Ørland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Ørland kommune | |||
| — Municipality — | |||
|
|||
 |
|||
| Coordinates: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Sør-Trøndelag | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1621 | ||
| Administrative centre | Brekstad | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Hallgeir Grøntvedt (Sp) | ||
| Area (Nr. 401 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 74 km² (28.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 73 km² (28.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 5,169 | ||
| - Density | 70/km² (181.3/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 4.5 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 189 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
|
|
|||
| Website: www.orland.kommune.no | |||
Ørland is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
Ørland was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Bjugn was separated from Ørland in 1853. Agdenes was separated from Ørland in 1896.
Major occupations are Ørland Main Air Station (of the Royal Norwegian Air Force), agriculture, public service, and commerce. Large industries are the Tine white cheese dairy and the Mascot Høie bedclothes factory. Brekstad, Uthaug and Opphaug are the largest villages in Ørland. Ørland declared township in 2006 and was then newest town of Norway. Brekstad is being markeded as the town.
Major attractions are the Ramsar Convention Bird Protection areas, the coastal areas themselves, the Manor of Austrått, dated 1656 and with a known history from around 1000 AD, and the single, large Sessile oak (the northernmost in the world, known as Austråtteika) in the nearby forest[1]; and of course the fortifications of the triple 28-cm gun turret from WW2, which is now open to public viewing.
Ørland is largely flat lowland, and rather windy as it faces the Norwegian Sea to the west and Trondheimsfjord to the east. Mean annual temperature is 5.8°C; July and August are the warmest months with monthly 24-hr averages 13°C, while the temperature just hover around freezing from December to February. Mean annual precipitation is 1048 mm, with March - June as the driest period. September and October are the wettest months (source: www.met.no; 1961-90 base period).
[edit] The name
The Old Norse form of the name was Yrjar. This is a plural form derived from aurr m 'gravel'. The last element land was added in the 16th Century ("Ørieland" 1590).
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1979) - but it has old roots: It is taken from the seal of Inger, Lady of Austraat, noblewoman and landlady of The Manor of Austrått, later portrayed by Henrik Ibsen in his play Lady Inger of Oestraat.
[edit] References
|
|||||
