Editing Skaun Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Skaun 
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Børseskognen herred
|image_skyline          = Skaun kyrkje.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the local [[Skaun Church]]
|idnumber               = 5029
|county                 = Trøndelag
|district               = Orkdalen
|capital                = [[Børsa]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1890
|preceded               = [[Børsa Municipality]]
|demonym                = Skauning
|language               = Neutral
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.skaun.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Tove Sommerschild
|mayor_party            = [[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 536.86
|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              = 298
|area_total_km2         = 224.20
|area_land_km2          = 213.17
|area_water_km2         = 11.03
|area_water_percent     = 4.9
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 128
|population_total       = 8484
|population_density_km2 = 37.8
|population_increase    = 14.8
|coordinates            = {{coord|63|16|53|N|10|03|19|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Skaun''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Trøndelag]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Orkdalen]] [[Districts of Norway|region]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Børsa]]. Other villages include [[Buvika]], [[Eggkleiva]], [[Melby, Norway|Melby]], [[Skaun (village)|Skaun]], and [[Viggja]].

The {{convert|224|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 298th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Skaun is the 128th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 8,484. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|37.8|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 14.8% 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>

Skaun is predominantly rural, but is nonetheless situated only {{convert|25|km}} from Norway's third largest city, [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]]. Most inhabitants, except agricultural and public sector workers, work outside of the municipality in [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]], [[Orkanger]], or [[Melhus (village)|Melhus]]. The [[European route E39]] highway runs east to west across the northern part of the municipality and [[Norwegian County Road 709]] runs north and south through the municipality.

==General information==
[[File:Børsa.JPG|thumb|left|View of the municipal centre of Børsa]]
[[File:Trasavika Camping Norwegen - panoramio.jpg|thumb|left|View of the northern shores of Skaun]]
[[File:Menhirs in Børsa.JPG|thumb|left|Stones that inspired the coat-of-arms of Skaun]]
The municipality of ''Børseskognen'' was established on 1 January 1890 when [[Børsa Municipality]] was divided into two: Børseskognen Municipality (population: 1,410) was in the south and a smaller [[Børsa Municipality]] (population: 2,300) in the north. In 1930, the name was changed to ''Skaun Municipality''.<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>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1965, Skaun Municipality (population: 1,251), [[Børsa Municipality]] (population: 1,476), and [[Buvik Municipality]] (population: 1,267) were merged to form a new, larger Skaun Municipality.<ref name="Dag" />

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

===Name===
The municipality was originally named ''Børsaskognen'' meaning "the forest of Børsa", referring to its more rural forested nature compared to the more built up area of the neighboring [[Børsa Municipality]] to the north. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Børsaskogn'', removing the [[Definite article|definite form]] ending ''-en''.<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> On 13 October 1929, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the name of the municipality to ''Skaun''.<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 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=375}}</ref> This new name was chosen from the old ''[[Skaun (village)|Skaun]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Skaun}}) since the first [[Skaun Church]] was built there. The name comes from the [[Old Norse]] word {{wikt-lang|non|skinr}} which means "to shine". This is believed to refer to the lake [[Laugen]].<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=291 |language=no}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 9 January 1987. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Per fess]] [[Line (heraldry)|urdy]] [[Azure (heraldry)|azure]] and [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|Delt blått og sølv ved palisadesnitt}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) that is [[Line (heraldry)|divided by a line]] with an "[[Line (heraldry)|urdy]]" design. The background below the line 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 background above the line has a tincture of blue. The arms are designed to look like the four large, old [[standing stone]]s found in the municipality. The four stones are most likely associated with a large grave site dating back to around 500-1000 AD. Local tradition states that these stones are where [[Einar Tambarskjelve]] moored his ships, and he owned a fort in Husaby in Skaun. The arms were designed by Einar H. Skjervold. 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=Skaun |access-date=2023-02-17 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Skaun, South Trøndelag (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-16-57.html |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-01-09 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-01-09-36 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has three parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Skaun 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 Skaun'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Buvik||[[Buvik Church]]||[[Buvika]]||1819
|-
|Børsa||[[Børsa Church]]||[[Børsa]]||1857
|-
|Skaun||[[Skaun Church]]||[[Skaun (village)|Skaun]]||1183
|}

==Geography==
The municipality of Skaun lies on the south side of the [[Gaulosen]], an arm of the [[Trondheimsfjord]]. The river Mora flows north into the lake Laugen and the river Børselva flows north out of the lake Laugen up to the fjord. The lake [[Malmsjøen]] is located in the southeastern part of the municipality. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|536.86|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Ølshøgda, a [[tripoint]] on the border with [[Melhus Municipality]] and [[Orkland Municipality]].<ref name="elev" />

Skaun has three neighboring municipalities: [[Orkland Municipality]] to the west, [[Melhus Municipality]] to the south and east, and [[Trondheim Municipality]] to the north across the [[Gaulosen]].

