Mosvik

Mosvik is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The municipality was part of the Innherred region. The 219.37-square-kilometre (84.70 sq mi) municipality existed from 1901 until its dissolution in 2012. The old municipality encompassed the southern part of what is now the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county. The municipality was located along the western shore of the Trondheimsfjorden and on the southwestern end of the Beitstadfjorden.

Mosvik kommune
Former municipality
View of Mosvik village
Coat of arms Nord-Trøndelag within Norway
Mosvik within Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63.8203°N 11.0066°E
Country	Norway
County	Nord-Trøndelag
District	Innherred
Established	1 Jan 1901
Disestablished	1 Jan 2012
Administrative centre	Mosvik
Area
• Total	219.37 km^2 (84.70 sq mi)
• Land	205.57 km^2 (79.37 sq mi)
• Water	13.80 km^2 (5.33 sq mi)  6.3%
	*Area at municipal dissolution.
Population  (2012)
• Total	811
• Density	3.7/km^2 (9.6/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	mosbygg[1]
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-1723
Official language form	Bokmål[2]
Preceded by	Mosvik og Verran in 1901
Succeeded by	Inderøy in 2012
Data from Statistics Norway

The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Mosvik where Mosvik Church is located. Other villages located near the village of Mosvik include Trongsundet, Framverran, Venneshamn, and Kjerringvik.[3]

Until 1991, the connection from Mosvik municipality to the rest of the Innherred region was only available by a car ferry, at first via Ytterøya to Levanger, but later directly to Inderøy on the Vangshylla–Kjerringvik Ferry route. In 1991, the Skarnsund Bridge on Norwegian County Road 755 was completed, eliminating the need for a ferry.[3]

Mosvik features two of Norway's 23 tallest structures: the Skavlen transmitter television and radio transmitter at 165 metres (541 ft) and the Skarnsund Bridge at 152 metres (499 ft).

The Skarnsund bridge was opened by King Harald V on 19 December 1991, after he had taken the last ferry across the fjord. A monument, the King's Stone, bearing the signature of the king, is located at the resting place on the Mosvik side.

History

Map of Mosvik, showing the northern area that used to be part of Verran prior to 1968

View of Venneshamn, seen from Skarnsund

The municipality of Mosvik was established on 1 January 1901 when the old municipality of Mosvik og Verran was divided into two new municipalities: Mosvik (population: 969) in the southeast and Verran (population: 1,456) in the north and west.

During the 1960s, there were many municipal changes across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1968, the Framverran area on the south side of the Verrasundet strait (population: 395) was transferred from Verran municipality to Mosvik municipality.[4] On 1 January 2012, the municipality of Mosvik ceased to exist when it was merged into the neighboring municipality of Inderøy. Prior to the merger, Mosvik had 811 residents.[3]

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was Masarvík. The first element is the genitive case of the river name Mǫs (now Mossa) and the last element (Old Norse: Vík) is identical with the word vik which means "inlet" or "cove". The name has historically been spelled Mosviken.[5]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms for Mosvik was from modern times; they were granted on 13 July 1984. The arms show the letter M, the initial of the municipality. At the same time, the two green triangles symbolize the many forests in the municipality.[6]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Mosvik. It was part of the Nord-Innherad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Churches in Mosvik

Parish (Sokn)	Church Name	Location of the Church	Year Built
Mosvik	Mosvik Church	Mosvik	1884
	Vestvik Church	Framverran	1905

Geography

The municipality was located south of the Skarnsund strait with the main Trondheimsfjord to the east and the Verrasundet strait to the west. The municipality of Leksvik was located to the south. The lake Meltingvatnet lies along the Leksvik border.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Mosvik, 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 elects a mayor.[7]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Mosvik was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Mosvik Kommunestyre 2008–2011 [8]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	4
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	2
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	4
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		13

Mosvik Kommunestyre 2004–2007 [8]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	4
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	5
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
	Joint list for the Conservative Party and Independents Group (Fellesliste for Høyre og Uavhengiges gruppe)	1
Total number of members:		13

Mosvik Kommunestyre 2000–2003 [8]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	7
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	2
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	7
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
	Joint list for the Conservative Party and Independents Group (Fellesliste for Høyre og Uavhengiges gruppe)	2
Total number of members:		19

Mosvik Kommunestyre 1996–1999 [9]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	5
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	3
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	8
	Conservative Party/Liberal Party and independents group (Høyre/Venstre og uavhengiges gruppe)	3
Total number of members:		19

Mosvik Kommunestyre 1992–1995 [10]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	7
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	2
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	6
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
	Independents group (Uavhengiges gruppe)	3
Total number of members:		19

Mosvik Kommunestyre 1988–1991 [11]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	6
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	3
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	5
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
	Independent group list (Uavhengig gruppes liste)	4
Total number of members:		19

Mosvik Kommunestyre 1984–1987 [12]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	7
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	3
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	6
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
	Independents group (Uavhengiges gruppe)	2
Total number of members:		19

Mosvik Kommunestyre 1980–1983 [13]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	7
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	3
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	5
	Independents list (Uavhengiges liste)	4
Total number of members:		19

Mosvik Kommunestyre 1976–1979 [14]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	7
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	4
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	6
	Independents List (Uavhengig Liste)	2
Total number of members:		19

Mosvik Kommunestyre 1972–1975 [15]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	6
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	4
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	7
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	2
Total number of members:		19

Mosvik Kommunestyre 1968–1971 [16]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	7
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	5
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	5
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	2
Total number of members:		19

Mosvik Kommunestyre 1964–1967 [17]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	5
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	5
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	3
Total number of members:		13

Mosvik Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [18]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	4
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	6
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	3
Total number of members:		13

Mosvik Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [19]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	4
	List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)	6
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	3
Total number of members:		13

Mosvik Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [20]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	4
	List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)	5
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	3
Total number of members:		12

Mosvik Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [21]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	5
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	7
Total number of members:		12

Mosvik Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [22]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)	8
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	4
Total number of members:		12

Mosvik Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [23]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	6
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	6
Total number of members:		12

Notable residents

• Gunnar Viken (born 1948) former County mayor, raised on a family farm in Mosvik
• Petter Northug (born 1986 in Framverran) a Norwegian former cross-country skier and double Olympic champion
• Tomas Northug (born 1990 in Mosvik) a Norwegian cross country skier
• Even Northug (born 1995) a Norwegian cross-country skier

See also

• List of former municipalities of Norway

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External links

• Media related to Mosvik at Wikimedia Commons
• Trøndelag travel guide from Wikivoyage