Verran

The municipality is located in the district of Verran Nord-Trøndelag in the west side of Beitstad Fjord, which is an arm of the Trondheim Fjord. The municipality is bordered to the north by Steinkjer and Namdalseid, to the south Mosvik, Leksvik and Rissa, and to the west by Åfjord. The municipality of Verran was formed from the communities Malm and Verran, which were merged in 1964. The community center, Malm, is home of 1600 a total of 2600 inhabitants. Other places that belong to Verran are: Follafoss, Verrastranda and Verrabotn.

Most buildings are located along the fjord, which was an important food source in ancient times and still is important for the transport.

Verran has an 80 km long fjord shoreline and the road to the mountains is short. The highest elevation is 655 m above sea level with Sandvassheia

Coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms " Jekta " symbolizes the proximity to the fjord and the history of boat building in the community. The name " Verran " is a derivative of the fjord name " Veri ", which means " quiet ".

Nearest towns

Steinkjer 32 km, 68 km Namsos, Stjørdal / Værnes 120 km, Trondheim 150 km,

Chairman

Olav Stavrum (Ap)
Arthur Mogstad (Ap)
Rolf Ystmark (Ap)
Bjørn Skjelstad (Sp) -2003
Kåre Olsen ( Ap) 2003-2004
Robert Bjørk (Ap) 2004

63.94388888888910.877777777778Koordinaten: 63 ° 57 'N, 10 ° 53 ' E

Municipality in Nord-Trøndelag
Place in Norway
Verran

Seat of government Municipalities of Norway Trondheimsfjord Rissa, Norway Counties of Norway Leka, Norway

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