Malvik is a

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. It is part of the

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. The

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of the municipality is the village of

Hommelvik Hommelvik is the administrative centre of Malvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the ''Hommelvika'', a bay off of the Trondheimsfjord. Hommelvik is about southwest of the village of Muruvika, about ...

. Other villages in Malvik include

Muruvika Muruvika is a village in Malvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located near the end of the Stjørdalsfjorden, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord. The village sits about north of the village of Hommelvik, the municipal cen ...

Smiskaret Smiskaret or Smiskardet is a village in Malvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Stjørdalsfjorden, an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, about northwest of the village of Hommelvik. The village had a popul ...

, Sneisen,

Vikhammer Vikhammer is a village in Malvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, about east of the village of Hundhammeren. The villages of Hundhammeren, Vikhammer, Saksvik (all in Mal ...

, and

Hundhammeren Hundhammeren is a village in Malvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along an arm of the Trondheimsfjord, about west of the village of Vikhammer and about east of the village of Ranheim (in Trondheim Municipalit ...

. The municipality is the 314th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Malvik is the 85th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 14,783. The municipality's

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is and its population has increased by 10.6% over the previous 10-year period. While "Malvik" refers to the municipality as a whole, it also refers to the urban area of Malvik. The villages of

, Saksvik (all in Malvik Municipality), and Væretrøa (in

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

) together form an urban area that is also called ''Malvik''. The urban area has a population (2024) of 7,538 which gives the area a

of . This area is the most populous urban area in the municipality.

General information

The municipality of Malvik was established in 1891 when it was separated from the large

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. On 1 January 1914, a small area of the neighboring

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(population: 38) was transferred to Malvik Municipality. On 1 July 1953, a small area of Malvik Municipality (population: 37) was transferred to the neighboring

. On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old

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county to the new

county.

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named after the old ''Malvik'' farm () since the first

Malvik Church Malvik Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Malvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Malvik. It is the church for the Malvik parish which is part of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in th ...

was built there. The first element is ( stem form ''man-'') which means " mane", referring to a mountain ridge behind the farm. (''Mana'' which means "the mane" is a common name for many mountains in Norway, where the form of the mountain is compared with the mane of a horse.) The last element is which means "

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Coat of arms

The

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was granted on 23 July 1982. The official

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is ''" Or, a grouse

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"'' (). This means the arms have a

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(background) that 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

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is a western capercaillie, a local type of

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and one of the largest of the local forest birds in the area. The design was chosen to symbolize the rich nature in the area. The arms were designed by Stein Davidsen after an idea by Lorentz Svingen.

Churches

The

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has two parishes () within Malvik Municipality. It is part of the Stjørdal prosti (

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) in the

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Geography

Malvik Municipality is located to the east 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 ...

, one of Norway's largest cities. Many people in Malvik have their place of employment in Trondheim, though there is some local industry in Malvik itself. The northern part of Malvik lies along the

Trondheimsfjord The Trondheim Fjord or Trondheimsfjorden (), an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's List of Norwegian fjords, third-longest fjord at long. It is located in the west-central part of the country in Trøndelag county, and it stretches from Ørl ...

, and it is along this coastal section that the vast majority of the population lives, and where schools, and places of employment are located. The municipal center is

, situated about east of Trondheim, and it has long been the main population area in Malvik. In the last few decades the area around

and

(about to the west) has grown larger than Hommelvik. The area has many new housing areas, businesses, and shopping. Collectively, the new area is referred to as the Malvik urban area. The southern part of the municipality consists mostly of

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and

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areas, with many attractive areas for hiking and cross-country skiing. The Homla river runs north to the

. The lake Jonsvatnet lies on the western border of the municipality. The highest point in the municipality is the tall mountain Baklipynten, located on the border with

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. In the southeastern part of Malvik there is the Jøsås

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s. Three farmsteads, ''Øvre Jøsås'', ''Store Jøsås'', and ''Lille Jøsås'' belonging to Malvik Municipality are exclaved inside

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in two different exclaves. ''Øvre Jøsås'' and ''Store Jøsås'' are located in one exclave (the western one) while ''Lille Jøsås'' is making another exclave (the eastern one). The exclaves only have road access to Malvik Municipality even though they are inside Stjørdal Municipality's borders. The distance between the two exclaves is very small, only about at the nearest.

