Municipality ID NO-1629 Created from Åfjord in 1896 Area 79 km² | Adm. Center Jøssund Merged into Bjugn in 1964 Local time Thursday 11:30 AM | |
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Jøssund is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is also a village in the present-day municipality of Bjugn. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) across the fjord from Lysøysundet and about 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Nes. The village of Jøssund is home to the Jøssund church.
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Map of 7167 J%C3%B8ssund, Norway
History
The municipality of Jøssund was established on 1 January 1896 when it was split off from the municipality of Åfjord. Initially, Jøssund had a population of 1,529. On 1 January 1964, Jøssund was merged into the newly enlarged Bjugn municipality. Prior to the merger, Jøssund had a population of 1,917.
References
Jøssund, Sør-Trøndelag Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA