Fosnes

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

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Fosnes canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former municipality
administrativeCentre Dun
areaLandKm2 about 466
areaTotalKm2 about 544
areaWaterKm2 about 78
borderedBy Flatanger
Namsos
Nærøy (historically)
linked to: Nærøy

Overhalla
coastLine Norwegian Sea
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
hasChurch Dun Church
Fosnes Church
hasIsland Elvalandet
Jøa
part of Otterøya
hasParish Fosnes parish
knownFor coastal landscape
small dispersed population
languageForm Bokmål
languageOfficial Norwegian
locatedIn Central Norway
linked to: central Norway
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Nord-Trøndelag
Trøndelag
locatedInEcclesiasticalTerritory Nidaros Diocese
locatedOn island of Elvalandet
island of Jøa
island of Otterøya (partly)
islands and coastal mainland
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
aquaculture
fishing
mergedInto Namsos
municipalCode 1755
populationDensityPerKm2 about 1.3
populationTotal around 600 (2019)
region Namdalen
separatedFrom Namdalen fogderi (historical district)
linked to: Namdalen district
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST

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