Dyrøy ( sme, Divrráid suohkan) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. 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 is the village of

Brøstadbotn Brøstadbotn is the administrative centre of Dyrøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the west ...

. Other villages include Dyrøyhamn, Espenes,

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, and Hundstrand. The municipality is the 270th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Dyrøy is the 328th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,068. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 10.1% over the previous 10-year period. The municipality is named after the island of Dyrøya, which is connected with the mainland with the modern

Dyrøy Bridge Dyrøy Bridge ( no, Dyrøybrua) is a cantilever bridge in Dyrøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The bridge crosses the Dyrøysundet strait connecting the mainland to the island of Dyrøya. The bridge opened on 29 August 1994 ...

. Most people, however, don't live on the island, but live in Brøstadbotn on the mainland.

General information

The municipality of Dyrøy was established on 1 September 1886, when it was separated from the municipality of

Tranøy Tranøy is a former municipality that was located in the old Troms county, Norway. The municipality is situated on the southern coast of the large island of Senja. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was me ...

. The initial population of Dyrøy was 1,281. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the parts of Tranøy Municipality located on the mainland (population: 382) were transferred to Dyrøy. On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly formed Troms og Finnmark county. Previously, it had been part of the old Troms county.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the island of Dyrøya ( Old Norse: ''Dýrøy''), since the first

Dyrøy Church Dyrøy Church ( no, Dyrøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Dyrøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark Troms og Finnmark (; sme, Romsa ja Finnmárku ; fkv, Tromssa ja Finmarkku; fi, Tromssa ja Finnmark, lit. Troms and Finnm ...

was built there. The first element is ''dýr'' which means " deer" (specifically reindeer) and the last element is ''øy'' which means " island". Prior to 1909, the name was written ''Dyrø''.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 4 April 1986. The blue arms show a white

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, specifically a so-called platinum-fox, a typical type of the silver polar fox. This type of fox is first bred in the area around Dyrøy and was first shown in 1933.

Churches

The

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has one parish () within the municipality of Dyrøy. It is part of the

Senja prosti or is an island in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway, Europe. With an area of , it is the second largest island in Norway (outside of the Svalbard archipelago). It has a wild, mountainous outer (western) side facing the Atlantic, and a mild ...

(

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) in the

Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland Nord-Hålogaland ( no, Nord-Hålogaland bispedømme) is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers the Church of Norway churches in Troms og Finnmark county as well as in the territory of Svalbard. The diocese is seated in the city of Tromsø ...

Geography

The municipality is located on the island of Dyrøya and the mainland area to the east, with the

connecting the island to the mainland. The Vågsfjorden, Tranøyfjorden, and

Solbergfjorden Solbergfjorden is a fjord (or more accurately, a strait) on the southeastern side of the large island of Senja in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It lies in the municipalities of Dyrøy, Sørreisa, and Senja or is an island in Troms og ...

flow along the western and northern border of the municipality. The municipality is mountainous with a narrow beach area along the coast. On the mainland, the Bjørkebakkdalen valley leads south from the municipal center

. The municipality has several peaks over , the highest being the tall Løksetind on the border with

Salangen Salangen is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sjøvegan, where most of the people in the municipality live. Other villages include Elvenes, Laberg, and Seljesko ...

in the south.

Climate

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Dyrøy, are responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

health services Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the preventive healthcare, prevention, diagnosis, therapy, treatment, wiktionary:amelioration, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other disability, physical and menta ...

, senior citizen services, unemployment and other

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, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor. The municipality falls under the

Senja District Court Senja District Court ( no, Senja tingrett) was a district court located in the town of Finnsnes in Troms county, Norway. The court served the central and southeastern part of the county which included the municipalities of Bardu, Berg, Dyrøy, L ...

and the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council of Dyrøy is made up of 15 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

References

External links

* *
Municipal fact sheet
from

Statistics Norway Statistics Norway ( no, Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every yea ...

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dyroy Municipalities of Troms og Finnmark Populated places of Arctic Norway 1886 establishments in Norway