Editing Lyngen Municipality (section)

==General information==
[[File:Bensnes.jpg|thumb|left|View of Bensnes]]
The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Lyngen was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1867, the southern mainland part of [[Karlsøy Municipality]] (population: 862) surrounding the [[Ullsfjorden|Sørfjorden]] (innermost part of the [[Ullsfjorden]]) was transferred to Lyngen.

Then on 1 January 1875, a small part of Lyngen (population: 7) was transferred to the neighboring [[Balsfjord Municipality]]. On 1 January 1902, the Sørfjorden area (population: 1,139) was separated from Lyngen to form the new [[Ullsfjord Municipality|Sørfjord Municipality]]. This left Lyngen Municipality with 5,102 residents. On 21 June 1929, a royal resolution was issued that divided the large municipality of Lyngen into three parts. The northwestern part (population: 2,225) remained as Lyngen municipality. The northeastern part (population: 2,482) became the new [[Kåfjord Municipality]]. The southern part (population: 1,499) became the new [[Storfjord Municipality]].<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1929 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1929. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015110481051_001?page=289 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=284}}</ref>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the northern part of the Lyngen [[peninsula]] that was part of [[Karlsøy Municipality]] (population: 1,001) and with the [[Svensby]] area of [[Ullsfjord Municipality]] (population: 171) was merged with Lyngen Municipality (population: 2,761) to form a new, larger Lyngen Municipality. Then on 1 January 1992, the part of Lyngen Municipality located on the eastern shore of the [[Lyngenfjorden]] was removed from Lyngen. The Nordnes village area (population: 38) in the northern part of this area was transferred to the neighboring [[Kåfjord Municipality]], and the unpopulated southern part was transferred to the neighboring [[Storfjord Municipality]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly formed [[Troms og Finnmark]] county. Previously, it had been part of the old [[Troms]] county.<ref name="snl5">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Troms og Finnmark |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Troms_og_Finnmark |access-date=2019-12-26 |date=2019-12-24 |editor-last=Mæhlum |editor-first=Lars |language=no}}</ref> On 1 January 2024, the [[Troms og Finnmark]] county was divided and the municipality once again became part of [[Troms]] county.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=Fylkesinndelingen fra 2024 |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/tema/kommuner-og-regioner/kommunestruktur/fylkesinndelingen-fra-2024/id2922222/ |publisher=Regjeringen.no |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after local [[Lyngen (fjord)|Lyngen]] fjord ({{langx|non|Lygnir}}). The name derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|logn}} which means "quiet", "still", or "calm".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=276188&avid=61212 |title=Norske gaardnavne: Troms amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1911 |edition=17 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=151 |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 11 September 1987. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Argent]], a horse [[forcene]] [[regardant]] [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]]"'' ({{langx|no|I sølv en oppreist svart hest med hodet vendt bakover}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) with 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 [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a black [[horse]] (specifically, a local breed called [[Nordlandshest/Lyngshest|Lyngshest]]). The horse is standing on its hind legs and its head is turned so it is looking backwards. The silver or white color in the field symbolizes the importance of the sea and [[fishing]] industry and the horse represents the local [[agriculture]]. The arms were designed by Arvid Sveen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 September 2022 |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Lyngen |access-date=2023-01-28 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lyngen, Troms (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-19-38.html |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-09-11 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-09-11-782 |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> {{See also-text|Coats of arms of [[Coat of arms of Eid|Eid]], [[Coat of arms of Gloppen|Gloppen]], [[Coat of arms of Levanger|Levanger]], [[Coat of arms of Nord-Fron|Nord-Fron]], [[Coat of arms of Skedsmo|Skedsmo]] and [[Coat of arms of Ski|Ski]]}}

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Lyngen Municipality. It is part of the [[Nord-Troms prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Lyngen'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Lyngen||[[Lyngen Church]]||[[Lyngseidet]]||1782
|-
|[[Lenangsøyra Chapel]]||[[Lyngmo]]||1996
|}