Røyrvik ( sma, Raarvihke, sv, Röyrvik) is a

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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 Røyrvik. The area has always had a strong

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influence. The village lays relatively close to the border with Sweden and the municipal boundary eastwards forms part of the international border. The municipality is the 50th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Røyrvik is the 354th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 441 making it the 3rd smallest municipal population in Norway. The municipality's

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is and its population has decreased by 10.7% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Røyrvik was established on 1 July 1923 when it was separated from the municipality of Grong. Initially, the population was 392. The municipal boundaries have not since changed. On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Nord-Trøndelag county to the new

county.

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named after the old ''Røyrvik'' farm (historically: ''Røirviken''), since the first church,

Røyrvik Church Røyrvik Church ( no, Røyrvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Røyrvik municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Røyrvik. It is the church for the Røyrvik parish which is part of the Namdal ...

, was built there (in 1828). The first element is ''røyr'' which means

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and the last element is ''vik'' which means "

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Coat of arms

The

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was granted on 13 December 1985. The arms show a silver

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design on a blue background. This design is a common decoration on the

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, hand-made articles, and traditional pewter embroidery found in the area. These objects were made by the ancestors of the Southern Sámi people presently living in the area. The crosses probably indicate the four points of the compass.

Churches

The

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has one parish () within the municipality of Røyrvik. It is part of the Namdal prosti (

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) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Geography

The area is covered with many large lakes such as Limingen, the 9th largest in Norway. Other lakes include Jengelvatnet, Namsvatnet, Ovrejaevrie,

Storgollomsvatnet or is a lake in the municipality of Røyrvik in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies just south of the large lake Namsvatnet into which it drains. See also * List of lakes in Norway This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway ...

, Tunnsjøen, and

Tunnsjøflyan Tunnsjøflyan is a lake in the municipality of Røyrvik (and a very small part of Namsskogan) in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake drains out into the large lake Tunnsjøen or is a lake in the municipalities of Røyrvik and Lierne in Trøn ...

. The river Namsen begins in the lake Namsvatnet. The mountainous areas also offer plentiful opportunities for outdoor activities. The highest mountain is the tall Jetnamsklumpen, located inside Børgefjell National Park.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Røyrvik, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient

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services,

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and other

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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 Røyrvik is made up of 11 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The

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breakdown of the council is as follows:

Economy

From 1911 until

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mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic ...

explorations were conducted in the Gjersvik areas. The modern Grong Gruber mines were active in the Joma area from 1972 until 1998.

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 peop ...

and reindeer husbandry have always been a source of income in the area. The mining buildings now house various small industrial firms. A few efforts to create new business include

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assembly and electronic document management. A small alpine

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''(Skisenteret)'' was started in 1986.

Notable people

* Jan Myrheim (born 1948 in Røyrvik) a Norwegian physicist and academic *

Inge Staldvik Inge Staldvik (born 6 January 1955) is a Norwegian politician, first for the Labour Party and later for the Socialist Left Party. Staldvik was mayor of Røyrvik from 1983 to 1985. He sat as the Labour Party's first deputy member from Nord-Trønd ...

(born 1955) a Norwegian politician, Mayor of Røyrvik 1983-1985

References

External links

*
Municipal fact sheet
from

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Tungmetaller renner rett ut i denne innsjøen 23 år etter at gruva stengte
eavy metals flow straight into this lake, 23 years after the mine closed(16 January 2021) NRK {{DEFAULTSORT:Royrvik Municipalities of Trøndelag 1923 establishments in Norway