Frøya, Sør-Trøndelag
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| Frøya kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Sør-Trøndelag | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1620 | ||
| Administrative centre | Sistranda | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2007) | Hans Stølan (AP) | ||
| Area (Nr. 309 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 241 km² (93.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 230 km² (88.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 4,107 | ||
| - Density | 18/km² (46.6/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 0.5 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 225 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Demonym | Frøyværing[1] | ||
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| Website: www.froya.kommune.no | |||
Frøya is the westernmost municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. It consists of the island Frøya which lies north of Hitra, as well as a number of other small islands.
Frøya was separated from Hitra as a municipality of its own January 1, 1877. It was split in two municipalities (Nord-Frøya and Sør-Frøya) January 1, 1906 - but these were merged again January 1, 1964.
Facing the ocean are the fishing communities of Mausundvær, Bogøyvær and Sula, Mausund being the largest with a population of approximately 270. The main island of Frøya is fairly open and has no natural forests.
The largest villages on the island are Sistranda in the east and Titran in the west.
Frøya is a member of the International Island Games Association.
[edit] The name
Although Frøya is the name of the Norse goddess Frøya/Freya (Freyja), the Norse form of the name was Frøy/Frey. Therefore the name of the island has probably the same root as the name of the Norse god Freyr, brother of Freyja. The names originally were titles: 'lord, master', 'lady, mistress'. The oldest meaning of the common word was '(the one) in front; the foremost, the leading' - and here in the sense 'the island in front of Hitra'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows three fish hooks made of bone from the Stone Age.
(See also the coat-of-arms of Båtsfjord, Øksnes and Træna.)
[edit] People from Frøya
- Norwegian-American John A. Widtsoe (1872-1952) was born and lived here for the first twelve years of his life.
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