| Mosvik | |
| Former: | yes |
| Former Name: | Mosviken herred |
| Idnumber: | 1723 |
| County: | Nord-Trøndelag |
| District: | Innherred |
| Capital: | Mosvik |
| Established: | 1 Jan 1901 |
| Preceded: | Mosvik og Verran |
| Disestablished: | 1 Jan 2012 |
| Succeeded: | Inderøy Municipality |
| Demonym: | Mosbygg |
| Language: | Bokmål |
| Coatofarms: | Coat of arms of NO 1723 Mosvik.svg |
| Area Total Km2: | 219.37 |
| Area Land Km2: | 205.57 |
| Area Water Km2: | 13.80 |
| Area Water Percent: | 6.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 811 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 63.8203°N 11.0066°W |
Mosvik is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The municipality was part of the Innherred region. The 219.37km2 municipality existed from 1901 until its dissolution in 2012. The old municipality encompassed the southern part of what is now the municipality of Inderøy in Trøndelag county. The municipality was located along the western shore of the Trondheimsfjorden and on the southwestern end of the Beitstadfjorden.
The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Mosvik where Mosvik Church is located. Other villages located near the village of Mosvik include Trongsundet, Framverran, Venneshamn, and Kjerringvik.[1]
Until 1991, the connection from Mosvik municipality to the rest of the Innherred region was only available by a car ferry, at first via Ytterøya to Levanger, but later directly to Inderøy on the Vangshylla–Kjerringvik Ferry route. In 1991, the Skarnsund Bridge on Norwegian County Road 755 was completed, eliminating the need for a ferry.
Mosvik features two of Norway's 23 tallest structures: the Skavlen transmitter television and radio transmitter at and the Skarnsund Bridge at .
The Skarnsund bridge was opened by King Harald V on 19 December 1991, after he had taken the last ferry across the fjord. A monument, the King's Stone, bearing the signature of the king, is located at the resting place on the Mosvik side.
The municipality of Mosvik was established on 1 January 1901 when the old municipality of Mosvik og Verran was divided into two new municipalities: Mosvik (population: 969) in the southeast and Verran (population: 1,456) in the north and west.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal changes across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1968, the Framverran area on the south side of the Verrasundet strait (population: 395) was transferred from Verran municipality to Mosvik municipality.[2] On 1 January 2012, the municipality of Mosvik ceased to exist when it was merged into the neighboring municipality of Inderøy. Prior to the merger, Mosvik had 811 residents.
The municipality was named Mosvik (Norse, Old: Masarvík) since the first Mosvik Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the river name Norse, Old: Mǫs (now called the Mossa river). The meaning of the river name is unknown. The last element is which means "inlet" or "cove".[3] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Mosviken. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Mosvik, removing the definite form ending -en.[4]
The coat of arms was granted on 13 July 1984 and it was in use until 1 January 2012 when it became part of Inderøy Municipality. The official blazon is "Argent, two piles throughout reversed vert" (Norwegian: I sølv to grønne spisser). This means the arms have a field (background) has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The charge is a two green triangles pointing upwards. The design was chosen to symbolize the forests and trees in the municipality as well as to look like the letter M, the initial of the municipality. The arms were designed by Einar H. Skjervold. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[5] [6] [7]
The Church of Norway had one parish (Norwegian: sokn) within the municipality of Mosvik. It was part of the Nord-Innherad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.
| Mosvik | Mosvik Church | Mosvik | 1884 |
| Vestvik Church | Framverran | 1905 |
The municipality was located south of the Skarnsund strait with the main Trondheimsfjord to the east and the Verrasundet strait to the west. The municipality of Leksvik was located to the south. The lake Meltingvatnet lies along the Leksvik border.
While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[8]
The municipal council Norwegian: (Kommunestyre) of Mosvik was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
The mayors of Mosvik:[9]
Vimpeli, Finland. Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt . 1903 . W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri . 15 . Kristiania, Norge . 162 . no . Oluf Rygh.