Editing Hitra Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Hitra
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Hitteren herred 
|image_skyline          = FillanCommunityCentre.JPG
|image_caption          = View of Fillan in Hitra
|idnumber               = 5056
|county                 = Trøndelag
|district               = Fosen
|capital                = [[Fillan, Norway|Fillan]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
|preceded               = none
|demonym                = Hitterværing
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Hitra komm.svg
|flag                   = Flag of Hitra.svg
|webpage                = www.hitra.kommune.no
|mayor                  = John Lernes
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 526.09
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 149
|area_total_km2         = 755.89
|area_land_km2          = 715.27
|area_water_km2         = 40.62
|area_water_percent     = 5.4
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 178
|population_total       = 5323
|population_density_km2 = 7
|population_increase    = 17.7
|coordinates            = {{coord|63|32|50|N|08|51|17|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Hitra''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Trøndelag]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. The municipality covers the [[Hitra (island)|island of Hitra]] and hundreds of smaller [[island]]s, islets, and [[Skerry|skerries]] as well as an area on the mainland of Norway. It is part of the [[Fosen]] [[Districts of Norway|region]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Fillan, Norway|Fillan]]. Other villages include [[Andersskogan]], [[Ansnes]], [[Forsnes]], [[Hestvika]], [[Knarrlaget]], [[Kvenvær]], [[Melandsjøen]], [[Nordbotn, Trøndelag|Nordbotn]], [[Sandstad]], and [[Ulvan]].

The {{convert|756|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 149th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Hitra Municipality is the 178th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,323. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|7|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 17.7% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

Hitra Municipality is famous in Norway for its large and dense population of [[red deer]] (as symbolised in its coat of arms — see image right). Hitra Municipality is a member of the [[International Island Games Association]].

==General information==
[[File:Hitra old county borders.jpg|thumb|left|Map of the old municipal borders on the island of Hitra]]
[[File:Hopsoe.jpg|thumb|left|Hopsjøbrygga, Hitra]]
The [[prestegjeld]] of Hitra was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1877, the northern island of [[Frøya (island)|Frøya]] and its smaller surrounding islets (population: 3,949) was separated from Hitra to form the new [[Frøya Municipality]]. On 1 January 1886, the southern and eastern parts of Hitra Municipality were separated into a new [[Fillan Municipality]]. This left Hitra Municipality with 2,241 residents. Then on 1 January 1913, the western part of Hitra Municipality was separated to form the new [[Kvenvær Municipality]]. This left Hitra Municipality with 1,439 residents.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |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 1964, Hitra Municipality (population: 1,344), [[Kvenvær Municipality]] (population: 840), [[Fillan Municipality]] (population: 1,759), and [[Sandstad Municipality]] (population: 1,028) were merged to form a new, larger Hitra Municipality.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old [[Sør-Trøndelag]] county to the new [[Trøndelag]] county.

On 1 January 2020, the island of [[Hemnskjela]] and the northwestern corner of [[Snillfjord Municipality]] on the mainland was merged into Hitra Municipality.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Velkommen Snillfjordinger |url=http://www.hitra.kommune.no/velkommen-snillfjordinger/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006062526/http://www.hitra.kommune.no/velkommen-snillfjordinger/ |archive-date=2017-10-06 |access-date=2017-10-05 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Veien videre- Hitra, Snillfjord |url=http://www.snillfjord.kommune.no/veien-videre-hitra-snillfjord.413979.no.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530173348/http://www.snillfjord.kommune.no/veien-videre-hitra-snillfjord.413979.no.html |archive-date=30 May 2020 |access-date=2017-10-05 |publisher=Snillfjord kommune |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the island of [[Hitra (island)|Hitra]] ({{langx|non|Hitr}}). The name is probably derived from a word meaning "split" or "cleft" (referring to the many [[inlet]]s of the [[island]]).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |author-link=Oluf Rygh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AGxBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |year=1901 |edition=14 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=63 |language=no}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Hitteren''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Hitra''.<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> {{See also|Hidra (island){{!}}Hidra}}

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 7 August 1987. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], a stag's head [[couped]] [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått et sølv hjortehode}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is the head of a [[stag]]. The stag's head 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 blue color in the field symbolizes the importance of the sea for the island municipality. The design of the stag's head symbolizes that Hitra is home to one of [[Northern Europe]]'s largest populations of [[red deer]]. The arms were based on an idea by Ketil Gylland from Fillan and drawn by the designer Einar Skjervold from Trondheim.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Hitra |access-date=2023-02-12 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hitra, South Trøndelag (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-16-17.html |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-08-07 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-08-07-666 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref> {{See also|Coat of arms of Gjemnes|Coat of arms of Hjartdal|Coat of arms of Voss}}

