Heim, Norway


Heim is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It was established on 1 January 2020 upon the merger of three other municipalities. It is located in the traditional district of Fosen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kyrksæterøra. Other villages in Heim include Ytre Snillfjord, Heim, Hellandsjøen, Holla, Vinjeøra, Liabøen, Todalen, Halsanaustan, Valsøyfjord, Engan, Hjellnes, and Valsøybotnen.
The municipality is the 113th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Heim is the 159th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,963. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 1.6% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality was established on 1 January 2020 upon the merger of the neighboring municipalities of Hemne and Halsa as well as the Ytre Snillfjord area in the municipality of Snillfjord. The area in the municipality of Halsa left Møre og Romsdal county and switched to Trøndelag county when the merger occurred.

Name

The parish of Heim was established in 1884. It is named after the old Heim farm, since the first Heim Church was built on its ground. The name is identical with the word heimr which means "home", "homestead", or "farm".

Coat of arms

The coat of arms for Heim was designed and granted in 2019. It is a blue shield with a white ornamental design in the centre. The design was chosen to symbolize many different things. The blue background refers to air, water, and the sea. The white design is reminiscent of boats, fjords, seeds, and church spires, all of which are a part of the culture of the municipality.

Churches

The Church of Norway has five parishes within the municipality of Heim. It is part of the Orkdal prosti within the Diocese of Nidaros.
Parish Church NameLocation of the ChurchYear Built
HalsaHalsa ChurchHalsanaustan1734
HeimHeim ChurchHeim1883
HemneHemne ChurchKyrksæterøra1817
ValsøyfjordValsøyfjord ChurchValsøyfjord1864
VinjeVinje ChurchVinjeøra1820

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Heim, are responsible for primary education, 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 elects a mayor. The municipality falls under the Sør-Trøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council of Heim is made up of 31 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows: