Overhalla is a

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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 ...

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. It is part of the Namdalen

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. The

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of the municipality is the village of

Ranemsletta Ranemsletta is the administrative centre of the municipality of Overhalla in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the north shore of the river Namsen, along the Norwegian County Road 17 which connects it to the town of Namsos and ...

(also called ''Overhalla''). Other villages include Melen,

Skage Skage is a village in the municipality of Overhalla in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the river Namsen, about west of the municipal center, Ranemsletta, and about east of the town of Namsos. The village lies ...

Skogmo Skogmo is a village in the municipality of Overhalla in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Norwegian County Road 17, about northeast of the municipal centre, Ranemsletta. The village lies just north of the river Namsen and about ...

, Svalia, and

Øysletta Øysletta is a village in the municipality of Overhalla in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the south shore of the river Namsen, along the now-defunct Namsos Line railway. The municipal center, Ranemsletta lies about to the northwest ...

. The population is concentrated in the relatively broad Namsen river valley at the center. Public services,

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, and

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are the main sources of income. ''Overhallahus'' (a house building company) and ''Pharmaq'' (a fish vaccine factory) are located in the municipality. The municipality is the 155th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Overhalla is the 207th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,817. The municipality's

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is and its population has increased by 3.8% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Overhalla was established on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January ...

law). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers 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 ...

, although Overhalla's borders were only slightly modified. On 1 January 1964, the Galguften and Hauknes area (population: 15) of

Høylandet Høylandet is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Høylandet. Other villages include Kongsmoen and Vassbotna. The municipality is th ...

(on the southern shore of the lake

Eidsvatnet Eidsvatnet is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Høylandet and Overhalla in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies about northeast of the village of Skogmo. The lake empties into the river Bjøra which flows a short distance into t ...

) was transferred to Overhalla. On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from 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 ...

county to the new

county.

Name

The

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form of the name was ''œfri halfa'' which means "the upper half (of Namdalen)". Historically, the Namdalen district was divided in two parts: "the upper half" and "the lower half". The municipality of Overhalla today is, however, just a fraction of the old part of ''œfri halfa''.

Coat of arms

The

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for Overhalla was granted in 1989. They are inspired by an old seal for the district by King Håkon Magnusson from 1344. It shows seven red greek crosses arranged in a circle on a gold background.

Geography

Namsen sett fra Kvatningenfjell, Namsos i bakgrunnen

The municipality includes part of the lake

, from which the river Bjøra flows into the river Namsen, which runs from the east to the west. By the time it reaches the border to Namsos, Namsen is already brackish and influenced by the tides the ocean. The river Nordelva also empties into the estuary here. On the south side of Namsen, there is an area of mountains, including Reinsjøfjell and mountain lakes; the Bangsjøene lakes form the border with Snåsa. The western approaches to Geitfjell lies in Overhalla, while the summit lies in Grong. The southern tip of the lake Storgrønningen lies in Overhalla, while the vast majority of the lake lies in

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Overhalla, are responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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, senior citizen services,

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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 ...

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, and municipal

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s. The municipality is governed by a

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of elected representatives, which in turn elect a

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. The municipality falls under the Trøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The

() of Overhalla is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The

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breakdown of the council is as follows:

Transportation

The historic Namsos Line railway traversed the municipality on its way from Grong to Namsos, but the line was closed to passenger traffic in 1978. Freight traffic on the line was discontinued in 2002. The Norwegian County Road 17 also crosses the municipality.

Culture

Archaeology: Olamo-haugen is the largest grave-mound (of the 38), in the area of Hunn; the other ones have been dated to year 600 to 800

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; 300 square metres or c. one-third of the mound was excavated by the time the dig was concluded (in 2022).

Churches

The

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has two parishes () within the municipality of Overhalla. It is part of the

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(

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) in the

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Notable residents

Trine Skei Grande (Venstre) - February 2019 (47090437131)

Public service

* Jacob Hersleb Darre (1757 in Overhalla – 1841) a Norwegian vicar, rep. on the

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Hans Barlien Hans Andersen Barlien (29 February 1772 – 31 October 1842) was a Norwegian farmer and politician. He has been credited with the establishment of a Norwegian-American immigrant settlement in Sugar Creek, Iowa. Personal life Barlien was born ...

(1772 in Overhalla – 1842) farmer and politician, established the Norwegian-American immigrant settlement in Sugar Creek, Iowa * Christian Møinichen Havig (1825 in Overhalla – 1912) bailiff and politician * Kristen Gran Gleditsch (1867 in Overhalla - 1946) a Norwegian military officer and topographer * Alf Hildrum (born 1948 in Overhalla) a Norwegian media executive and politician *

Inge Ryan Inge Ryan (born 15 August 1956 in Overhalla) is a Norway, Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (Norway), Socialist Left Party. From 2009 to 2017, he was List of County Governors of Nord-Trøndelag, County Governor of Nord-Trøndelag ...

(born 1956 in Overhalla) a Norwegian politician, Mayor of Namsskogan 1991–1995, County Governor of Nord-Trøndelag, 2009-2017 * Susanne Bratli (born 1966 in Overhalla) a Norwegian politician, Mayor of Overhalla in 2003 *

Trine Skei Grande Trine Skei Grande (born 2 October 1969) is a Norwegian politician who served as the leader of the Liberal Party of Norway from 2010 to 2020. She also served as Minister of Education from January to March 2020,; and as Minister of Culture and Gend ...

(born 1969 in Overhalla) a politician and former leader of the

Liberal Party of Norway The Liberal Party ( no, Venstre, lit=Left, V; se, Gurutbellodat) is a centrist political party in Norway. It was founded in 1884 and it is the oldest political party in Norway. It is positioned in the centre on the political spectrum, and it is ...

The Arts

* Kristian Elster (1841 in Overhalla – 1881) novelist, journalist, literary critic, theatre critic & forester *

Per Kvist Per Kvist was the artist name of Vidar Wexelsen (4 April 1890 – 23 May 1947), a Norwegian revue writer, entertainer, stage actor, film actor and children's writer. Personal life Wexelsen was born in Overhalla as a son of vicar, politician a ...

(1890 in Overhalla – 1947) revue writer, entertainer, stage & film actor IMDb Database
retrieved 11 October 2020 * Johannes Rian (1891 in Overhalla – 1981) a Norwegian painter *

Bjarne Brøndbo Bjarne Arnstein Brøndbo (born 19 September 1964 in Namsos, Norway) is the vocalist and the front figure in the Norwegian rock group D.D.E. since the start in 1992. Brøndbo has previously played in the bands Humanic (1978–1985) and After Dark ( ...

(born 1964) and

Eskil Brøndbo Eskil Brøndbo (born 26 January 1970 in Namsos) is the drummer in the band D.D.E. where his brother, Bjarne Brøndbo is the vocalist. He is cousin of the Electronica musician Rune "Sternklang" Brøndbo. From 1985 – 1986 he was the deputy drumm ...

(born 1970) rock musicians from Namsos

Sport

* Gunhild Følstad (born 1981 in Overhalla) international women's footballer

References

External links

*
Municipal fact sheet
from

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