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Hitra Municipality. It is part of the [[Orkdal prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Nidaros]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Hitra'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="4"|Hitra og Fillan||[[Hitra Church]]||[[Melandsjøen]]||1927
|-
|[[Dolm Church]]||[[Dolmøya]]||1188
|-
|[[Fillan Church]]||[[Fillan, Norway|Fillan]]||1789
|-
|[[Nordbotn Church]]||[[Nordbotn, Trøndelag|Nordbotn]]||1900
|-
|rowspan="3"|Kvenvær og Sandstad||[[Kvenvær Church]]||[[Kvenvær]]||1909
|-
|[[Forsnes Chapel]]||[[Forsnes]]||1935
|-
|[[Sandstad Church]]||[[Sandstad]]||1888
|}

==Government==
Hitra Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Trøndelag District Court]] and the [[Frostating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Hitra is made up of 25 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Trøndelag Trööndelage |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag%20tr%C3%B6%C3%B6ndelage/hitra#seats |access-date=2024-01-06 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 7
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 2
|Rødt                      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag/hitra#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 4
|Rødt                      = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 4
|Grønne                    = 1 
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Sør-Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/s%C3%B8r-tr%C3%B8ndelag/hitra#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|Grønne                    = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Non-party list for Fjellværøy/Ulvøy
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk liste for Fjellværøy/Ulvøy 
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Hitra non-party list
|otherparty_no             = Hitra upolitiske liste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|otherparty1               = Non-party list for Fjellværøy/Ulvøy
|otherparty_no1            = Upolitisk liste for Fjellværøy/U1vøy
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Non-party list
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk liste 
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Non-party list
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk Liste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 8
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 20
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Local_Lists               = 15
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|Local_Lists               = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 6
|Local_Lists               = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 8
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Local_Lists               = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Hitra
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-12 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 3
|otherparty1               = Hitra Voters' Association
|otherparty_no1            = Hitra Velgerforening
|otherparty_number1        = 8
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|AFS                       = 1
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
{{incomplete list|date=January 2025}}
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Hitra is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position (incomplete list):<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ordførere i Hitra fra 1964 |url=https://www.hitterslekt.no/showmedia.php?mediaID=598 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Hitterslekt.no |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |year=2024 |editor-last=Fiva |editor-first=Jon H |editor2-last=Sørensen |editor2-first=Rune J. |editor3-last=Vøllo |editor3-first=Reidar |title=Local Candidate Dataset |url=https://www.jon.fiva.no/docs/FivaSorensenVollo2024.pdf}}</ref>
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*1838–1840: Johan Jørgen Borten
*1840–1841: Christian Johannes Brodtkorb
*1862–1869: Martin Nicolai Brodtkorb<ref>{{Cite news |date=1865-06-18 |title=Valgmændene vare |url=https://www.nb.no/items/af986a2f715dc9ed52d0987818f66e5a |access-date=2025-01-26 |work=Throndhjems Stiftsavis |page=3 |language=no}}</ref>
*1878–1878: C. Strøm<ref>{{Cite news |date=1878-06-27 |title=Strøm fra Hitteren |url=https://www.nb.no/items/c656f9d926658105283e45b2438bed5a |access-date=2025-01-26 |work=Trondhjems borgerlige Realskoles alene-priviligerede Adressecontoirs-Efterretninger |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
*1888–1891: Nils Kristian Jørstad<ref>{{Cite news |date=1890-03-06 |title=Ordførervalg |url=https://www.nb.no/items/fb3732bbe19a91954b3a3e2b0e2fb74e |access-date=2025-01-26 |work=Dagsposten : Trønderen |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
*1892–1898: Hans Fredrik Strøm<ref>{{Cite news |date=1897-12-07 |title=Til ordfører |url=https://www.nb.no/items/884b8bf508517d497bab83cf2d5c9a48 |access-date=2025-01-26 |work=Dagsposten : Trønderen |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
*1913–1913: Jonas Strøm<ref>{{Cite news |date=1914-01-20 |title=Til ordfører i Hitteren |url=https://www.nb.no/items/30a0d73a7430f5e9db21233344b09535 |access-date=2025-01-26 |work=Trondhjems Folkeblad |page=3 |language=no}}</ref>
*1913–1920: Hans Melandsjø ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1918-03-02 |title=Hittra |url=https://www.nb.no/items/184856258fc3936520e9b01fd86d8feb |access-date=2025-01-26 |work=Nidaros: Trøndelagen |page=1 |language=no}}</ref>
*1920–1922: Fredrik H. Strøm ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1922–1925: Morten Lossius ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1926–1931: Fredrik H. Strøm ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1931–1934: Johan Olaus Asmundvaag ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1935–1940: Ludvig Smaage ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1941–1942: Morten Lossius ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1942–1945: Sigbjørn Årnes ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1945–1945: Ludvig Smaage ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1946–1947: Sten Hamnes ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1948–1955: Ludvig Smaage ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1956–1959: Peder Roksvåg ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1960–1963: Jakob Storvik ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*1964–1967: Arne Schanche Nilsen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1968–1971: Isak Hegerberg ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1972–1975: Arne Schanche Nilsen ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1976–1981: Isak Hegerberg ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1982–1983: Bergljot Stokkan ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1984–1987: Helge Jektvik ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1988–1999: Egil Hestnes ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1999–2003: Sigmund Jessen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2003–2007: Egil Hestnes ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2007–2023: Ole Haugen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2023–present: John Lernes ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-13 |title=Hitra: Lernes blir ordfører |url=https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/hitra_-lernes-blir-ordforer-1.16555447 |access-date=2024-01-07 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
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==Geography==
[[File:Hitra 1.jpg|thumb|left|View of Hitra]]
[[File:Hitratunnelhemnskjel2.jpg|thumb|left|Entrance to the [[Hitra Tunnel]]]]
Hitra is the [[List of islands of Norway by area|seventh largest island]] of mainland Norway. It is bordered by [[Frøya Municipality]] to the north and to the south (on the mainland) are [[Heim Municipality]] and [[Orkland Municipality]]. It lies between the [[Trondheimsleia]] strait and the [[Frøyfjorden]]. The {{convert|345|m|adj=on}} tall [[Mørkdalstuva]] is the highest point on the island of Hitra. The highest point in the whole municipality is the {{convert|526.9|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Vingfjellet on the mainland, on the border with [[Orkland Municipality]].<ref name="elev" />