==Government==
Skaun Municipality are 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 SNL|kommunestyre| kommunestyre|2024-12-31|Hansen|Tore|2024-11-25|editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</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 Skaun is made up of 23 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                      = Skaun
|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/skaun#seats |access-date=2024-01-06 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Buvik List
|otherparty_no             = Buviklista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2024
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag/skaun#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 23
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Grønne                    = 1
|otherparty                = Buvik List
|otherparty_no             = Buviklista
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|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           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Buvik List
|otherparty_no             = Buviklista
|otherparty_number         = 2
|KrF/V                     = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|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/skaun#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Buvik List
|otherparty_no             = Buviklista
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|otherparty                = Buvik List
|otherparty_no             = Buviklista
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Buvik List
|otherparty_no             = Buviklista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 21
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdefolkets liste
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|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=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Buvik local list
|otherparty_no             = Buvikfolkets egen list
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|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=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Buvik local list
|otherparty_no             = Buvikfolkets egen liste
|otherparty_number         = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|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=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|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=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|DLF                       = 1
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|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=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|DLF                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|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=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|DLF                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|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=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|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=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|Venstre                   = 3
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|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=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|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=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|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=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|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=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|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=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|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=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Local_Lists               = 14
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Skaun
|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=2020-06-23 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 14
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Skaun 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:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wiggen |first=Ingebrigt |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014073108068 |title=Børsa prestegjeld 1837–1937 |last2=Rødsli |first2=Ingegrigt |last3=Bjørnbeth |first3=Ole |year=1936 |pages=75–77 |language=no}}</ref>
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*1890–1893: Knud Moe ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]/[[Moderate Liberal Party|MV]])
*1894–1904: Anders A. Krokstad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1905–1910: Anders O. Rø ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1911–1916: Anders A. Krokstad ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1917–1922: Enok Eidsmo ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1923–1925: Anders O. Rø ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1926–1928: Ole L. Lien ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1929–1934: Ola Mehlum ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1935–1937: Ole L. Lien ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1938–1940: Ola Mehlum ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1940–1941: Ole L. Lien ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1942–1945: Johan Belsvik ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1945–1945: Ola Mehlum ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1946–1959: Petter Mellingsæter ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1960–1967: Anders Morken ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1968–1971: Jarle Rekstad ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1972–1975: Bjarne Saltnes ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1976–1979: Paul Opland ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1980–1981: Leif Hammertrø ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1982–1983: Steinar Mo ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1984–1987: Bjarne Saltnes ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1988–1995: Agnar Melby ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1995–2003: Asbjørn Leraand ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2003–2019: Jon P. Husby ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2019–2023: Gunn Iversen Stokke ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2023–present: Tove Sommerschild ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-12 |title=Skaun: Samarbeid på tvers sikrer Ap ordførersetet |url=https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/skaun_-samarbeid-pa-tvers-sikrer-ap-ordforersetet-1.16554768 |access-date=2024-01-07 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
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==Notable people==
[[File:Olav Tryggvasons saga - Einar Tambarskjelve - C. Krohg.jpg|250px|thumb|Einar Tambarskjelve]]
* [[Einar Tambarskjelve]] (ca.980–ca.1050), the [[Viking]] who according to legend used the four monumental standing stones in Børsa to moor his boats (the stones are the theme for the coat of arms)
* [[Egil Aarvik]] (1912 in Børsa – 1990), a newspaper editor, author, and politician
* [[Bjarne Saltnes]] (1934 in Skaun – 2016), a politician and Mayor of Skaun from 1971–1975 and 1979–1983
* [[Jostein Wilmann]] (born 1953 in Viggja), a former professional road racing cyclist who was the best placed Norwegian in the [[Tour de France]]
* [[Kari Aalvik Grimsbø]] (born 1985), a [[Handball goalkeeper|goalkeeper]] for the [[Norway women's national handball team]]

===Fictional residents===
*''[[Kristin Lavransdatter]]'', who was the key character in a [[trilogy]] written by the [[Nobel Prize]] winner in literature, [[Sigrid Undset]]. There is a celebration of this every year the second week-end in August. It takes place at Husaby, where Sigrid Undset lived while writing the second book, ''Husfrue'' ("Houselady"). The books also have large parts of their storyline from Husaby.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/skaun Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050214133007/http://www.skaun.kommune.no/tourist/ Skaun Tourist Information]
*[http://www.husaby.no Celebration "Kristin på Husaby"] {{in lang|no}}

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