Fosnes
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| Fosnes kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Nord-Trøndelag | ||
| District | Namdalen | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1748 | ||
| Administrative centre | Jøa | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Kristen I. Dille (Sp) | ||
| Area (Nr. 196 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 545 km² (210.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 474 km² (183 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| - Total | 687 | ||
| - Density | 2/km² (5.2/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -10.6 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 419 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Demonym | Fosnesbygg[1] | ||
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| Website: www.fosnes.kommune.no | |||
Fosnes is a municipality in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway.
Fosnes was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Two other municipalities were later separated from it: Flatanger (1871) and Otterøy (1913).
[edit] Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Fosnes (Old Norse Fólsknnes), since the first church was built there. The first element is fólskn f 'hiding place', the last element is nes n 'headland'. (The first element is referring to an inlet behind the farm, where ships could not be seen from the main fjord.)
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1992, and shows an oarlock.
(See also the coat-of-arms of Radøy and Tjøme.)
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