosvik Church ( no, Mosvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Inderøy municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mosvik. It is one of the churches for the Mosvik parish which is part of the Sti ...

is located. Other villages located near the village of Mosvik include Trongsundet,

Framverran Framverran is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about from the Mosvik (village), village of Mosvik, about northwest of the village of Venneshamn, and about northeast of Trongsundet. The villa ...

Venneshamn Venneshamn is a village in the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Trondheimsfjord on the northeastern end of the Fosen peninsula. The village is located about north of the village of Mosvik, and about ...

, and

Kjerringvik Kjerringvika or Kjerringvik is a village located in the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the shore of the Trondheimsfjord at the Skarnsund strait, about northeast of the village of Mosvik. The village is ...

. Until 1991, the connection from Mosvik municipality to the rest of the

region was only available by a car ferry, at first via

Ytterøya Ytterøya is an island in the Trondheimsfjord in the municipality of Levanger 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) ...

Levanger Levanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the district of Innherred. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Alstadhaug, Ekne, ...

, but later directly to

on the

Vangshylla–Kjerringvik Ferry The Vangshylla–Kjerringvik Ferry is a closed automobile ferry on Norwegian County Road 755 that once connected the village of Kjerringvik in Mosvik municipality on the Fosen peninsula to the village of Vangshylla in the municipality of Inder ...

route. In 1991, the

Skarnsund Bridge The Skarnsund Bridge ( no, Skarnsundet bru or ) is a long concrete cable-stayed bridge that crosses the Skarnsundet strait, in the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. When finished in 1991, it replaced the Vangshylla–Kjerrin ...

Norwegian County Road 755 Norwegian County Road 755 ( no, Fylkesvei 755) is a county road in Trøndelag county, Norway. The road runs from the village of Røra in the municipality of Inderøy to the village of Vanvikan in Indre Fosen municipality. It was known as Norwe ...

was completed, eliminating the need for a ferry. Mosvik features two of Norway's 23 tallest structures: the Skavlen transmitter

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and

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transmitter at and the

at . The Skarnsund bridge was opened by

King Harald V Harald V ( no, Harald den femte, ; born 21 February 1937) is King of Norway. He acceded to the throne on 17 January 1991. Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the lin ...

on 19 December 1991, after he had taken the last ferry across the fjord. A monument, the King's Stone, bearing the signature of the king, is located at the resting place on the Mosvik side.

History

The municipality of Mosvik was established on 1 January 1901 when the old municipality of

Mosvik og Verran Mosvik og Verran is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1867 until 1901 when it was split into two. It was located on the Fosen peninsula, on the west side of the Trondheimsfjord. It ...

was divided into two new municipalities: Mosvik (population: 969) in the southeast and

Verran Verran is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1901 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was divided between Steinkjer Municipality and Indre Fosen Municipality. It was part of the Innherred region ...

(population: 1,456) in the north and west. During the 1960s, there were many municipal changes across Norway due to the work of the

Schei Committee The Schei Committee ( no, Schei-komitéen) was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post-World War II. It convened in 1946, and its formal name was (The 1946 Committee on Municip ...

. On 1 January 1968, the

area on the south side of the

Verrasundet Verrasundet is a fjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. The long fjord branches off of the northern part of the vast Trondheimsfjorden in the municipalities of Indre Fosen, Steinkjer, and Inderøy. It extends from Beitstadfjorden Beitstadfjorden ( ...

strait (population: 395) was transferred from

municipality to Mosvik municipality. On 1 January 2012, the municipality of Mosvik ceased to exist when it was merged into the neighboring municipality of

. Prior to the merger, Mosvik had 811 residents.

Name

The

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form of the name was ''Masarvík''. The first element is the

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of the river name ''Mǫs'' (now Mossa) and the last element (Old Norse: ''Vík'') is identical with the word ''vik'' which means "

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" or "

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". The name has historically been spelled ''Mosviken''.

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 ...

for Mosvik was from modern times; they were granted on 13 July 1984. The arms show the letter M, the initial of the municipality. At the same time, the two green triangles symbolize the many

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s in the municipality.

Churches

The

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had one parish ''(sokn)'' within the municipality of Mosvik. It was part of the Nord-Innherad prosti (

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) 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

The municipality was located south of the

Skarnsund Skarnsund or Skarnsundet is a strait in the Trondheimsfjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. The strait connects the Beitstadfjorden with the outer section of the Trondheimsfjorden. The long and wide Skarnsund is located in the municipality of In ...

strait with the main

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 ...

to the east and the Verrasundet strait to the west. The municipality of

Leksvik Leksvik is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county (now in Trøndelag county), Norway. The administrative center of the municipality was the village of Leksvik. Other villages in Leksvik included Vanvikan, Seter, Norway, Seter ...

was located to the south. The lake

Meltingvatnet Meltingvatnet is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Indre Fosen and Inderøy in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake is a reservoir that holds water for the Mosvik power plant. The water flows out of the lake into the Mossa river which ...

lies along the Leksvik border.

Government

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 Mosvik was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The

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breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Notable residents

* Gunnar Viken (born 1948) former County mayor, raised on a family farm in Mosvik *

Petter Northug Petter Northug Jr. (born 6 January 1986) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier and double Olympic champion. He won a total of 13 World Championship and two Winter Olympic gold medals with 20 medals overall (two gold, one silver and one bronze ...

(born 1986 in Framverran) a Norwegian former cross-country skier and double Olympic champion *

Tomas Northug Tomas Northug (born 19 April 1990) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. He was born in Mosvik, and is the middle brother of Petter Northug and Even Northug. He won a World Cup victory in Otepää in January 2015. He became Junior World Champion ...

(born 1990 in Mosvik) a Norwegian cross-country skier * Even Northug (born 1995) a Norwegian cross-country skier

References

External links

* * {{authority control Inderøy Former municipalities of Norway 1901 establishments in Norway 2012 disestablishments in Norway