Namsos
Namsos kommune
Nåavmesjenjaelmien tjïelte | |
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 Coat of arms  Trøndelag within Norway | |
 Namsos within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 64°29′38″N 11°30′42″E / 64.49389°N 11.51167°ECoordinates: 64°29′38″N 11°30′42″E / 64.49389°N 11.51167°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Namdalen |
| Established | 1846 |
| Administrative centre | Namsos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015) | Arnhild Holstad (Ap) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,132.63 km2 (823.41 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,998.06 km2 (771.46 sq mi) |
| • Water | 134.57 km2 (51.96 sq mi) 6.3% |
| Area rank | 30 in Norway |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 15,230 |
| • Rank | 78 in Norway |
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | 0.4% |
| Demonym(s) | namsosing[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5007 |
| Official language form | Neutral[2] |
| Website | namsos |
Namsos (help·info) (Southern Sami: Nåavmesjenjaelmie)[3] is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Namsos. Some of the villages in the municipality include Bangsund, Klinga, Ramsvika, Skomsvoll, Spillum, Sævik, Dun, Salsnes, , Lund, Namdalseid, Sjøåsen, Statland, , and Sverkmoen.
The 2,133-square-kilometre (824 sq mi) municipality is the 30th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Namsos is the 78th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 13,078. The municipality's population density is 7.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (20/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.4% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]
General information[]
Name[]
The first part of the name comes from the local river Namsen. The last element is os, which means the "mouth of a river".[6]
Coat of arms[]
The coat of arms was granted to the town of Namsos on 5 May 1961. They were re-granted on 21 October 1966 when the town was merged into the municipality of Namsos. The arms show a golden moose head[7] on a red background. The moose was chosen as a symbol for the municipality, since Namsos is the capital of the forest-rich Namdalen region, and the moose is the "king of the forest".[6][8]
Churches[]
The Church of Norway has seven parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Namsos. It is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.
| Parish (sokn) | Church Name | Location of the Church | Year Built |
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| Fosnes | Dun Church | Dun | 1949 |
| Fosnes Chapel | Fosnesvågen on Jøa | 1926 | |
| Lund Chapel | Lund | 1965 | |
| Salen Chapel | Salsnes | 1953 | |
| Klinga | Klinga Church | Klinga | 1866 |
| Namdalseid | Namdalseid Church | Namdalseid | 1858 |
| Namsos | Namsos Church | town of Namsos | 1960 |
| Otterøy | Otterøy Church | Skomsvoll | 1858 |
| Statland | Statland Church | Statland | 1992 |
| Vemundvik | Vemundvik Church | Vemundvik | 1875 |
History[]
On 1 January 1838, the parish of Vemundvik was established as a municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1846, the village of Namsos in Vemundvik was established as a ladested. Namsos was located at the mouth of the Namsen river in the Sævik area of Vemundvik. The new ladested (town) was established as its own municipality, with 591 inhabitants. This left Vemundvik with 908 residents.[9][10]
In 1865, the town of Namsos also became a parish in the Church of Norway. It had been decided to build a church in the city in March 1859; the construction was finished in November. In May 1865, the parish was created, with the sub-parishes of Sævik and Vemundvik, formerly within Overhalla parish, was incorporated into Namsos' parish limits.[11]
Areas of Vemundvik lying adjacent to the town of Namsos were later incorporated within the city limits on numerous occasions. On 1 January 1882, an area with 109 inhabitants was moved to the town; on 1 July 1921 an area with 927 inhabitants; and on 1 July 1957, another area with a population of 6.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the size of Namsos was significantly increased as the neighboring municipalities of Vemundvik (population: 2,040) and Klinga (population: 2,482) were incorporated into the town of Namsos (population: 5,224). On the same date, the northern part of the neighboring municipality of Otterøy (population: 1,013), and the Finnanger area of Fosnes municipality (population: 116) were also incorporated into Namsos. Namsos, which previously had a population of 5,224, had its size increased to 10,875 inhabitants.[9]
Consisting mostly of wooden houses, it has been burned down to the ground on three occasions during its relatively short history. The first fire was in 1872, caused by two boys playing with matches. The second fire was in 1897, from an unknown cause. The third time was during World War II when the town was bombed by German airplanes on 20 April 1940.[6]
The location by the river and the large forests nearby made the town ideal for sawmills. There were eleven mills in their heyday, but only one remains: Moelven Van Severen. In addition, the Norwegian Sawmill Museum is located at Spillum just south of the town. The museum is located at the now closed and restored Spillum Dampsag & Hovleri sawmill from 1884. The town has a swimming pool, Oasen, built inside a mountain.
On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Nord-Trøndelag county to the new Trøndelag county.
On 1 January 2020, the three neighboring municipalities of Fosnes, Namsos, and Namdalseid merged to form a new, larger Namsos municipality. This occurred because on 16 June 2016 the three municipalities voted to merge as part of a large municipal reform across Norway.[12]
Geography[]
The town is located on a small bay, about 15 miles (24 km) from the sea, near the head of Namsenfjorden and at the mouth of the river Namsen, one of the richest salmon rivers in Europe. The municipality also includes the islands of Otterøya and Hoddøya as well as the southwestern half of Elvalandet island.
The main part of the town is built on a small, low-lying promontory which extends into the bay. To the north, low forested hills rise fairly steeply to over 200 metres (660 ft). There is a viewpoint from the hills above the city which is called Klompen with a height of 114 metres (374 ft) with a road for cars up to the top that is open each summer. To the east extends the wide Namdalen valley. To the south over the bay and mouth of the river Namsen are hills that reach 440 metres (1,440 ft).
