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. It is part of the

Namdalen Namdalen () is a Districts of Norway, traditional district in the central part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities of Namsos Municipality, Namsos, Grong Municipality, Grong, Overhalla Municipality, Overhalla, Røyrvik Municipality, Røyr ...

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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 357 municipalities in Norway. Røyrvik is the 355th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 423 making it the 3rd smallest municipal population in Norway (after

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and Utsira Municipality). The municipality's

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is and its population has decreased by 15.1% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Røyrvik was established on 1 July 1923 when it was separated from the large

Grong Municipality () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Medjå (sometimes ca ...

. Initially, the population was 392. The municipal boundaries have not since changed. On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old

Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a counties of Norway, county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Sør-Trøndelag ("South Trøndelag") county as well as the county of Nordl ...

county to the new

county.

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named after the old ''

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'' farm (historically: ''Røirviken'') since the first

Røyrvik Church Røyrvik Church () 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 prosti (deanery) ...

was built there (in 1828). The first element is which means "

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". The last element is which means "

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". On 13 June 2014, the national government approved a resolution to add a co-equal, official

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name for the municipality: . The spelling of the Sami language name changes depending on how it is used. It is called when it is spelled alone, but it is when using the Sami language equivalent to "Røyrvik Municipality".

Coat of arms

The

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was granted on 13 December 1985. The official

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is ''"

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, a

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"'' (). This means the arms have a blue

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(background) and the

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is a

. The charge has a

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which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. 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

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presently living in the area. The crosses are a solar symbol indicating the four points of the compass. The arms were designed by Alfhild Vekterli and reworked by Einar H. Skjervold. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.

Churches

The

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has one parish () within Røyrvik Municipality. It is part of the

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(

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the 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 residence of ...

) in the

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Geography

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

Namsvatnet or is a lake in Røyrvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The river Namsen used to be the primary outlet, but the lake has been regulated for hydroelectric generation since 1959 and part of the water is diverted south towards a pow ...

Ovrejaevrie or is a lake in Røyrvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The water from the lake flows out through the river Orelva into the lake Namsvatnet. This lake lies within Børgefjell National Park, less than to the west of the border w ...

, Storgollomsvatnet,

Tunnsjøen or is a lake in Røyrvik Municipality and Lierne Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies just south of the large lake Limingen, and just west of the border with Sweden. It is above sea level and has a volume of . The deepest ...

, and

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. The river

Namsen or is one of the longest rivers in Trøndelag county, in the central part of Norway. The long river flows through the municipalities of Røyrvik, Namsskogan, Grong, Overhalla, and Namsos before emptying into the Namsenfjorden. The river is t ...

begins in the lake Namsvatnet. The mountainous areas also offer plentiful opportunities for outdoor activities. The highest point in the municipality is the tall mountain Jetnamsklumpen, located inside

Børgefjell National Park Børgefjell National Park (, ) is an undeveloped national park in Norway, straddling the border between Trøndelag and Nordland counties, along the border with Sweden. The park is undeveloped with few trails or other facilities for visitors. Visi ...

Government

Røyrvik Municipality is responsible for

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(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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of directly elected representatives. The

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

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and the

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Municipal council

The

() of Røyrvik is made up of 11 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 Røyrvik 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: *1923–1934: Jens Ingvald Ornæs ( V) *1935–1941: Petter Vekterli ( KrF) *1942-1945: Harald Kleppestø ( NS) *1945–1963: Petter Vekterli ( KrF) *1964–1967: Kåre Hunnestad ( KrF) *1968–1979: Petter Vekterli ( KrF) *1980–1983: Johan Ole Vekterli ( Sp) *1984–1985: Inge Staldvik ( Ap) *1985–1987: Ragnar Ingulfsvann ( Ap) *1988–1995: Magnar Namsvatn ( KrF) *1995–2007: Marianne Ornæs ( Sp) *2007–2011: Magnar Namsvatn ( KrF) *2011–2015: Arnt Mickelsen ( Ap) *2015–2023: Hans Oskar Devik ( Sp) *2023-present: Kennet Tømmermo Reitan ( LL)

Economy

From 1911 until

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mining Mining is the Resource extraction, extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agriculture, agricultural processes, or feasib ...

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

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and

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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 Jan Myrheim (born 14 February 1948) is a Norwegian physicist. He was born in Røyrvik Municipality. He took the cand.real. at the University of Oslo in 1972 and took the dr.philos. degree at the University of Trondheim in 1994. He was then appo ...

(born 1948 in Røyrvik), a physicist and academic * Inge Staldvik (born 1955), a Norwegian politician and Mayor of Røyrvik from 1983 to 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)

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