Snåsa

Snåsa kommune
Snåasen tjielte
Municipality
View of Snåsa over Snåsavatnet

Coat of arms
Trøndelag within
Norway

Snåsa within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°13′28″N 12°37′31″E / 64.22444°N 12.62528°E / 64.22444; 12.62528Coordinates: 64°13′28″N 12°37′31″E / 64.22444°N 12.62528°E / 64.22444; 12.62528
Country Norway
County Trøndelag
District Innherad
Established 1 Jan 1838
Administrative centre Snåsa
Government
 • Mayor (2015) Tone Våg (Ap)
Area
 • Total 2,342.66 km2 (904.51 sq mi)
 • Land 2,150.05 km2 (830.14 sq mi)
 • Water 192.61 km2 (74.37 sq mi)  8.2%
Area rank #20 in Norway
Population (2017)
 • Total 2,159
 • Rank #317 in Norway
 • Density 0.92/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) -1.7%
Demonym(s) Snåsning[1]
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-5041
Official language form Neutral
Website snasa.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Snåsa (Norwegian) or Snåase (Southern Sami) is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Snåsa. Other villages include Agle and Jørstad.

Snåsa is one of the last strongholds for the seriously endangered Southern Sami language.

The 2,343-square-kilometre (905 sq mi) municipality is the 20th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Snåsa is the 317th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,159. The municipality's population density is 1 inhabitant per square kilometre (2.6/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1.7% over the last decade.[2]

General information

Snåsa was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The eastern district of Lierne was separated from Snåsa on 1 January 1874 to form a separate municipality. Snåsa's boundaries have not changed since then.[3] On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Nord-Trøndelag county to the new Trøndelag county.

Name

The name of the municipality (and the old prestegjeld) comes from the Old Norse word Snǫs. The name is identical with the word snös which means "prominent mountain" or "overhanging rock" (possibly referring to the mountain of Bergsåsen, at the inner end of the lake Snåsavatnet). The name was spelled Snaasen until the early 20th century.[4] The Southern Sami language version of the name is Snåasen tjielte, which was officially accepted in 2010 as an alternate name for the Norwegian: Snåsa kommune.[5]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is from modern times; they were granted on 17 March 1994. The arms show a yellow Lady Slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus) on a blue background. This particular flower is prevalent throughout the municipality, in fact at least 15 species of orchid have been found growing in Snåsa.[5][6]

Churches

The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Snåsa. It is part of the Nord-Innherad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Churches in Snåsa
Parish (Sokn)Church NameLocation of the ChurchYear Built
SnåsaSnåsa ChurchSnåsa1200

Geography

View of the lake Snåsavatnet

Snåsa is located about 180 kilometres (110 mi) northeast of the city of Trondheim, and it borders Sweden to the southeast. Snåsa borders the municipalities of Overhalla, Grong, and Lierne in the north and east, and Steinkjer and Verdal in the west and south. The 6th largest lake in the country, Snåsavatnet, is partly located in the municipality. Other lakes include Andorsjøen, Bangsjøene, Grøningen, Holderen, and Store Øyingen. The Blåfjella–Skjækerfjella National Park covers a lot of the eastern part of the municipality.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Snåsa, 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. The municipality falls under the Inntrøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Snåsa is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to four year terms. Currently, the party breakdown is as follows:[7]

Snåsa Kommunestyre 2015–2019
Party NameName in NorwegianNumber of
representatives
 Labour PartyArbeiderpartiet10
 Conservative PartyHøyre1
 Centre PartySenterpartiet7
 Socialist Left PartySosialistisk Venstreparti2
 Liberal PartyVenstre1
Total number of members:21

Transportation

The European route E6 highway runs through the municipality on the north side of the Snåsavatnet lake and the Nordland Line runs along the south side of the lake. The train stops at Jørstad Station and Snåsa Station.

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  2. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2017). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  3. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  4. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1903). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt (dokpro.uio.no) (in Norwegian) (15 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 273.
  5. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Snåsa" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  6. ↑ "Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  7. ↑ "Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M)" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. 2015.
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