Bjugn (village) explained

Official Name:Bjugn
Other Name:Botngård
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Trøndelag#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
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 Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:1.24
Population As Of:2024
Population Total:1379
Population Density Km2:1112
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:7160 Bjugn
Coordinates:63.7648°N 9.8086°W
Elevation M:7
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Bjugn (or historically Botngård)[2] is the administrative centre of Ørland Municipality 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.[3]

The 1.24km2 village has a population (2024) of 1,379 and a population density of .[4] 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.

History

The village was the administrative centre of the old Bjugn Municipality from 1853 when the municipality was established until 2020 when the municipality was merged into Ørland Municipality. On 1 January 2020 (upon the merger of Bjugn and Ørland municipalities), the village became the new administrative centre of Ørland Municipality. Prior to 2020, Brekstad was the administrative centre of Ørland Municipality.

Name

The settlement was historically called Botngård. The village 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 old Bjugn Municipality. The reasoning behind the change was that 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 Ørland Municipality.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Botngård, Bjugn (Trøndelag) . 2018-03-01 . yr.no.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn . 2024-11-25 . Norgeskart . . no.
  3. Encyclopedia: Bjugn - tettsted . . . 2022-12-27 . Olsen Haugen . Morten . no . 2023-03-12.
  4. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 2024-10-01 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .