Editing Kragerø (section)

==General information==
[[File:Kragerø01.jpg|thumb|left|[[Kragerø (island)|Øya]] in Kragerø seen from the town.{{credit|Ståle Kristoffersen}}]]
[[File:Krageroe church.jpg|thumb|left|[[Kragerø Church]]]]
The [[Kragerø (town)|town of Kragerø]] was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). Since it had been a town since 1666, the small town was granted self-governing rights under this new law. It was fully surrounded by the [[Sannidal|Sannikedal Municipality]]. On 1 January 1861, an area of Sannikedal (population: 857) that was adjacent to the growing [[Kragerø (town)|town of Kragerø]] was [[Municipal annexation|annexed]] and transferred from Sannikedal to Kragerø. On 1 January 1891, an area of [[Skåtøy (municipality)|Skåtøy]] (population: 809) that was adjacent to the growing [[Kragerø (town)|town of Kragerø]] was [[Municipal annexation|annexed]] and transferred from Skåtøy to Kragerø. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1960, the [[Kragerø (town)|town of Kragerø]] (population: 4,638) was merged with the neighboring [[Skåtøy (municipality)|Skåtøy Municipality]] (population: 3,208) and [[Sannidal|Sannidal Municipality]] (population: 2,604).<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>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[Kragerø (town)|town of Kragerø]]) is named after the [[Kragerø (island)|island of Kragerø]] ({{langx|non|Krákarey}}) since the town was built on the island and mainland near it. The first element is {{wikt-lang|non|kráka}} which means "[[crow]]". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|ey}} which means "[[island]]". The Norwegian spelling would have a ''k'' instead of the ''g'', but ''Kragerø'' uses the [[Danish language|Danish]] form of the name, established in the 17th century.<ref name="snl" /> {{see also|Kråkerøy#Name}}

===Coat of arms===
Kragerø received [[town privileges]] as a [[kjøpstad]] in 1666. Upon being granted this status, the town was given an obligation to provide a galley with five canons to the King for use in the Navy. From 1666 until 1842, Kragerø was dependent on the nearby town of [[Skien (town)|Skien]] and had to pay taxes to Skien. Because of this, Kragerø used a seal which was identical to that of Skien depicting two skis, a cross, and flower decorations. After 1842, Kragerø began using a galley as its seal.<ref name="CRW" />

The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 28 January 1938 for the town of Kragerø and they were re-granted on 13 May 1960 after a municipal merger creating the present Kragerø Municipality. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Sable (heraldry)|Sable]], a galley [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|På svart bunn en sølv galei}}). This means the arms have a black [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[galley]]. The galley 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. The arms were designed by Einar Foss after a sketch made by Olaf Lia. 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=Kragerø |access-date=2023-09-16 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref name="CRW">{{Cite web |title=Kragerø, Telemark (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-08-15.html |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1960-05-13 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1960-05-13-4 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has five parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Kragerø. It is part of the [[Bamble prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Agder og Telemark]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Kragerø'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Helle||[[Helle Church]]||[[Helle, Telemark|Helle]]||1981
|-
|rowspan="1"|Kragerø||[[Kragerø Church]]||[[Kragerø (town)|Kragerø]]||1870
|-
|rowspan="1"|Levangsheia||[[Støle Church]]||Støle||1892
|-
|rowspan="1"|Sannidal||[[Sannidal Church]]||[[Kil, Telemark|Kil]]||1772
|-
|rowspan="1"|Skåtøy||[[Skåtøy Church]]||[[Skåtøy (island)|Skåtøy]]||1862
|}