Tingvoll
Tingvoll kommune | |
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Coordinates: 62°57′13″N 08°13′5″E / 62.95361°N 8.21806°ECoordinates: 62°57′13″N 08°13′5″E / 62.95361°N 8.21806°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Møre og Romsdal |
District | Nordmøre |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
Administrative centre | Tingvollvågen |
Area | |
• Total | 336.81 km2 (130.04 sq mi) |
• Land | 321.62 km2 (124.18 sq mi) |
• Water | 15.19 km2 (5.86 sq mi) 4.5% |
Area rank | 253 in Norway |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,025 |
• Rank | 227 in Norway |
• Density | 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi) |
• Change (10 years) | −1.5% |
Demonym(s) | Tingvollgjelding[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1560 |
Official language form | Neutral[2] |
Website | tingvoll |
Tingvoll is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Tingvollvågen. Other villages include , , and . The municipality covers a peninsula on the mainland as well as a few surrounding islands. Norwegian National Road 70 and European route E39 both run through the municipality.
The 337-square-kilometre (130 sq mi) municipality is the 253rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tingvoll is the 227th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,025. The municipality's population density is 9.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (24/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1.5% over the previous 10-year period.[3][4]
General information[]
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The parish of Tingvoll was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 January 1866, the northern part of the municipality (population: 1,222) was separated to form the new Straumsnes Municipality. On 1 January 1874, a part of Stangvik Municipality (population: 61) was transferred to Tingvoll. On 1 January 1877, the Tiltereidet and Meisalstranden part of Tingvoll (population: 212) on the west side of the Sunndalsfjorden was transferred to Nesset Municipality. On 1 January 1880, the area of Halsa Municipality (population: 240) was transferred to Tingvoll. On 1 January 1890, the Rausand area of Tingvoll (population: 101) was transferred to Nesset Municipality.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Straumsnes (population: 1,160) and the part of Frei Municipality on the island of Aspøya (population: 147) were merged into Tingvoll. On 1 January 1965, the part of Tingvoll located on the western side of the Tingvollfjorden (population: 778) was transferred to Gjemnes Municipality and the Åsprong-Sandnes area near (population: 26) was transferred from Stangvik Municipality to Tingvoll.[5]
Name[]
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Tingvoll farm (Old Norse: Þingvǫllr), since the first Tingvoll Church was built there. The first element is þing which means "thing" or "assembly" and the last element is vǫllr which means "meadow" (so Tingvoll means "meeting place", like Þingvellir in Iceland). Before 1918, the name was written Tingvold.[6]
Coat of arms[]
The coat of arms was granted on 7 September 1984. The arms show five green oak leaves on a gray background. Each leaf represents one of the five main villages in the municipality: Tingvollvågen, Straumsnes, Gyl, , and . The oak leaves are chosen as a symbol for the municipality as Norway's northernmost oak forests can be found in the municipality.[7]
Churches[]
The Church of Norway has two parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Tingvoll. It is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.
Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
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Tingvoll | Tingvoll Church | Tingvollvågen | c. 1180 |
Straumsnes | Straumsnes Church | Straumsnes | 1864 |
Langøy Chapel | Langøya | 1935 |
History[]
Eight or nine centuries ago, Tingvoll was the site of the Nordmøre Ting. There was a flat field there, which in Norwegian is called voll. It was here that meetings were held, called ting, thus the name Tingvoll. The name has the same origin as the Scottish town of Dingwall, the parliament of the Isle of Man Tynwald, the English town of Thingwall (which Norwegian Vikings colonised[8]) Wirral Peninsula, and Þingvellir in Iceland.
Tingvoll Church, also known as the Nordmøre Cathedral (Nordmørsdomen), was built around 1180 at the village of Tingvollvågen.
Government[]
All municipalities in Norway, including Tingvoll, 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.[9] The municipality falls under the Nordmøre District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.
Municipal council[]
The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Tingvoll is made up of 25 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) | 7 | |
Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) | 2 | |
Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) | 2 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 8 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Mayor[]
The mayors of Tingvoll (incomplete list):
- 2019–present: Ingrid Waagen (Sp)
- 2015-2019: Milly Bente Nørsett (Ap)
- 2011-2015: Peder Hanem Aasprang (Sp)
- 2007-2011: Ole Morten Sørvik (H)
Geography[]
Tingvoll Municipality is a peninsula surrounded by the Tingvollfjorden, Vinjefjorden, Freifjorden, Halsafjorden, and Trongfjorden. The municipality also includes some islands including Aspøya. The Bergsøysund Bridge (part of the European route E39 highway) connects Aspøya to the neighboring island of Bergsøya to the west.
Eco-municipality[]
Tingvoll has been a self declared Eco-municipality since 1990, when the municipal council (Kommunestyre) signed the declaration. The movement of eco-municipalities started among rural municipalities in Finland and later in Sweden in the 1980s. The idea was to inspire local economic and cultural development within a sustainable framework. In Tingvoll, the work started with a program for environmental education of the members of the council and the executive officers. The schools adapted national programs for environmental education.
A main part of the early years of eco-municipality, was the program for composting waste from the households. A new type of insulated bin was developed (Hagakompen) to assure composting could handle meat and fish waste, and work well in wintertime as well.
The Bioforsk Organic Food and Farming Division is located at Tingvoll.
Notable people[]
- Martha G. Thorwick (1863 in Tingvoll — 1921) an American clubwoman and medical doctor based in San Francisco
- Gunvor Hals (born 1953 in Tingvoll) a Norwegian television personality
- Nils Erik Ulset (born 1983 in Tingvoll) a Norwegian biathlete, cross-country skier and three time Paralympic Champion
Sister cities[]
Tingvoll has sister city agreements with the following places:
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External links[]
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)
- Regional tourist information
- Tingvoll
- Nordmøre
- Municipalities of Møre og Romsdal
- 1838 establishments in Norway