Editing Torsken Municipality (section)

==General information==
Torsken Municipality was established on 1 January 1902 when it was separated from [[Berg Municipality (Troms)|Berg]]. The initial population of Torsken was 1,229. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the Rødsand area of Torsken (population: 160) was transferred to the neighboring [[Tranøy Municipality]].<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>

In March 2017, the [[Parliament of Norway]] voted to merge [[Berg Municipality (Troms)|Berg Municipality]], Torsken Municipality, [[Lenvik Municipality]], and [[Tranøy Municipality]]. The new municipality would encompass the whole [[Senja (island)|island of Senja]] plus part of the mainland located between the [[Gisundet]] strait and the [[Malangen (fjord)|Malangen fjord]]. On 1 January 2020, Torsken Municipality ceased to exist when it became part of the new [[Senja Municipality]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senja kommune 2020 |url=http://senja2020.no/ |access-date=2017-09-09 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vermes |first=Thomas |date=2017-03-29 |title=Stortingsflertallet gjør fire Senja-kommuner til én |url=https://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/politikk/2017/03/29/195291385/stortingsflertallet-gjor-fire-senja-kommuner-til-en |access-date=2017-09-09 |work=ABC Nyheter |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Torsken (village)|Torsken]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Þoskar}}) since the first [[Torsken Church]] was built there. The farm (and municipal) name were taken from the nearby mountain, Torsken. The name comes from the word {{wikt-lang|non|þorskr}} which means "[[cod]]". (Several mountains in Norway are named after their likeness with a fish.)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=py5MAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Tromsø amt |date=1911 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=17 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=77 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 23 March 1990. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Sable (heraldry)|Sable]], a [[cross moline]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|I svart et gull ankerkors}}). This means the arms have a black [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[cross moline]] ({{langx|no|ankerkors}}; {{lit|anchor cross}}). The cross moline 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 cross is a symbol for both [[Christianity]] and the importance of the local [[harbor]]. The economy of Torsken is largely dependent on its harbors and an [[anchor]] cross is an appropriate symbol. The arms were designed by Ivar Enoksen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Torsken |access-date=2023-01-29 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Torsken, Troms (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-19-28.html |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1990-05-30 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LFO/forskrift/1990-03-30-246 |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] had one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Torsken Municipality. It was part of the [[Senja prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Torsken'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="4"|Torsken||[[Torsken Church]]||[[Torsken (village)|Torsken]]||1784
|-
|[[Flakkstadvåg Chapel]]||[[Flakstadvåg]]||1925
|-
|[[Gryllefjord Chapel]]||[[Gryllefjord]]||1902
|-
|[[Medby Chapel]]||[[Medby]]||1890
|}