Tromøy (historic: ''Tromø'') is a former municipality in the old

Aust-Agder Aust-Agder (, en, "East Agder") was a county (''fylke'') in Norway until 1 January 2020, when it was merged with Vest-Agder to form Agder county. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which was 2.2% of Norway's population. Its area was . The ...

county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1878 until its dissolution in 1992. The municipal area is now part of the municipality of

Arendal Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the munici ...

in Agder county. 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 ...

was the village of Brekka, where the historic

Tromøy Church Tromøy Church ( no, Tromøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Brekka on the east coast of the island of Tromøy. It is one of the churches for the Tr ...

is located. The municipality encompassed all of the island of Tromøya as well as many smaller surrounding islands such as Merdø, Gjesøya, Skilsøy, and Tromlingene. The municipality had two churches: the centuries-old

and the relatively new

Færvik Church Færvik Church ( no, Færvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Færvik on the island of Tromøy (island), Tromøy. It is one of the churches for the T ...

. Some of the main villages in Tromøy were

Færvik Færvik is a village in Arendal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the southwestern part of the island of Tromøy (island), Tromøy. It sits east of Pusnes, Arendal, Pusnes and Brattekleiv and north of Revesand. Færvi ...

, Brekka, Brattekleiv, Sandnes,

Revesand Revesand is a village in Arendal Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The ...

, and Pusnes. The municipality was connected to the mainland by the

Tromøy Bridge The Tromøy Bridge ( no, Tromøybrua) is a suspension bridge that crosses the Tromøysundet strait in the municipality of Arendal in Agder county, Norway. It connects the island of Tromøya with the mainland, about northeast of the town of Aren ...

, the only road connection to Tromøya. The other islands of Tromøy were only accessible by boat.

History

The municipality of Tromøy was established on 1 May 1878 when the municipality of Østre Moland was divided into three municipalities: Tromøy (population: 2,320), Barbu (population: 4,874), and Østre Moland (population: 2,524). On 1 January 1992 there was a major municipal merger where the following municipalities were merged into the municipality of

: Tromøy (population: 4,711), Moland (population: 8,148), Øyestad (population: 8,679), Hisøy (population: 4,026), and the town of Arendal (population: 12,478).

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) was named after its island Tromøya. Historically it was spelled ''Tromø'', but more recently it has been spelled ''Tromøy''. The name comes from the Old Norse , which means "rim", "edge", or "border". The suffix ''-ø'' or ''øy'' means "island".

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 23 August 1985 and in use until the municipal merger on 1 January 1992. The blue and white arms represent the sea and the coastline near the village of Brekka, which is characterised by large rounded boulders protruding out into the sea. This landscape dates back to the Ice Age and was used to model the division line in the coat of arms.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Tromøy, are responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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, senior citizen services, unemployment and other

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, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.

Municipal council

The municipal council of Tromøy was made up of 21 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Media gallery

Tromøy komm.svg, Coat-of-arms of Tromøy municipality Arendal Tromøy Spornes b.JPG, Spornes headland on Tromøya Arendal Færvik kirke.JPG,

Arendal_Galtesund_z.JPG, Lighthouse Hoveskogen.JPG, Hove Forest Tromøybro1.jpg, Tromøy bridge

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tromoy Arendal Populated places established in 1878 Populated places disestablished in 1992 Former municipalities of Norway 1878 establishments in Norway 1992 disestablishments in Norway