Fosnes

E450565

Fosnes was a former rural municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway, known for its coastal landscape and small, dispersed population.

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Label Occurrences
Fosnes canonical 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former municipality
administrativeCentre Dun NERFINISHED
areaLandKm2 about 466
areaTotalKm2 about 544
areaWaterKm2 about 78
borderedBy Flatanger NERFINISHED
Namsos NERFINISHED
Nærøy (historically) NERFINISHED
Overhalla NERFINISHED
coastLine Norwegian Sea NERFINISHED
coatOfArms blue field with three silver boats (until 2019)
coatOfArmsAdopted 1988
coatOfArmsMotive traditional Nordland boats
continent Europe
country Norway
demonym Fosnesing
dissolutionDate 1 January 2020
dissolved 2020
established 1838
establishedAs formannskapsdistrikt
hasCapital Dun NERFINISHED
hasChurch Dun Church NERFINISHED
Fosnes Church NERFINISHED
hasIsland Elvalandet NERFINISHED
Jøa NERFINISHED
part of Otterøya
hasParish Fosnes parish NERFINISHED
knownFor coastal landscape
small dispersed population
languageForm Bokmål NERFINISHED
languageOfficial Norwegian
locatedIn Central Norway NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Nord-Trøndelag NERFINISHED
Trøndelag NERFINISHED
locatedInEcclesiasticalTerritory Nidaros Diocese NERFINISHED
locatedOn island of Elvalandet NERFINISHED
island of Jøa
island of Otterøya (partly) NERFINISHED
islands and coastal mainland
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
aquaculture
fishing
mergedInto Namsos NERFINISHED
municipalCode 1755
populationDensityPerKm2 about 1.3
populationTotal around 600 (2019)
region Namdalen NERFINISHED
separatedFrom Namdalen fogderi (historical district) NERFINISHED
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST

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