Tydal Municipality

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Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

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::summary Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway ::

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Field	Value
name	Tydal
former_name	Tydalen herred
image_skyline	Ramsjøhytta aug 2008.JPG
idnumber	5033
county	Trøndelag
district	Neadalen
capital	Ås
established	1 Jan 1901
preceded	Selbu Municipality
demonym	Tydaling
language	Bokmål
coatofarms	Tydal komm.svg
webpage	www.tydal.kommune.no
mayor	Jens Arne Kvello
mayor_party	Sp
mayor_as_of	2019
elevation_max_m	1762.35
highest_point_ref
area_rank	75
area_total_km2	1328.66
area_land_km2	1217.37
area_water_km2	111.27
area_water_percent	8.4
population_as_of	2024
population_rank	346
population_total	773
population_density_km2	0.6
population_increase	-10.5
coordinates
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Tydal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Neadalen/Tydalen valley. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ås. Other villages include Østby, Græsli, Aungrenda, and Stugudalen. There is a school and a kindergarten in Tydal.

The 1329 km2 municipality is the 75th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Tydal Municipality is the 346th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 773. The municipality's population density is 0.6 PD/km2 and its population has decreased by 10.5% over the previous 10-year period.

The inhabitants of Tydal earn a living in the areas of farming, forestry, energy production, and tourism. During Easter, the number of people in Tydal Municipality increases by up to 5,000 people. Many people from Trondheim celebrate their holidays in the 1,400 cabins located throughout the municipality.

General information

The municipality of Tydal was established on 1 January 1901 when it was separated from the large Selbu Municipality. The initial population of Tydal Municipality was 881. The municipal borders have not changed since that time. On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Sør-Trøndelag county to the newly created Trøndelag county.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Tydalen valley () since the first Tydal Church was built there. The first element is which is the old name for the Tya River which runs through the valley. The meaning of the river name is unknown, but it could mean "bondmaid". The last element is which means "valley" or "dale". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Thidalen or Tydalen. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Tydal, removing the definite form ending -en.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 7 February 1997. The official blazon is "Gules, three St. Anthony's crosses in bend Or" (). This means the arms have a red field (background) and the charge is three St. Anthony's crosses lined up diagonally. The cross design has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. This design was chosen to represent a power line and the letter T, representing the name of the municipality and the importance of hydroelectric power generation in Tydal. The arms were designed by Einar Skjervold. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.

Churches

The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within Tydal Municipality. It is part of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

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Parish (sokn)	Church name	Location of the church	Year built
Tydal	Tydal Church	Aungrenda	1696
Stugudal Chapel	Stugudalen	1957
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Geography

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/View_over_the_Sylan.jpg" caption="View from [[Sylan]] towards [[Nesjøen"] ::

Tydal covers an area of 1330 km2. The rivers Tya River and Nea River (together forming the Nea-Nidelvvassdraget watershed) flow through the Tydalen valley on their way towards Trondheimsfjorden. The highest point in the municipality is the 1762.35 m tall mountain Storsylen.

In the southwest, the lake Nesjøen lies just west of the Sylan mountain range with the mountain Storsylen. In the north, the Skarvan and Roltdalen National Park is home to the mountain Fongen.

Government

Tydal Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Trøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

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Mayors

The mayor () of Tydal Municipality 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:

1901–1907: Nils P. Svelmo (LL)
1908–1919: Olaus Aune (LL)
1920–1931: Jon Næsvold (V)
1932–1934: Bardo Kristian Rolseth (V)
1935–1937: Iver Unsgård (Ap)
1938–1940: Mikal L. Uglem (Ap)
1946–1947: Olav Svelmoe (Ap)
1948–1958: Iver Unsgård (Ap)
1959–1967: Ola Gullbrekken (Ap)
1967–1967: Olaus Østby (Ap)
1968–1968: Hilmar Østby (Ap)
1968–1971: Joralf Østby (Ap)
1972–1987: Peder Kristian Aune (Ap)
1988–1999: Erling Lyngen (LL)
1999–2007: Rolf Almåsbakk (Ap)
2007–2007: Anne-Karin Brandsfjell (Ap)
2007–2011: Kari Slungård (V)
2011–2015: John Paulsby (V)
2015–2019: Ole Bjarne Østby (Sp)
2019–present: Jens Arne Kvello (Sp)

Transportation

Tydal is halfway between the town of Røros and the city of Trondheim, with Norwegian national road 705 as the most important road through Tydal. Trondheim Airport, Værnes is one hour of driving away. There are daily bus connections to Trondheim, Værnes as well as to Røros.

Notable people

Iver Johan Unsgård (1903 in Tydal – 1993), a Norwegian politician and Mayor of Tydal three times between 1945-1958
Niklas Dyrhaug (born 1987) Former cross-country skier

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