Tydal is a

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. It is located in the Neadalen/ Tydalen valley. The

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of the municipality is the village of Ås. Other villages include Østby, Græsli, Aungrenda, and

Stugudalen Stugudalen is a village in the municipality of Tydal in Trøndelag county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost ...

. There is a school and a kindergarten in Tydal. The municipality is the 75th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Tydal is the 346th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 773. The municipality's

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is and its population has decreased by 10.5% over the previous 10-year period. The inhabitants of Tydal earn a living in the areas of

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production, and

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. During

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, the number of people in Tydal Municipality increases by up to 5,000 people. Many people from

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, an ...

celebrate their holidays in the 1,400 cabins located throughout the municipality.

General information

The municipality of Tydal was established on 1 January 1901 when it was separated from the large

Selbu Municipality Selbu is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mebonden. Other villages in Selbu include Flora, Fossan, Hyttbakken, Innbygda, Selbustrand, Trøa, Tømra, and Vikvarvet ...

. The initial population of Tydal Municipality was 881. The municipal borders have not changed since that time. 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 newly created

county.

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named after the Tydalen valley () since the first

Tydal Church Tydal Church ( no, Tydal kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tydal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Aunet, on the northern shore of the Nea River, about west of the municipal center of � ...

was built there. The first element is which is the old name for the Tya River which runs through the valley. The meaning of the river name is unknown, but it could mean " bondmaid". The last element is which means "

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" or "

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". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Thidalen'' or ''Tydalen''. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Tydal'', removing the definite form ending ''-en''.

Coat of arms

The

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was granted on 7 February 1997. The official

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is ''"Gules, three St. Anthony's crosses in bend Or"'' (). This means the arms have a red

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(background) and the

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is three St. Anthony's crosses lined up diagonally. The cross design has a

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of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. This design was chosen to represent a

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and the letter T, representing the name of the municipality and the importance of hydroelectric power generation in Tydal. The arms were designed by Einar Skjervold. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.

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 Lutheranism, evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. ...

has one parish () within Tydal Municipality. 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 ...

(

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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

Tydal covers an area of . The rivers Tya River and

Nea River , , or is an long river which has runs through the municipalities of Tydal and Selbu in Trøndelag county, Norway and Åre Municipality in Jämtland county, Sweden. The river Nea is a part of the Nea-Nidelvvassdraget watershed. Some of the ...

(together forming the

Nea-Nidelvvassdraget Nea-Nidelvvassdraget is a watercourse in the municipalities of Tydal, Selbu, and Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. The total area of the watershed is and it runs for about from the source in the Sylan mountains to its mouth in Trondheimsfjo ...

watershed) flow through the Tydalen valley on their way towards

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 in ...

. The highest point in the municipality is the tall mountain

Storsylen Storsylen is a mountain in the municipality of Tydal in Trøndelag county, Norway. At , Storsylen is the highest mountain in the Sylan mountain range. The mountain summit lies less than west of the national border with Sweden and about east ...

. In the southwest, the lake

Nesjøen Nesjøen (sometimes just ''Nesjø'') is an artificial lake ( reservoir) in the municipality of Tydal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake is part of the Nea-Nidelv watershed which lies on the western part of the Sylan mountain range. ...

lies just west of the

Sylan Sylan ( Norwegian), Sylarna (Swedish), or Bealjehkh (Southern Sami) is a mountain range on the border between Norway and Sweden. The mountain range lies in Trøndelag and Jämtland counties. The central part of the range includes a large mou ...

mountain range with the mountain

. In the north, the Skarvan and Roltdalen National Park is home to the mountain Fongen.

Government

Tydal Municipality is 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 and utilities. The municipality is governed by a

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representatives. The

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of 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 th ...

and the

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Municipal council

The

() of Tydal is made up of 13 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political

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Mayors

The

() of Tydal is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position: *1901–1907: Nils P. Svelmo ( LL) *1908–1919: Olaus Aune ( LL) *1920–1931: Jon Næsvold ( V) *1932–1934: Bardo Kristian Rolseth ( V) *1935–1937: Iver Unsgård ( Ap) *1938–1940: Mikal L. Uglem ( Ap) *1946–1947: Olav Svelmoe ( Ap) *1948–1958: Iver Unsgård ( Ap) *1959–1967: Ola Gullbrekken ( Ap) *1967-1967: Olaus Østby ( Ap) *1968-1968: Hilmar Østby ( Ap) *1968–1971: Joralf Østby ( Ap) *1972–1987: Peder Kristian Aune ( Ap) *1988–1999: Erling Lyngen ( LL) *1999–2007: Rolf Almåsbakk ( Ap) *2007-2007: Anne-Karin Brandsfjell ( Ap) *2007-2011: Kari Slungård ( V) *2011-2015: John Paulsby ( V) *2015-2019: Ole Bjarne Østby ( Sp) *2019–present: Jens Arne Kvello ( Sp)

Transportation

Tydal is halfway between the town of Røros and the city of

, with

Norwegian national road Norwegian national roads (Norwegian: Riksvei/Riksveg abbr. Rv; literally: road of the rike/realm), are roads thus categorized by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen) which also maintains them. In 2007 there were of this c ...

705 as the most important road through Tydal.

Trondheim Airport, Værnes Trondheim Airport ( no, Trondheim lufthavn; ) is an international airport serving Trondheim, a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The airport is located in Værnes, a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag coun ...

is one hour of driving away. There are daily bus connections to Trondheim, Værnes as well as to

Røros Røros ( sma, Plaassja, ) is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros. Some of the villages in Røros include Brekken, Glåmos, Feragen, Galåa, and Hitterdalen. The m ...

Notable people

* Iver Johan Unsgård (1903 in Tydal – 1993), a Norwegian politician and Mayor of Tydal three times between 1945-1958

References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

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