Frosta is the smallest

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. The

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is the village of Alstad (also known as ''Frosta''). Other villages in Frosta include

Logtun Logtun is a village in Frosta Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about southwest of the village of Alstad. Logtun is the location of the historic Logtun Church, near the site of the old Frostating Frostating () was on ...

, Nordfjæra,

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, Sørgrenda, and

Tautra Tautra is an island in Frosta Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Trondheimsfjord, just north of the city of Trondheim. The island is connected to the rest of the municipality by a long causeway bridge. The island ...

. The municipality is located along the

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, on the Frosta peninsula, northeast of the city of

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...

. It also includes the island of

which is connected to the mainland by a

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bridge. The municipality is the 338th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Frosta is the 247th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,645. The municipality's

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is and its population has decreased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The

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of Frosta was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () was the name of a Norwegian self-governing municipality. The name was used from the establishment these municipalities in 1838 until the name fell out of use in 1863. The municipalities had their legal basis from two laws enacted on 14 Jan ...

law). It is one of very few municipalities in Norway with unchanged borders since that date. In 2018, the municipality, which was part of the old

Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a counties of Norway, county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Sør-Trøndelag ("South Trøndelag") county as well as the county of Nordl ...

county, became part of the new

county.

Name

The municipality (originally the

) is named Frosta (). The meaning of the name is unknown. Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Frosten''. On 31 December 1908, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Frosta''.

Coat of arms

The

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was granted on 26 June 1987. The official

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is ''"

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, a sceptre fleury Or"'' (). This means the arms have a green

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(background) and the

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is a

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or mace with a

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design at the top. The charge has a

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of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The coat of arms was inspired by the old seal of the medieval

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assembly, where King

Magnus VI Magnus the Lawmender (1 or 3 May 1238 – 9 May 1280), also known as Magnus Haakonsson, was King of Norway from 1263 to 1280. One of his greatest achievements was the modernisation and nationalisation of the Norwegian law-code. He was the first ...

the law-mender is sitting with a lily

in his hand. Frosta was one of the historic places of justice, so this was chosen to commemorate that fact. The arms were designed by Einar H. Skjervold.

Churches

The

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has one parish () within Frosta Municipality. It is part of the

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(

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) in the

Diocese of Nidaros Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Trøndelag county in Central Norway and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. Since 10 September 2017, the Bishop of Nidaros is Herborg ...

History

Several

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sites can be found in the municipality, together with

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from

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times. Archaeologists have for the first time found the remnants of a in Norway at Frosta. A number of logs sticking up along the shoreline at Frosta have been dated back to around year 1000.

's oldest

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, had its seat at Tinghaugen on the Frosta peninsula, near the

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Logtun Church Logtun Church () is a historic, medieval parish church of the Church of Norway in Frosta Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Logtun. It is one of the churches for the Frosta parish which is part of the Sti ...

. The remains of

Tautra Abbey Tautra Abbey () was a monastery of Cistercians, Cistercian monks founded in the 13th century on the island of Tautra in the Trondheimsfjord in Norway. The island is part of Frosta Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. Tautra Abbey was dissolve ...

are located on

island. The abbey was a

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(Reformed

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)

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established in 1207.

Economy

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makes up the largest business in Frosta, which is sometimes called "Trondheim's kitchen garden" due to the substantial production of

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, and

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Geography

Frosta is located on the Frosta peninsula which juts into the

, about northeast of the city of

. By road, the distance is about to Trondheim. The highest point in the municipality is the tall mountain Storheia, located on the border with

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Climate

Frosta has a predominantly temperate

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(barely humid continental if is used as winter threshold). The driest month is May and the wettest is December. The all-time high temperature is recorded July 2019; the all-time low is recorded in February 2010. The warmest month on record was July 2014 with average high , average low and mean . The coldest month on record was December 2010 with average high , average low and mean . The weather station was established in December 1989. Frosta is sometimes nicknamed "Trondheim's kitchen garden" due to many farms with production of vegetables, as well as a good

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Government

Frosta Municipality is responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the

Trøndelag District Court Trøndelag District Court () is a district court located in Trøndelag county, Norway. This court is based at four different courthouses which are located in Brekstad, Namsos, Steinkjer, and Trondheim. The court is subordinate to the Frostating C ...

and the

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Municipal council

The

() of Frosta is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political

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Mayors

The

() of Frosta is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position: *1838–1842: Isak Jørgen Coldevin *1843–1845: Rasmus Stene *1846–1849: Haagen Einersen *1850–1853: Aage Hagerup *1854–1857: Haagen Einersen *1858–1861: Henning Wedege *1862–1863: Aage Hagerup *1864–1865: Haagen Einersen *1866–1869: Arnt Peter Island *1870–1871: Johan Peter Qvarme *1872–1873: Hans Juberg *1874–1885: Arnt Peter Island *1886–1889: Hans Juberg ( V) *1890–1891: Hans Faanes ( V) *1892–1897: Lars Flegstad ( V) *1898–1913: Andreas Galtvik ( V) *1914–1916: Haakon Rochseth (Riksmålspartiet) *1917–1919: Andreas Galtvik ( V) *1920–1922: Haakon Rochseth (Riksmålspartiet) *1923–1925: Andreas Galtvik ( V) *1926–1931: Ole Andreas Aursand ( V) *1932–1940: Asbjørn Hogstad ( V) *1941–1945: Bjarne Rokseth ( NS) *1945-1945: Asbjørn Hogstad ( Bp) *1945–1947: Kristian Rangnes ( Ap) *1948–1951: Asbjørn Hogstad ( Bp) *1952–1955: Lars Viken ( Bp) *1956–1961: Erling Wollan ( Ap) *1962–1963: Johan Petter Skogseth ( Sp) *1964–1967: Erling Wollan ( Ap) *1968–1969: Gunnar Stenhaug ( Ap) *1970–1971: Bjarne Sundfær ( H) *1972–1975: Erling Wollan ( Ap) *1976–1991: Karl Viken ( Sp) *1992–1999: Jens Hagerup ( Sp) *1999-2003: Boje Reitan ( Sp) *2003-2009:

Lars Myraune Lars Myraune (born 5 August 1944 in Frosta Municipality) is a Norwegian military leader and politician for the Conservative Party. He was the mayor of Frosta Municipality from 2003 to 2009 and member of the Parliament of Norway, representing the ...

( H) *2009-2011: Frode Revhaug ( H) *2011-2015: Johan Petter Skogseth ( Sp) *2015-2019: Trine Haug ( Sp) *2019–present: Frode Revhaug ( H)

Notable people

(born 1944 in Frosta), a military leader, politician, and Mayor of Frosta 2003–2009 *

Karin Pettersen Karin Pettersen (born 21 November 1964 in Frosta Municipality) is a Norwegian team handball player and Olympic medalist. She received silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul with the Norwegian national team,

(born 1964 in Frosta), a

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player and team silver medalist at the

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and

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Vidar Riseth Vidar Riseth (born 21 April 1972) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or midfielder. He played for Neset, Rosenborg, Kongsvinger, Lillestrøm and Strømsgodset in Norway, and Luton Town, LASK Linz, Celtic ...

(born 1972 in Frosta), a former football player with over 400 club caps and 52 for

Anna Ceselie Brustad Moe Anna Ceselie Brustad Moe ( Brustad; born 8 May 1975) is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party (Norway), Centre Party. She is now a political advisor for Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise, NHO Trøndelag since 2017. She served as a depu ...

(born 1975), a politician for the Centre Party

References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

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Turist information

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