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Flatanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. 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
Lauvsnes Lauvsnes is the administrative centre of the municipality of Flatanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the shore, about northeast of the village of Vik. Lauvsnes has some small industry as well as fish farming. The ...
. Other villages include Jøssund,
Hasvåg Hasvåg is a seaside village in the municipality of Flatanger 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 nort ...
, and Vik. The municipality is the 217th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Flatanger is the 326th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,101. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 3.5% over the previous 10-year period. Flatanger is also known for having some of the most difficult
sport climbing Sport climbing (or Bolted climbing) is a form of rock climbing that relies on permanent anchors (or bolts), permanently fixed into the rock for climber protection, in which a rope that is attached to the climber is clipped into the anchors to ...
routes in the world.


General information

Flatanger was established as a municipality in 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 on 1 January 1871 when it was separated from the large municipality of
Fosnes Fosnes is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into Namsos Municipality. It was part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the muni ...
. Initially, Flatanger had 1,472 residents. It is one of the few municipalities in Norway whose boundaries have not changed since it was established. In 2018, it became part of the new Trøndelag county.


Name

The municipality is named after the old name for one of the fjords in the area, but it is not known which one. The name is composed of two parts: ''flat'', which probably means "shallow water", and ''angr'', which means " fjord or inlet".


Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 12 October 1990. The arms show three silver or white chevrons on a green background. The design was chosen to represent the bow of a boat, seen from the front, since boats have a great historical significance in this coastal fishing community.


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 evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...
has one parish () within the municipality of Flatanger. It is part of the
Namdal 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. Administrat ...
(
deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc ...
) 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

The municipality consists mostly of mainland, but also includes almost 1,400 islands of various sizes. Some of the major islands include
Bjørøya Bjørøya is an island in the Folda sea, just south of the Namsenfjorden in the municipality of Flatanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island lies about east of the island of Villa and about north of the island of Lauvøya. The island ...
, Lauvøya, Villa, Halmøya, and Kvernøya.
Ellingråsa Lighthouse Ellingråsa Lighthouse ( no, Ellingråsa fyrstasjon) is a lighthouse that is located on the island of Bjørøya in the Folda sea in the municipality of Flatanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lighthouse was completed in 1888 to replace the ol ...
is located on the island of
Bjørøya Bjørøya is an island in the Folda sea, just south of the Namsenfjorden in the municipality of Flatanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island lies about east of the island of Villa and about north of the island of Lauvøya. The island ...
and
Villa Lighthouse Villa Lighthouse ( no, Villa fyrstasjon) is a deactivated lighthouse in the municipality of Flatanger in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lighthouse was built in 1839 and it was decommissioned in 1890. Villa Lighthouse is located on the island of ...
is on Villa. These islands all lie on the south side of the
Folda Folda may refer to: Places * Folda, Angus, a hamlet in Angus, Scotland * Folda, Nordland, a fjord in Nordland county, Norway * Folda (Rindal), a river in Møre og Romsdal and Trøndelag counties in Norway * Folda, Trøndelag, a firth and fjord in T ...
firth. The Namsenfjorden forms part of the northern boundary of the municipality.


Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Flatanger, are responsible for
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(through 10th grade), outpatient
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, senior citizen services, unemployment 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, 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 Trøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.


Municipal council

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


Politics

In the 2007 municipal elections, Flatanger had the highest vote for the Venstre party in all of Norway, at 42.9 per cent.


Rock climbing

Flatanger is home to some of the world's hardest sport climbs, particularly in Hanshelleren Cave near town. ''Change'', given the grade 9b+/5.15c+, was first redpointed by Adam Ondra on 4 October 2012. Ondra also redpointed the first 9c climbing route in the world in Flatanger on 3 September 2017. The route was originally named ''Project Hard'' by Ondra because of its many difficulties, but after completion—when it was no longer a project—he renamed it '' Silence''.


Notable residents

*
Ole Konrad Ribsskog Ole Konrad Ribsskog (8 December 1865 – 26 January 1941) was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Labour and the Social Democratic Labour parties. He was born in Flatanger as a son of farmers Johannes Olsen Ribsskog (1838–1910) an ...
(1865 in Flatanger – 1941) a Norwegian teacher and politician, Mayor of Trondhjem * Toralf Sandø (1899 in Flatanger – 1970) a Norwegian film director and actor IMDb Database
retrieved 08 October 2020 *
Julie Dahle Aagård Julie Dahle Aagård (born 30 December 1978 in Flatanger, Norway) is a Norwegians, Norwegian Jazz musician (vocals). Career Aagård is a graduate singing teacher from the Jazz program at Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, Trondhe ...
(born 1978 in Flatanger) a Norwegian Jazz singer * Brede Moe (born 1991 in Flatanger) a Norwegian footballer with 180 club caps


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 ...
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