Høylandet

Høylandet is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Høylandet. Other villages include Kongsmoen and Vassbotna.

This article is about the municipality in Norway. For the village in Høylandet municipality, see Høylandet (village).

Høylandet kommune
Municipality
View of Høylandet village
Coat of arms Trøndelag within Norway
Høylandet within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°43′27″N 12°20′02″E
Country	Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Namdalen
Established	1 Jan 1901
Administrative centre	Høylandet
Government
• Mayor (2011)	Hege Nordheim-Viken (Sp)
Area
• Total	754.68 km^2 (291.38 sq mi)
• Land	702.64 km^2 (271.29 sq mi)
• Water	52.04 km^2 (20.09 sq mi)  6.9%
Area rank	150 in Norway
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,231
• Rank	319 in Norway
• Density	1.8/km^2 (5/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	-3.1%
Demonym(s)	hålling[1]
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-5046
Official language form	Neutral[2]
Website	hoylandet.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

The 755-square-kilometre (292 sq mi) municipality is the 150th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Høylandet is the 319th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,231. The municipality's population density is 1.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.7/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 3.1% over the previous 10-year period.[3][4]

General information

The municipality of Høylandet was established on 1 January 1901 when it was separated from the large municipality of Grong. Initially, the population of Høylandet was 1,046. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the Kongsmoen area (population: 221) of eastern Foldereid municipality was merged into Høylandet. On that same date the Galguften and Hauknes areas (population: 15) were transferred from Høylandet to neighboring Overhalla municipality.[5] On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Nord-Trøndelag county to the new Trøndelag county.

Name

The Old Norse form of the name was Høylandir. The first element is høy which means "hay" and the last element is the plural form of land which means "land" or "region". The name was historically spelled Hølandet.[6]

See also: Høland and Hølonda

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 2 January 1990. The arms show a black and white whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) on a green background. This was chosen because of the large number of these swans that migrate through the area each year.[7][8]

See also: Coats of arms of Gjøvik and Eide

Churches

The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Høylandet. It is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Churches in Høylandet

Parish (sokn)	Church Name	Location of the Church	Year Built
Høylandet	Drageid Church	Vassbotna	1976
	Høylandet Church	Høylandet	1860
	Kongsmo Chapel	Kongsmoen	1937

Geography

There are several large lakes in Høylandet including Almåsgrønningen, Eidsvatnet, Grungstadvatnet, Øyvatnet, and Storgrønningen. The innermost part of the Foldafjord is located in northern Høylandet. Norwegian County Road 17 runs through the municipality from south to north through the central valley.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Høylandet, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor.[9] The municipality falls under the Namdal District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Høylandet is made up of 19 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Høylandet Kommunestyre 2020–2023 [10]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	6
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	9
Total number of members:		15

Høylandet Kommunestyre 2016–2019 [11]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	5
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	12
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	1
Total number of members:		19

Høylandet Kommunestyre 2012–2015 [12]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	6
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	10
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	1
	Electoral list for Upper Høylandet and Kongsmoen (Valgliste for Øvre-Høylandet og Kongsmoen)	1
Total number of members:		19

Høylandet Kommunestyre 2008–2011 [11]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	4
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	10
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
	Electoral list for Upper Høylandet and Kongsmoen (Valgliste for Øvre Høylandet og Kongsmoen)	2
	Local list for Høylandet (Bygdeliste for Høylandet)	1
Total number of members:		19

Høylandet Kommunestyre 2004–2007 [11]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	7
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	8
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
	Electoral list for Upper Høylandet and Kongsmoen (Valgliste for Øvre Høylandet og Kongsmoen)	2
	Local list for Høylandet (Bygdeliste for Høylandet)	1
Total number of members:		19

Høylandet Kommunestyre 2000–2003 [11]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	6
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	6
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
	Local list for Upper Høylandet and Kongsmoen (Kretsliste for Øvre Høylandet og Kongsmoen)	2
	Local list for Høylandet (Bygdeliste for Høylandet)	2
Total number of members:		19

Høylandet Kommunestyre 1996–1999 [13]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	6
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	6
	Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)	1
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
	Local list for Upper Høylandet and Kongsmoen (Kretsliste for Øvre Høylandet og Kongsmoen)	3
	Local list for Høylandet (Bygdeliste for Høylandet)	2
Total number of members:		19

Høylandet Kommunestyre 1992–1995 [14]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	7
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	5
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
	Election list for Upper Høylandet and the Kongsmo area (Valgliste for Øvre Høylandet og Kongsmo krets)	2
	Local list for Høylandet (Bygdeliste for Høylandet)	3
Total number of members:		19

Høylandet Kommunestyre 1988–1991 [15]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	6
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	3
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	3
	Local list for Upper Høylandet and the Kongsmo area (Bygdeliste for Øvre Høylandet og Kongsmo krets)	2
	Local list for Høylandet (Bygdeliste for Høylandet)	5
Total number of members:		19

Høylandet Kommunestyre 1984–1987 [16]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	9
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	5
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
	Election list for Upper Høylandet and the Kongsmo area (Valgliste for Øvre Høylandet og Kongsmo krets)	3
Total number of members:		19

Høylandet Kommunestyre 1980–1983 [17]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	7
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	3
	Election list for Upper Høylandet and the Kongsmo area (Valgliste for Øvre Høylandet og Kongsmo krets)	4
Total number of members:		19

Høylandet Kommunestyre 1976–1979 [18]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	8
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	3
	Election list for Upper Høylandet and the Kongsmo area (Valgliste for Øvre Høylandet og Kongsmo krets)	4
Total number of members:		19

Høylandet Kommunestyre 1972–1975 [19]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	8
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	4
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	3
Total number of members:		19

Høylandet Kommunestyre 1968–1971 [20]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	7
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	3
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	5
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	4
Total number of members:		19

Høylandet Kommunestyre 1964–1967 [21]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	8
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	1
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	4
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	2
Total number of members:		19

Høylandet Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [22]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	7
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	4
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	2
Total number of members:		17

Høylandet Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [23]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	7
	Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	4
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	2
Total number of members:		17

Høylandet Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [24]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	6
	Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	4
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	2
Total number of members:		16

Høylandet Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [25]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	6
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	5
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	3
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	2
Total number of members:		16

Høylandet Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [26]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	6
	Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)	2
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	4
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	4
Total number of members:		16

Høylandet Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [27]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	6
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	7
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	3
Total number of members:		16

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External links

• Trøndelag travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)