Snåsa

Snåsa kommune
Snåasen tjielte
Municipality

View of Snåsa over Snåsavatnet

Coat of arms
Nord-Trøndelag within
Norway

Snåsa within Nord-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 Nord-Trøndelag
District Innherad
Administrative centre Snåsa
Government
 • Mayor (2003) Vigdis Hjulstad Belbo (Sp)
Area
 • Total 2,342.66 km2 (904.51 sq mi)
 • Land 2,150.34 km2 (830.25 sq mi)
 • Water 192.32 km2 (74.26 sq mi)
Area rank 20 in Norway
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,172
 • Rank 318 in Norway
 • Density 1.0/km2 (3/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) -7.9 %
Demonym(s) Snåsning[1]
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-1736
Official language form Neutral
Website www.snasa.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Snåsa (Southern Sami: Snåase) is a municipality in Nord-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 village of Snåsa is the municipal center of the municipality. It lies at the eastern end of the lake Snåsavatnet. The 1.42-square-kilometre (350-acre) village has a population (2011) of 676. The population density is 476 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,230/sq mi).[2] The village is where Snåsa Church and Snåsa Station are both located.

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]

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was 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 in 1994. The arms show a yellow Lady Slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus) on a blue background. This particular flower is prevalent throughout the municipality.[5]

Churches

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

Churches in Snåsa
Parish
(Sokn)		Church NameLocation
of the Church		Year 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.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Snåsa is made up of 21 representatives that are elected to every four years. Currently, the party breakdown is as follows:[6]

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 Nordlandsbanen railway line runs along the south side of the lake. The train stops at Jørstad Station and Snåsa Station.

Snåsa in media

Inge Altemberg (Elizabeth Reaser), the leading character in the movie Sweet Land comes to America from Snåsa.

References

  1. ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  2. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2011). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.".
  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. ↑ "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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