Osen


Osen is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Steinsdalen. Osen is one of two Norwegian municipalities that do not have any non-western immigrants as of 1 January 2008.
The municipality is the 239th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Osen is the 338th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 948. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 8.2% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Osen was established on 1 June 1892 when the old municipality of Bjørnør was split into three new municipalities: Osen, Roan, and Stoksund. The municipal boundaries have not changed since. On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Sør-Trøndelag county to the new Trøndelag county.

Name

The municipality is named after the old Osen farm, since the first church was built there. The name is identical with the word óss which means "mouth of a river". Osen is a later finite form of óss.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 27 March 1987, and is a copy of an old petroglyph. The arms show a part of a fishing net placed over the blue shield. The arms simply indicate the importance of fishing for the community. Several different arms were designed, all with fisheries as the main theme, but the council finally chose this one, which is unique among civic heraldry.

Churches

The Church of Norway has one parish within the municipality of Osen. It is part of the Fosen prosti in the Diocese of Nidaros.
Parish Church NameLocation of the ChurchYear Built
OsenOsen ChurchSteinsdalen1877
OsenSeter Chapel Seter1969

History

was used as a satellite prison camp during the World War Two, mainly for Yugoslavian population.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Osen, are responsible for primary education, outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor. The municipality falls under the Fosen District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council of Osen is made up of 15 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Geography

The municipality of Osen is located to the north of Roan and the ocean lies to the west.
Most of the residents live in the Steinsdalen valley or along the coast. The northern part of the municipality has no direct road connection to the rest of the municipality, but is connected to the municipality of Flatanger to the north.
The Kya lighthouse and Buholmråsa lighthouse lie in the ocean in the western part of the municipality.