Editing Halsa Municipality (section)

==General information==
[[File:Skålvikfjorden.JPG|thumb|left|View of the Skålvik Fjord]]
[[File:Valøyfjord i Halsa.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Valsøyfjorden]]
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Halsa was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1868, an unpopulated area of Halsa Municipality was transferred to the neighboring [[Straumsnes Municipality]]. On 1 January 1879, a part of Halsa Municipality (population: 279) was transferred to the neighboring [[Stangvik Municipality]]. The next year, the [[Torjulvågen]] area (population: 240) on the west side of the [[Halsafjorden]] was transferred to [[Tingvoll Municipality]]. On 1 July 1915, part of southern Halsa Municipality (population: 114) was transferred to [[Åsskard 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>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1965, all of [[Valsøyfjord Municipality]] that was located on the mainland (population: 1,104) was merged into Halsa Municipality. On 1 January 1976, the district of [[Aure Municipality]] located south of the [[Vinjefjorden]] (population: 158) was transferred to Halsa Municipality.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 2020, Halsa Municipality merged with the neighboring [[Hemne Municipality]] and the [[Ytre Snillfjord]] area of [[Snillfjord Municipality]] to form the new [[Heim Municipality]]. Heim Municipality is located in [[Trøndelag]] county, which means that as part of the merger, Halsa Municipality left [[Møre og Romsdal]] county and moved to [[Trøndelag]] county.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ny kommune - Halsa, Snillfjord og Hemne |url=http://www.hemne.kommune.no/35682/4444/35713-63050.html?ChildArea=5082 |access-date=2017-10-05 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Halsa'' farm ({{langx|non|Hǫlsyinjar}}) since the first [[Halsa Church]] was built there. The first element comes from the plural form of the word {{wikt-lang|non|hals}} which means "[[neck]]". Here, the word {{lang|non|hals}} is referring to an [[isthmus]] (or neck of land) between two [[fjord]]s: [[Halsafjorden]] and the [[Skålvikfjorden]]. The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|vin}} which means "[[meadow]]" or "[[pasture]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=691LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt |date=1908 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=13 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=448 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Halse''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Halsa''.<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=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057-1065}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 19 August 1988 and it was in use until 2020 when the municipality ceased to exist. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Per bend]] [[Sinister and dexter|sinister]] embattled [[argent]] and [[Azure (heraldry)|azure]]"'' ({{langx|no|Venstre skrådelt av sølv og blått ved tindesnitt}}). This means the arms have are divided with a diagonal [[line (heraldry)|line]] that is [[embattled (heraldry)|embattled]]. The [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) below the line has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[azure (heraldry)|azure]]. Above the line, the field 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 embattled line symbolizes the municipal coastline since there are three fjords ([[Halsafjorden]], [[Skålvikfjorden]] and [[Valsøyfjorden]]) protruding inland from the north coast of the municipality. The arms were designed by Asbjørn Heggem. 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=Halsa |access-date=2023-04-02 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Halsa, Møre og Romsdal |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-15-71.html |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1988-08-19 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LFO/forskrift/1988-08-19-671 |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> 

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] had two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Halsa Municipality. It was part of the [[Indre Nordmøre prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Møre]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Halsa'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Halsa||[[Halsa Church]]||[[Halsa, Trøndelag|Halsa]]||1734
|-
|Valsøyfjord||[[Valsøyfjord Church]]||[[Valsøyfjord]]||1864
|}