Government

Malvik 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 Malvik is made up of 31 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 Malvik 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: *1891–1891: Lauritz Nicolai Jenssen ( H) *1891–1895: Christofer Wellén ( H) *1896–1897: Jacob de Rytter Kielland ( H) *1898–1901: Sivert Kindseth ( V) *1902–1904: Ole Brobak ( LL) *1905–1910: Sivert Kindseth ( Sm) *1911–1913: Haagen Løvaas ( Ap) *1914–1916: Peter Haugan ( LL) *1917–1919: Sivert Kindseth ( LL) *1920–1922:

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( Ap) *1923–1925: Reidar Jenssen ( LL) *1926–1931: Olaf Svingen ( Ap) *1932–1940: Edvard Muruvik ( Ap) *1941–1945: Arnt Løvseth ( NS) *1945–1945: Olaf Svingen ( Ap) *1946–1955: Knut Kallset ( Ap) *1956–1963: Leif Øwre ( Ap) *1964–1971: Egil O. Svingen ( Ap) *1972–1975: Olaf Bye ( Ap) *1976–1979: Kristian Bjerkan ( Ap) *1980–1983: Iver Høiby ( Ap) *1984–2003: Asbjørn Nøstmo ( Ap) *2003–2007: Gudmund Beitland ( H) *2007–2015: Terje Granmo ( Ap) *2015–2019: Ingrid Aune ( Ap) *2019–2019: Bernt-Ole Ravlum ( Ap) *2019–2023: Trond Hoseth ( Ap) *2023-present: Eugen Gravningen Sørmo ( H)

Transportation

To the east of Malvik is

, which includes

Trondheim Airport, Værnes Trondheim Airport (; ), more commonly known as Værnes, is an international airport serving Trondheim (city), Trondheim and the surrounding areas in Trøndelag county, Norway. The airport is located in Værnes, Trøndelag, Værnes, a village i ...

. The airport has frequent connections to many locations in Norway, and a growing range of direct air links abroad (currently including

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, and

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). The proximity of this airport means that Malvik, though a small community in a relatively isolated location, has rather good transport connections very close at hand. The

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highway runs through Malvik and it has several tunnels, the longest of which is the Hell Tunnel. The

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runs from Trondheim to Bodø (further north in Norway) and the

Meråker Line The Meråker Line ( �meːroːkərˌbɑːnən is a railway line which runs through the district and valley of Stjørdalen in Trøndelag county, Norway. The line branches off from the Nordland Line at Hell Station and runs eastwards to the No ...

runs east to

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. The railroad winds its way along the coast of the Trondheimsfjord in Malvik, and is a very scenic and pleasant journey. Malvik has two railway stations:

Vikhammer Station Vikhammer Station is a railway station located in the village of Vikhammer in Malvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located about east of the city of Trondheim. The station is on the Nordland Line. The station is ser ...

and

Hommelvik Station Hommelvik Station is a railway station located in the village of Hommelvik in Malvik Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is east of the city of Trondheim (city), Trondheim. The station is located on the Nordland Line, and it is serv ...

. The Gevingåsen Tunnel is being built to shorten the rail trip from Trondheim to Stjørdal. A side effect of this is that the scenic attractiveness of the trip will be somewhat reduced, as part of the section along the fjord will no longer form part of the trip. The railway junction where the line splits for Bodø or Sweden is just to the east of Malvik, at a small settlement called

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. The station is well known to railway enthusiasts from its odd name (for

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speakers). It is indeed possible, in Malvik, to purchase "a single ticket to Hell" or a return "to Hell and back".

Notable people

* Werner Hosewinckel Christie (1877 in Hommelvik – 1927), an agricultural researcher *

(1879 in Hommelvik – 1952), the

Prime Minister of Norway The prime minister of Norway (, which directly translates to "minister of state") is the head of government and chief executive of Norway. The prime minister and Cabinet of Norway, Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior government departme ...

from 1935 to 1945 * Rut Tellefsen (born 1930 in Malvik), an actress. Retrieved 05 November 2020. * Torgeir Moan (born 1944 in Malvik), an engineer and professor of marine technology * Mads Eriksen (born 1977 in Malvik), a cartoonist

Sport

* Thomas Byberg (1916 in Hommelvik – 1998), a speed skater and silver medallist at the

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* Arne Herjuaune (1945 in Malvik – 2017), a speed skater who competed at the

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* Kristine Nøstmo (born 1993 in Malvik), a football goalkeeper with 165 caps with

Rosenborg BK Kvinner Rosenborg Ballklub Kvinner (previously known as Sportsklubben Trondheims-Ørn) is a Norwegian women's professional football club in Trondheim, Trøndelag. History The club was founded as a multi-sports club on May 18, 1917, and became a mem ...

*Adrian Aalberg (born in 1992), a handball player for Kolstad Håndball

References

External links

*
Municipal fact sheet
from

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