Stjørna
| Stjørna herad | |
|---|---|
| Former Municipality | |
  Stjørna Location in Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°44′50″N 10°06′25″E / 63.74722°N 10.10694°ECoordinates: 63°44′50″N 10°06′25″E / 63.74722°N 10.10694°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Trøndelag |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Adm. Center | Husbysjøen |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 322 km2 (124 sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1626 |
| Created from | Bjugn in 1899 |
| Merged into | Bjugn and Rissa in 1964 |
Stjørna is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It encompassed the land around the Stjørnfjord. The administrative centre of Stjørna was the village of Husbysjøen, which today is located in Rissa. The municipality of Stjørna also included the villages of Høybakken, Råkvåg, and Fevåg.[1]
History
The municipality of Skjørn was established on 1 January 1899 when the old municipality of Bjugn was split into three: Bjugn, Skjørn, and Nes. Initially, Skjørn had a population of 2,166. In 1918, the spelling of the name was changed from Skjørn to Stjørna. On 1 January 1964, the northern part of the municipality (Nord-Stjørna) (population: 676) was merged back into Bjugn while the southern part (Sør-Stjørna) (population: 1,868) became a part of Rissa to the south.[2]
References
- 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Stjørna" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-01-09.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.