Heim Municipality


Heim is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It was established on 1 January 2020 upon the merger of three other municipalities. It is located in the traditional district of Fosen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kyrksæterøra. Other villages in Heim include Betna, Engan, Halsa, Heim, Hellandsjøen, Hennset, Hjellnes, Holla, Klevset, Liabøen, Todalen, Valsøyfjord, Valsøybotn, Vinjeøra, and Ytre Snillfjord.
The municipality is the 113th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Heim Municipality is the 161st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,093. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 5% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality was established on 1 January 2020 upon the merger of Hemne Municipality and Halsa Municipality as well as the Ytre Snillfjord area of Snillfjord Municipality. The area that used to be Halsa Municipality was transferred from Møre og Romsdal county and switched to Trøndelag county when the merger occurred.

Name

The parish of Heim was established in 1884. It is named after the old Heim farm, since the first Heim Church was built on its ground. The name is identical with the word which means "home", "homestead", or "farm".

Coat of arms

The coat of arms for Heim was designed and granted in 2019. It is a blue shield with a white ornamental design in the centre. The design was chosen to symbolize many different things. The blue background refers to air, water, and the sea. The white design is reminiscent of boats, fjords, seeds, and church spires, all of which are a part of the culture of the municipality.

Churches

The Church of Norway has five parishes within Heim Municipality. It is part of the Orkdal prosti within the Diocese of Nidaros.
Parish Church NameLocation of the ChurchYear built
HalsaHalsa ChurchHalsa1734
HeimHeim ChurchHeim1883
HemneHemne ChurchKyrksæterøra1817
ValsøyfjordValsøyfjord ChurchValsøyfjord1864
VinjeVinje ChurchVinjeøra1820

Geography

Heim Municipality is located along south side of the Trondheimsleia strait along the Trøndelag/Møre og Romsdal county border. The rugged coastline contains many fjords including the Arasvikfjorden, Halsafjorden, Hemnfjorden, Skålvikfjorden, Snillfjorden, Valsøyfjorden, and Vinjefjorden. The lake Vasslivatnet is located in the municipality. The highest point in the municipality is the tall mountain Ruten. The rivers Bøvra and Søo are both located in the municipality.
Orkland Municipality lies to the east, Rindal Municipality and Surnadal Municipality both lie to the south, Tingvoll Municipality lies to the west, and Aure Municipality and Hitra Municipality both lie to the north.

Government

Heim Municipality is responsible for primary education, 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

The municipal council of Heim Municipality 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 party.

Mayors

The mayor of Heim 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: