Bjugn (village) explained

Official Name:Bjugn
Other Name:Botngård (historic)
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Trøndelag#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Central Norway
Subdivision Name2:Trøndelag
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Fosen
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Ørland
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:1.17
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:1,263
Population Density Km2:1079
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:7160 Bjugn
Coordinates:63.7648°N 9.8086°W
Elevation M:7
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Bjugn is the administrative centre of the municipality of Ørland in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Bjugnfjorden. It is about north of the village of Høybakken, about east of the village of Nes, and about south of village of Oksvoll.[2]

The 1.17km2 village has a population (2018) of 1,263 and a population density of .[3] There is a videregående school in Botngård. Fosenhallen is one of only four indoor speed skating ovals in Norway. Bjugn Church is located about west of the village, on the southern shore of the Bjugnfjorden.

Name

The settlement changed its name from Botngård to Bjugn at a meeting in March 2019 and this name change went into effect in September 2019. The former name, Botngård, was the name of a farm in the area, while the new name comes from the fjord and the municipality of Bjugn. On 1 January 2020, Bjugn municipality was to be merged with Ørland municipality and it was a local wish that the old municipal name should live on after the municipal merger, so the name was changed. After the merger this village became the administrative centre of the newly enlarged municipality.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Botngård, Bjugn (Trøndelag). yr.no. 2018-03-01.
  2. Encyclopedia: Bjugn - tettsted . . . 2022-12-27 . Olsen Haugen . Morten . no . 2023-03-12.
  3. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1 January 2018.