Other than the large island of Hitra, there are many other islands in the municipality, notably [[Fjellværsøya]], [[Ulvøya (Hitra)|Ulvøya]], [[Dolmøya]], [[Helgbustadøya]], [[Hemnskjela]], and [[Bispøyan]]. The [[Børøyholmen Lighthouse]] and [[Terningen Lighthouse]] are located in the [[Trondheimsleia]] in the southeast part of Hitra Municipality.

==Transportation==
[[File:StraumHitra.jpg|thumb|right|Hitra landscape with [[wind turbine]]s, near Straum]]
The company ''Kystekspressen'' runs [[westamaran]] services from [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]] and [[Kristiansund (town)|Kristiansund]]. The {{convert|5610|m|mi|1|adj=on}} long [[undersea tunnel]] called the ''[[Hitra Tunnel|Hitratunnelen]]'' connects the island of [[Hitra (island)|Hitra]] to the mainland to the south and the {{convert|5305|m|mi|1|adj=on}} long [[Frøya Tunnel]] connects Hitra to the neighboring [[Frøya (island)|island of Frøya]] to the north.

==Energy==
There is a [[wind farm]] in the central part of the island, [[Hitra Wind Farm]], founded in 2004, which has 24 [[wind turbine]]s which produce a total of {{convert|55|MW}}.

== Notable people ==
[[File:Margaret Berger, ESC2013 press conference 01 (crop).jpg|130px|thumb|Margaret Berger, 2013]]
* [[Simon Michelet]] (1863–1942), a theologian, teacher, and academic who was brought up in Hitra
* [[John Aalmo]] (1902–1981), a Norwegian politician and Mayor of [[Sandstad Municipality]] from 1934 to 1957 (except 1946–1947)
* [[Martin Skaaren]] (1905 in Hitra – 1999), a Norwegian politician and Mayor of [[Kvenvær Municipality]] from 1945 to 1961
* [[Kjerstin Øvrelid]] (1929 in Hitra – 1989), a painter of flowers and the sea and skerries
* [[Knut Børø]] (born 1948 in Hitra), a retired 5,000- and 10,000-metre runner who competed in the [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972]] and [[1976 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Rita Ottervik]] (born 1966 in Hitra), a Norwegian politician and Mayor of Trondheim from 2003 to 2023
* [[Anders Jektvik]] (born 1982 in Hitra), a musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist
* [[Margaret Berger]] (born 1985), a singer, songwriter, music director, and DJ who was brought up in Hitra

==See also==
* [[Hitra official football team]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/hitra Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.statkraft.com/ Hitra Windpark] {{in lang|no}}

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