Climate[]
Namsos has a humid continental climate or oceanic climate, depending on the winter threshold used (0C or -3C). The weather station is near the small airport, situated about 3 km inland from Namsos along the river. Monthly average daily high temperature range from 0 °C (32 °F) in the coldest months (January and February) to 19 °C (66 °F) in July. The all-time high is 33.9 °C (93.0 °F) recorded on July 27, 2019. The warmest month on record at the airport was July 2014 with average daily high 25.5 °C (77.9 °F) and monthly mean 19.3 °C (66.7 °F). Namsos Airport recorded 30 °C (86 °F) on May 31st 2013, which is the record high for May for the Trøndelag region. The record low −26.6 °C (−15.9 °F) was recorded January 2010. Autumn and winter are the wettest seasons, while late spring is the driest.
| hideClimate data for Namsos Airport 1991-2020 (2 m, precipitation from Bangdalen, extremes 2002-2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
30 (86) |
31.3 (88.3) |
33.9 (93.0) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
33.9 (93.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
4 (39) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15 (59) |
14.2 (57.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
4.9 (40.8) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−1 (30) |
5.4 (41.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.6 (−15.9) |
−23 (−9) |
−21.2 (−6.2) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−3 (27) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−26.6 (−15.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 148 (5.8) |
124 (4.9) |
122 (4.8) |
85 (3.3) |
75 (3.0) |
97 (3.8) |
89 (3.5) |
103 (4.1) |
145 (5.7) |
138 (5.4) |
125 (4.9) |
156 (6.1) |
1,407 (55.3) |
| Source: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[13] | |||||||||||||
Government[]
All municipalities in Norway, including Namsos, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor.[14] The municipality falls under the Namdal District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.
Municipal council[]
The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Namsos is made up of 41 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:
| Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 18 | |
| Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
| Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 1 | |
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Red Party (Rødt) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 10 | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 3 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 41 | |
Mayor[]
The mayors of Namsos (incomplete list):
- 2015–present: Arnhild Holstad (Ap)
- 2007-2015: Morten Stene (Ap)
- 2003-2007: Kåre Aalberg (SV)
- 1992-2003: Snorre Ness (Ap)
- 1976-1991: Gunnar Solum (Ap)
Transportation[]
Namsos Airport is located just outside the town of Namsos, around 3 km from the city, with direct flights to Oslo, Trondheim, Rørvik, Mosjøen, Bodø. Norwegian County Road 17 runs through part of the municipality.
The closed Namsos Line runs from Namsos to Grong. The island of Otterøya is connected to the mainland via the Lokkaren Bridge.
Notable people[]
Public service[]
- Jørgen Johannes Havig (1808–1883) bailiff (lensmann), farmer and politician; helped found Namsos
- Christian Møinichen Havig (1825 in Overhalla – 1912) a Norwegian bailiff, (lensmann)
- Fredrik Havig (1855 in Namdalen – 1927) a Norwegian judge, Mayor and politician
- Osborne J. P. Widtsoe (1877 in Namsos – 1920) principal of the Latter-day Saints University in Salt Lake City
- Olav Heggstad (1877 in Namsos – 1954) a civil engineer and professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology
- Otto Christian Dahl (1903 in Namsos – 1995) a missionary in Madagascar, linguist and government scholar
- Knut Løfsnes (1918 in Namsos – 1996) a Norwegian resistance member, politician and lawyer
- (2001 Namsos - present day) a breakdancer and saleswoman
- Guttorm Hansen (1920 in Namsos – 2009) a writer and politician; President of the Storting 1973-1981 and a prolific book writer
- Gunnar Solum (1929–2008) a Norwegian politician, four time Mayor of Namsos
- Anne Alvik (born 1937) a Norwegian physician and civil servant.
- Harald Tveit Alvestrand (born 1959 Namsos) a Norwegian computer scientist
The Arts[]
- Olav Duun (1876 on Jøa – 1939) a noteworthy author of Norwegian fiction
- Arne Svendsen (1884 in Fosnes – 1958) a songwriter, folk poet, actor and revue writer [38]
- Simon Flem Devold (1929 in Namsos – 2015) an author, journalist and jazz clarinetist
- Åge Aleksandersen (born 1949 in Namsos) a Norwegian singer, songwriter and guitarist
- Terje Tysland (born 1951 in Namsos) a singer, songwriter, guitarist and accordion player
- Idar Lind (born 1954 on Otterøya) novelist, crime fiction writer, songwriter and playwright
- Carl Frode Tiller (born 1970 in Namsos) a Nynorsk author, historian and musician
- Frode Saugestad (born 1974 in Namsos) a literary scholar, publisher and adventurer
- Jostein Gulbrandsen (born 1976 in Namsos) a New York based guitarist and composer
- Jon Rune Strøm (born 1985 in Namsos) a Jazz musician, plays Upright bass & Bass guitar
- D.D.E. a pop/rock group founded in Namsos in 1992
Sport[]
- Anton Dahl (1882 in Bangsund – 1952) a sports shooter, competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Tone Haugen (born 1964 in Namsos) a former footballer with 90 appearances with the Norway women's national football team and team bronze medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Per Joar Hansen (born 1965 in Namsos) a Norwegian football coach
- twins Nina Solheim & Mona Solheim (born 1979) Norwegian taekwondo practitioners
- Gunhild Følstad (born 1981 in Overhalla) a former footballer, made 76 appearances for the Norway women's national football team
- Kjell Rune Sellin (born 1989 in Namsos) a footballer with over 300 club caps
Media gallery[]
View of the town from the fjord
Sawmill Museum
View of Bangsund
Map of the area
View of the town in 1935
View of the town in 1940 after the German bombing
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External links[]
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Trøndelag travel guide from Wikivoyage- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)
- Oasen Swimming Pool (in Norwegian)
- Avinor: Picture showing Namsos Airport and Namsos
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