Skaun 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

Orkdalen Orkdalen or Orkladalen ( en, Orkla Valley) is a valley and a traditional Norwegian district in Trøndelag county, Norway. In the early Viking Age, before King Harald Fairhair, the Orkla Valley was also a petty kingdom. The valley begins in the h ...

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. The

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of the municipality is the village of Børsa. Other villages include Buvika,

Eggkleiva Eggkleiva is a village in the municipality of Skaun in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along Norwegian County Road 709, about halfway between the villages of Skaun and Børsa. The village of Melby lies about southwest of Eggkleiva. E ...

, Melby, Skaun, and

Viggja Viggja is a village in the municipality of Skaun in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the shores of the Orkdalsfjorden, an arm of the Trondheimsfjorden, about northeast of the town of Orkanger and about northwest of the villa ...

. Skaun is predominantly rural, but is nonetheless situated only from Norway's third largest city,

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 ...

. Most inhabitants, except agricultural and public sector workers, work outside of Skaun in

, Orkanger, or Melhus. The

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runs east to west across the northern part of the municipality and

Norwegian County Road 709 Norwegian County Road 709 ( no, Fylkesvei 709, abbreviated as ''Fv709'') is a Norwegian county road which runs between the villages of Børsa and Hove in the municipality of Skaun in Trøndelag county, Norway. The long road intersects with the Eu ...

runs north and south through the municipality. The municipality is the 297th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Skaun is the 127th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,360. The municipality's

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is and its population has increased by 20.4% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of ''Børseskognen'' was established on 1 January 1890 when it was separated from the municipality of Børsa. The initial population was 1,410. In 1930, the name was changed to ''Skaun''. 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 ...

. On 1 January 1965, the three neighboring municipalities of Skaun (population: 1,251), Børsa (population: 1,476), and Buvik (population: 1,267) were merged to form a new, larger municipality of Skaun. 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

county.

Name

The municipality was originally named ''Børsaskogen'' meaning "the forest of Børsa", referring to its more rural forested nature compared to the more built up area of Børsa to the north. In 1930, the name was changed to ''Skaun''. This name was chosen after the old '' Skaun'' farm ( non, Skaun) since the first

Skaun Church Skaun Church ( no, Skaun kirke, historically: ''Venn kirke'') is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skaun municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skaun. It is the church for the Skaun parish which is par ...

was built there. The name comes from the

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word which means "to shine". This is believed to refer to the lake

Laugen Laugen or Lauga is a fishing village in the municipality of Nærøysund in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village lies about northeast of the village of Steine and about southwest of the town of Kolvereid Kolvereid is a town in the municipa ...

Coat of arms

The

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was granted on 9 January 1987. The official

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is ''"

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urdy

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and argent"'' ( no, Delt blått og sølv ved palisadesnitt). This means the arms have a

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(background) that is divided by a line with an " urdy" design. The background below the line has a

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of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The background above the line has a tincture of blue. The arms are designed to look like the four large, old

standing stone A menhir (from Brittonic languages: ''maen'' or ''men'', "stone" and ''hir'' or ''hîr'', "long"), standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large human-made upright rock (geology), stone, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age. T ...

s found in the municipality. The four stones are most likely associated with a large grave site dating back to around 500-1000 AD. Local tradition states that these stones are where Einar Tambarskjelve moored his ships, and he owned a fort in Husaby in Skaun. The arms were designed by Einar H. Skjervold. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.

