Tingvoll is a

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. It is part of the

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. The

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is the village of Tingvollvågen. Other villages include Meisingset, Kvisvik,

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, and Torjulvågen. The municipality encompasses a peninsula on the mainland as well as a few surrounding islands. Norwegian National Road 70 and

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both run through the municipality. The municipality is the 253rd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Tingvoll Municipality is the 226th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,041. The municipality's

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is and its population has decreased by 0.8% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The

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

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law). On 1 January 1866, the northern part of the municipality (population: 1,222) was separated to form the new Straumsnes Municipality. On 1 January 1874, a part of

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(population: 61) was transferred to Tingvoll Municipality. On 1 January 1877, the Tiltereidet and Meisalstranden part of Tingvoll Municipality (population: 212) on the west side of the Sunndalsfjorden was transferred to

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. On 1 January 1880, the Torjulvågen area of Halsa Municipality (population: 240) was transferred to Tingvoll Municipality. On 1 January 1890, the Rausand area of Tingvoll Municipality (population: 101) was transferred to

. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1964, Straumsnes Municipality (population: 1,160) and the part of

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on the island of Aspøya (population: 147) were merged into Tingvoll Municipality. On 1 January 1965, the part of Tingvoll Municipality located on the western side of the Tingvollfjorden (population: 778) was transferred to Gjemnes Municipality and the Åsprong-Sandnes area near Meisingset (population: 26) was transferred from

to Tingvoll Municipality.

Name

The municipality (originally the

) is named after the old ''Tingvoll'' farm () since the first Tingvoll Church was built there. The first element is which means " thing" or "assembly". The last element is which means "

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" or "flat ground" (so Tingvoll means "meeting place", like

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in Iceland). Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Tingvold''. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Tingvoll''.

Coat of arms

The

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was granted on 7 September 1984. The official

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is ''"

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, five oak leaves

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in annulo stems to centre"'' (). This means the arms have a field (background) has a

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which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The

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is a group of five

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arranged in a circle with their stems pointing to the centre. The oak leaves were chosen as a symbol since Norway's northernmost autochthonous oak forests can be found in the municipality. Each leaf represents one of the five main villages in the municipality: Tingvollvågen, Straumsnes, Gyl, Torjulvågen, and Meisingset. The arms were designed by Alvhild Ulseth. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.

Churches

The

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has two parishes () within Tingvoll Municipality. It is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (

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) in the Diocese of Møre.

History

Eight or nine centuries ago, Tingvoll was the site of the

Ting. There was a flat field there, which in Norwegian is called ''voll''. It was here that meetings were held, called ''ting'', thus the name ''Tingvoll''. The name has the same origin as the Scottish town of

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, the parliament of the Isle of Man

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, the English town of

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(which Norwegian Vikings colonised),

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, and

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. Tingvoll Church, also known as the Nordmøre Cathedral (), was built around 1180 at the village of Tingvollvågen.

Government

Tingvoll 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 Nordmøre og Romsdal District Court and the

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Municipal council

The

() of Tingvoll is made up of 21 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 Tingvoll 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: * 1838–1839: Anders Larsen * 1840–1843: Fanejunker Bjerkhol * 1844–1847: J. Bugge * 1848–1851: P. Hofflund * 1852–1854: A. Bjerkhol * 1854–1855: Peder I. Kjærivik * 1856–1856: Karlsen * 1856–1857: Markus Sæthem * 1858–1861: H. Brodkorp * 1862–1863: Markus Sæthem * 1864–1873: Anders Koksvik * 1874–1877: John Sæther * 1878–1879: Lars A. Koksvik * 1880–1883: Lars Solli * 1884–1887: L. Nilsen * 1888–1895: Hans Meisingset * 1896–1897: Lars Meisingset * 1898–1898: Lars Koksvik * 1899–1904: Lars Meisingset * 1905–1922: Lars Gjøvik * 1923–1925: A.L. Koksvik * 1926–1928: Lars Gjøvik * 1929–1934: O.K Varvik * 1935–1937: Magnus Skeid * 1938–1940: O.H. Drøpping * 1941–1943: Petter Grinde * 1943–1945: Kristian Kindsbekken * 1945–1945: O.H. Drøpping * 1946–1951: Magnus Skeid * 1952–1955: L.B. Flemmen * 1956–1959: Steinar Stomsvik * 1960–1963: John Th. Angvik * 1964–1965: Steinar Stomsvik * 1966–1967: Sverke Romundstad * 1968–1969: Oddmund Tveikra * 1970–1971: Jon Resell * 1972–1975: Sverke Romundstad * 1976–1979: Per Kamsvåg * 1980–1983: Ivar Bølset * 1984–1987: Rasmus Sørheim * 1988–1995: Einar Lund * 1996–1999: Lars Jostein Holten * 1999–2007: Kristin Sørheim * 2007–2011: Ole Morten Sørvik ( H) * 2011–2015: Peder Hanem Aasprang ( Sp) * 2015–2019: Milly Bente Nørsett ( Ap) * 2019–present: Ingrid Waagen ( Sp)

Geography

Tingvoll Municipality encompasses a large

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surrounded by the Tingvollfjorden, Vinjefjorden, Freifjorden, Halsafjorden, and Trongfjorden. The municipality also includes some islands including Aspøya. The Bergsøysund Bridge (part of the

highway) connects Aspøya to the neighboring island of Bergsøya to the west. The highest point in the municipality is the tall mountain Smisetnebba on the border with

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Climate

Tingvoll has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb in the

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), also known as a marine west coast climate. The wettest season is autumn and early winter. The driest season is spring. The average daily high temperature varies from about in January and February to in July. The all-time high is recorded 9 July 2014. In February 2001 a low of was recorded. Earlier weather stations have recorded colder lows. The Tingvoll weather station started recording January 1992.

Eco-municipality

Tingvoll has been a self declared eco-municipality since 1990, when the

() signed the declaration. The movement of eco-municipalities started among rural municipalities in

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and later in

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in the 1980s. The idea was to inspire local economic and cultural development within a sustainable framework. In Tingvoll, the work started with a program for environmental education of the members of the council and the executive officers. The schools adapted national programs for environmental education. A main part of the early years of eco-municipality, was the program for composting waste from the households. A new type of insulated bin was developed (Hagakompen) to assure composting could handle meat and fish waste, and work well in wintertime as well. The Bioforsk Organic Food and Farming Division is located at Tingvoll.

Notable people

* Martha G. Thorwick (1863 in Tingvoll — 1921), an American clubwoman and medical doctor based in

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* Gunvor Hals (born 1953 in Tingvoll), a television personality * Nils Erik Ulset (born 1983 in Tingvoll), a biathlete, cross-country skier, and three-time Paralympic Champion

Sister cities

Tingvoll has

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agreements with the following places: * Bunda Town, Bunda District,

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References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

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