Editing Agdenes Municipality (section)

==General information==
The municipality of ''Værnes'' was established on 1 January 1896 when it was separated from the large [[Ørland Municipality]] which originally included land on both sides of the mouth of the [[Trondheimsfjorden]]. The new Værnes Municipality encompassed the area along the south side of the [[Trondheimsleia]] and [[Trondheimsfjorden]] and it initially had a population of 1,412. The name was changed to ''Agdenes Municipality'' on 17 May 1897 by a royal resolution.<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>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, some major municipal changes took place:<ref name="Dag" />
*the western part of Agdenes Municipality (''Ytre Agdenes'') was separated from the rest of the municipality and it was merged with the neighboring [[Snillfjord Municipality]] (population: 681) and [[Heim Municipality (1911-1964)|Heim Municipality]] (population: 724) to form a new, larger [[Snillfjord Municipality]].<ref name="Dag" />
*the eastern part of Agdenes Municipality (population: 858) was merged with the neighboring [[Lensvik Municipality]] (population: 1,136) and the [[Ingdalen]] area of [[Stadsbygd Municipality]] (population: 171) and together, they formed a new, larger Agdenes Municipality.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 1995, the Moldtun area (population: 21) was transferred from Agdenes Municipality to the neighboring [[Snillfjord Municipality]]. This transfer was approved because the area had been without an outside road connection, and so the only connection was by boat which made it very close to the village of [[Vernes, Trøndelag|Vernes]] in Agdenes Municipality. When the road was built, it was built to the west, connecting it to Snillfjord Municipality, not Agdenes Municipality. Therefore, it was logical for the residents to vote to change municipalities.<ref name="Dag" />

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

On 1 January 2020, the neighboring Agdenes Municipality, [[Orkdal Municipality]], and [[Meldal Municipality]], plus the majority of [[Snillfjord Municipality]] were merged to form the new [[Orkland Municipality]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nye Orkland: Kommunene |url=http://www.nyeorkland.no/kommunene.403440.no.html |access-date=2017-10-02 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality, originally the [[parish]], is named after the old ''Agdenes'' farm ({{langx|non|Agðanes}}), where the first [[Agdenes Church]] was built. The farm itself derives its name from the [[headland]] at the mouth of the [[Trondheim Fjord]], where it is situated. The final element -''nes'' translates to "headland". The meaning of the first element is uncertain but is likely connected to the name ''[[Agder]]'' and may originate from the word *''agi'', meaning "pointed" or "protruding". In this sense, the name would translate to "protruding headland".<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=42 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1997 |editor-last=Sandnes |editor-first=Jørn |editor2-last=Stemshaug |editor2-first=Ola |title=Agdenes |url=https://www.norskstadnamnleksikon.no/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Norsk stadnamnleksikon |publisher=Det Norske Samlaget}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 30 August 1991 and it was in use until the dissolution of the municipality on 1 January 2020. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Ermine (heraldry)|Ermine]], a [[Chief (heraldry)|chief]] [[gules]]"'' ({{langx|no|I hermelin et rødt skjoldhode}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) that has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[ermine (heraldry)|ermine]], a type of fur design that mimics the winter coat of a [[stoat]]. The [[Chief (heraldry)|chief]] has a tincture of red. The ermine field symbolizes the [[fur farming]] industry in the municipality. As ermine is also a royal symbol, it symbolises the fact that in historical times the local overlords (''[[Earl|jarls]]'') and kings have resided in the village. The red chief across the top was chosen to represent the importance of [[strawberry]] farming in the municipality, although another interpretation is to represent the blood from the axe of the 10th-century King [[Eric Bloodaxe]]. The arms were designed by Einar Skjervold.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Agdenes |access-date=2023-02-06 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Agdenes, South Trøndelag (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-16-22.html |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1991-08-30 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LFO/forskrift/1991-08-30-592 |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] had one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Agdenes Municipality. It is part of the [[Orkdal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nidaros]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Agdenes'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="3"|Agdenes||[[Agdenes Church]]||[[Vernes, Trøndelag|Vernes]]||1857
|-
|[[Lensvik Church]]||[[Lensvik]]||1863
|-
|[[Ingdal Chapel]]||[[Ingdalen]]||1960
|}