Churches

The

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has three parishes () within the municipality of Skaun. It is part of the

Orkdal 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

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Geography

The municipality of Skaun lies on the south side of the Gaulosen, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord. The river Mora flows north into the lake Laugen and the river Børselva flows north out of the lake Laugen up to the fjord. The lake

Malmsjøen Malmsjøen is a lake in the municipality of Skaun in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about southeast of the village of Skaun, about north of the village of Korsvegen (in Melhus municipality), and about southwest of the village of Mel ...

is located in the southeastern part of the municipality. Skaun has three neighboring municipalities: Orkland to the west, Melhus to the south and east, and

to the north across the Gaulosen.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Skaun, 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 Skaun is made up of 23 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The

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breakdown of the council is as follows:

Mayors

The mayors of Skaun: *1890–1893: Knud Moe ( H/ MV) *1894–1904: Anders A. Krokstad ( V) *1905–1910: Anders O. Rø ( V) *1911–1916: Anders A. Krokstad ( V) *1917–1922: Enok Eidsmo ( V) *1923–1925: Anders O. Rø ( V) *1926–1928: Ole L. Lien ( Bp) *1929–1934: Ola Mehlum ( V) *1935–1937: Ole L. Lien ( Bp) *1938–1940: Ola Mehlum ( V) *1940–1941: Ole L. Lien ( Bp) *1942–1945: Johan Belsvik ( NS) *1945-1945: Ola Mehlum ( V) *1946–1959: Petter Mellingsæter ( V) *1960–1967: Anders Morken (

KrF The Christian Democratic Party ( nb, Kristelig Folkeparti, nn, Kristeleg Folkeparti, se, Risttalaš Álbmotbellodat, , KrF) is a Christian-democratic political party in Norway founded in 1933. The party is an observer member of the European Pe ...

) *1968–1971: Jarle Rekstad ( Sp) *1972–1975: Bjarne Saltnes ( Ap) *1976–1979: Paul Opland ( Sp) *1980–1981: Leif Hammertrø ( Sp) *1982–1983: Steinar Mo ( H) *1984–1987: Bjarne Saltnes ( Ap) *1988–1995: Agnar Melby ( Sp) *1995-2003: Asbjørn Leraand ( Ap) *2003-2019: Jon P. Husby ( Sp) *2019–present: Gunn Iversen Stokke ( Sp)

Notable people

Olav Tryggvasons saga - Einar Tambarskjelve - C

* Einar Tambarskjelve (ca.980–ca.1050) the

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, and his estate. The legend says he used the four monumental standing stones in Børsa to moor his boats. The stones are the theme for the coat-of-arms. *

Egil Aarvik Egil Aarvik () (12 December 1912 – 19 July 1990) was a Norwegian newspaper editor, author and politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He served as Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 1982 to 1990. Early life and career He ...

(1912 in Børsa – 1990) a newspaper editor, author and politician * Bjarne Saltnes (1934 in Skaun – 2016) a politician, Mayor of Skaun 1971–1975 and 1979–1983 *

Jostein Wilmann Jostein Wilmann (born 15 July 1953) is a Norwegian former professional road racing cyclist. His best performance came in the Tour de France of 1980, where he finished 14th overall. This is still the best result any Norwegian cyclist has achieved ...

(born 1953 in Viggja) a former professional road racing cyclist, best placed Norwegian in the

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Kari Aalvik Grimsbø Kari Aalvik Grimsbø (born 4 January 1985) is a former Norwegian handball player who last played for Győri ETO KC and the Norwegian national team. Since her retirement she is the goalkeeping coach at Byåsen HE. Career Aalvik Grimsbø played ...

(born 1985) is

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for the

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Fictional residents

*''

Kristin Lavransdatter ''Kristin Lavransdatter'' is a trilogy of historical novels written by Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset. The individual novels are ''Kransen'' (''The Wreath''), first published in 1920, ''Husfrue'' (''The Wife''), published in 1921, and ''Korset'' ...

'', who was the key character in a

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written by the

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winner in literature, Sigrid Undset. There is a celebration of this every year the second week-end in August. It takes place at Husaby, where Sigrid Undset lived while writing the second book, ''Husfrue'' ("Houselady"). The books also have large parts of their storyline from Husaby.

References

External links

*
Municipal fact sheet
from

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Skaun Tourist InformationCelebration "Kristin på Husaby"
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