Editing Åfjord Municipality (section)

==General information==
[[File:Aarnes i Aafjord.jpg|thumb|left|Årnes in Åfjord]]
The municipality of ''Aafjord'' was established on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 26 March 1870, a royal resolution moved a small, unpopulated part to Aafjord Municipality to the neighboring [[Bjugn Municipality]]. On 1 January 1896, the southwestern coastal area of Aafjord Municipality (population: 1,529) was separated to form the new [[Jøssund Municipality]]. This left Aafjord Municipality with 2,419 residents. On the same date, the name of ''Aafjord Municipality'' was changed to just ''Aa Municipality''. The spelling was later changed to ''Å Municipality''. On 13 July 1934, the name of the municipality was changed from "Å" to "Åfjord Municipality". After that, the [[administrative centre]] in the municipality was referred to as "[[Å, Åfjord|Å]]" or "Å i Åfjord".

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring [[Stoksund Municipality]] (population: 2,643) and Åfjord Municipality (population: 1,515) were merged to form a new, larger Åfjord Municipality.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref> On 1 November 1980, the postal service changed the name of the municipal center from ''"Å i Åfjord"'' to ''"Årnes"''.

On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old [[Sør-Trøndelag]] county to the new [[Trøndelag]] county.

On 1 January 2020, the neighboring [[Roan Municipality]] was merged into Åfjord Municipality. The new municipality adopted the [[coat of arms]] of the old Roan Municipality.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ny kommune |url=https://www.afjord.kommune.no/ny-kommune/ |access-date=2017-10-07 |publisher=Åfjord kommune |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hauknes |first=Joar |date=2017-12-21 |title=Åfjord blir navnet på den nye kommunen |url=https://www.roan.kommune.no/nyheter/afjord-blir-navnet-pa-den-nye-kommunen-etter-sammenslaingen-av-roan-og-afjord-fra-01-01-2020.12625.aspx |publisher=Åfjord kommune |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Å, Åfjord|Aa]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Ár}}) since the first [[Åfjord Church]] was built there. The local [[fjord]] ([[Åfjorden]]) is also named after this farm. The first element of the current name is the [[plural]] form of {{wikt-lang|non|á}} which means "[[river]]", probably since there are two rivers, the Norddalselva and Stordalselva, that run together just south of the farm. The last element of the current name is {{wikt-lang|non|fjǫrðr}} which means "[[fjord]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AGxBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1901 |edition=14 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=23 |language=no}}</ref>

The spelling of the name has varied over the years. Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Aafjorden''. On 23 March 1895, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] approved the division of the municipality effective 1 January 1896. On that date, the southwestern part became the new [[Jøssund Municipality]] and the remaining portion of Aafjorden Municipality would be renamed ''Aa'' (leaving off the "fjord" part of the old name).<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1895 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1895. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015110481014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=69}}</ref> On 21 December 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] enacted the [[Norwegian language conflict|1917 Norwegian language reforms]]. Prior to this change, the name was spelled ''Aa'' with the [[digraph (orthography)|digraph]] "[[Aa (digraph)|Aa]]", and after this reform, the name was spelled ''Å'', simply using the letter [[Å]] instead.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=1000}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.nb.no/items/7c810cb2510e5454433266c698b8808e |title=Den Nye rettskrivning : regler og ordlister |publisher=Den Mallingske Boktrykkeri |year=1918 |location=Kristiania, Norge |language=no}}</ref> On 13 July 1934, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Åfjord''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1934 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1934. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015110481049_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=386}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
[[File:Åfjord komm 2020.svg|thumb|left|110px|Arms of Åfjord (2020–present)]]
[[File:Åfjord komm.svg|thumb|left|110px|Arms of Åfjord (1997-2019)]]
The current [[coat of arms]] was approved for use starting on 1 January 2020 after a municipal merger with Åfjord Municipality and [[Roan Municipality]]. These arms had previously been used by Roan from 1987 until 2020. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], three terns [[Volant (heraldry)|volant]] [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått tre oppflyvende sølv terner, 2-1}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a group of three flying [[tern]]s. The bird design has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. Terns, a very watchful and energetic [[bird]], are intended to symbolize the local inhabitants and the coast with the vast bird life in the area. The arms were initially designed by Solfrid Krogfjord with the final design by Einar H. Skjervold. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Roan |access-date=2023-02-19 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Roan, South Trøndelag (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-16-32.html |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-05-22 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LFO/forskrift/1987-05-22-447 |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> {{See also-text|the coat of arms of [[Tvedestrand#Coat of arms|Tvedestrand]]}}

The previous [[coat of arms]] was granted on 18 April 1997 until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was enlarged and the arms were changed. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], two boats [[argent]] issuant from [[Dexter and sinister|sinister]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått to fremvoksende sølv båter}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is two boats coming out of the right side of the shield. The boats have a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means they are commonly colored white, but if the arms are made out of metal, then silver is used. The arms show two [[Stem (ship)|stem]]s of a boat to represent the special boats {{langx|no|Åfjordbåt}} that are built in the municipality. These boats had a long, shallow [[keel]] and straight masts. The arms were designed by Einar H. Skjervold. The municipal flag had the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Åfjord |access-date=2023-02-19 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Afjord, South Trøndelag |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-16-30.html |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-04-18 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1997-04-18-354 |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has three parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Åfjord Municipality. It is part of the [[Fosen prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nidaros]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Åfjord'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Åfjord||[[Åfjord Church]]||[[Å, Åfjord|Årnes]]||1879
|-
|Stoksund||[[Stoksund Church]]||[[Revsnes, Trøndelag|Revsnes]]||1825
|-
|Roan||[[Roan Church]]||[[Roan (village)|Roan]]||1702
|}