Editing Stryn (section)

==General information==
''[[Innvik]]'' was established as a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). The original municipality was identical to the Innvik [[Church of Norway|parish]] ''(prestegjeld)'' with the sub-parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) of [[Oppstryn]], [[Nedstryn]], [[Loen, Norway|Loen]], [[Olden, Norway|Olden]], [[Innvik]], and [[Utvik]]. In 1843, the sub-parishes of Loen, Oppstryn, and Nedstryn were separated from the municipality of Innvik and became a separate municipality named ''Stryn''. The population of ''Stryn'' at this time was 2,401. On 10 January 1922, the area of Raksgrenda was transferred from Innvik to Stryn. The population in this area was 120 at that time.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1965, a merger took place combining the following areas into a new ''Stryn'' municipality:<ref name="Dag" />
*the municipality of [[Innvik]] (population: 3,003)
*the municipality of Stryn (population: 2,982)
*the parts of [[Hornindal Municipality]] located east of the villages of [[Navelsaker]] and [[Holmøyvik]] (population: 1,184)
*the [[Hopland, Sogn og Fjordane|Hoplandsgrenda]] area in the municipality of [[Gloppen]] (population: 42)
Initially, this new municipality of Stryn had a population of 7,211.

On 1 January 1977, the parts of the old [[Hornindal Municipality]] that were merged with Stryn in 1965 were transferred back to the newly re-constituted Hornindal municipality. The population of Stryn was reduced by 1,202 in this transaction.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 2019, the Maurset area in the southern part of the neighboring [[Hornindal Municipality]] (population: 19) was transferred from Hornindal to Stryn.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-01 |title=Justering av grensa mellom kommunane Stryn og Hornindal |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/justering-av-grensa-mellom-kommunane-stryn-og-hornindal/id2585272/ |access-date=2019-04-29 |publisher=[[Norwegian Ministry of Local Government|Kommunal- og moderniseringsdepartementet]] |language=no}}</ref>

On 1 January 2020, the municipality became part of the newly created [[Vestland]] county after [[Sogn og Fjordane]] and [[Hordaland]] counties were merged.

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is likely named after the local river [[Stryneelva]] ({{langx|non|Strjónar}}). The name is derived from the word {{lang|non|strjónn}} which means "(strong) [[stream]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lN1LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt |date=1919 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=12 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=511 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 11 December 1987. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]], a linden branch [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] [[bend sinister|in bend sinister]] with four leaves"'' ({{langx|no|På grønn grunn ein venstre skråstilt gull lindekvist med fire blad}}). This means the arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a linden ([[tilia]]) branch with four leaves. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The linden was chosen to represent the vast deciduous forests in the region, the branch represents the main fjord through the municipality, and the four leaves were chosen to represent the four main village areas along the fjord. The arms were designed by Heidi Heggdal. 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=NAME_NAME |access-date=2023-05-12 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-14-49.html |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-12-11 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-12-11-1065 |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> {{See also-text|the coat of arms of [[Lindås#Coat of arms|Lindås]]}}

[[File:Olden kyrkje, Stryn, Northeast view 20150603 1.jpg|thumb|Olden Church]]
[[File:Nordsida kirke.jpg|thumb|Nordsida Church]]

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has eight parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Stryn. It is part of the [[Nordfjord prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 May 2002 |title=Kyrkjer i Stryn |url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/fylkesleksikon/1726415.html |access-date=29 June 2008 |publisher=NRK.no |language=no}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Stryn'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Oppstryn||[[Oppstryn Church]]||[[Oppstryn]]||1863
|-
|Nedstryn||[[Nedstryn Church]]||[[Nedstryn]]||1859
|-
|Loen||[[Loen Church]]||[[Loen, Norway|Loen]]||1838
|-
|Innvik||[[Innvik Church]]||[[Innvik]]||1822
|-
|Utvik||[[Utvik Church]]||[[Utvik]]||1840
|-
|rowspan="3"|Olden||[[Olden Church]]||rowspan="2"|[[Olden, Norway|Olden]]||1934
|-
|[[Old Olden Church]]||1772
|-
|[[Ljosheim Chapel]]||Mykløy in [[Oldedalen]]||1924
|-
|Randabygda||[[Randabygd Church]]||[[Randabygda]]||1916
|-
|Nordsida||[[Nordsida Church]]||[[Roset, Sogn og Fjordane|Roset]]||1973
|}