Hemne

Hemne Municipality
Hemne kommune
Hevne herred  (historic name)
View of Kyrksæterøra
View of Kyrksæterøra
Trøndelag within Norway
Trøndelag within Norway
Hemne within Trøndelag
Hemne within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°16′16″N 09°03′21″E / 63.27111°N 9.05583°E / 63.27111; 9.05583
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictFosen
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 2020
 • Succeeded byHeim Municipality
Administrative centreKyrksæterøra
Government
 • Mayor (2015-2019)Odd Jarle Svanem (Sp)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total669.90 km2 (258.65 sq mi)
 • Land635.13 km2 (245.23 sq mi)
 • Water34.77 km2 (13.42 sq mi)  5.2%
 • Rank#169 in Norway
Population
 (2018)
 • Total4,225
 • Rank#225 in Norway
 • Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −0.2%
DemonymHemnværing[1]
Official language
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5011[3]
WebsiteOfficial website

Hemne is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was incorporated into Heim Municipality. It was part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kyrksæterøra. Other villages included Heim, Hellandsjøen, Holla, and Vinjeøra. The European route E39 highway runs through the southern part of Hemne.[4]

At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 670-square-kilometre (260 sq mi) municipality is the 169th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Hemne is the 225th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,225. The municipality's population density is 6.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (17/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.2% over the last decade.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ Stokken, John, ed. (2017-06-17). "Hemne". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  5. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2018). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  6. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-03-22.