Snillfjord
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| Snillfjord kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Sør-Trøndelag | ||
| District | Orkdalen | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1613 | ||
| Administrative centre | Snillfjord | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Anders Johan Krokstad (Sp) | ||
| Area (Nr. 207 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 508 km² (196.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 489 km² (188.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 1,033 | ||
| - Density | 2/km² (5.2/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -10.5 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 407 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
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| Website: www.snillfjord.kommune.no | |||
Snillfjord is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
Snillfjord was separated from Hemne July 1, 1924. The eastern part of Heim was merged with Snillfjord January 1, 1964.
[edit] The name
The municipality is named after Snillfjorden. The first element is probably an old rivername (now Bergselva). The (proposed) rivername is maybe derived from snjallr 'fast'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1990). It shows a digging fork.
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