Area 219.4 km² | Adm. Center Mosvik Demonym Mosbygg Local time Sunday 2:12 PM | |
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Created from Mosvik og Verran in 1901 Weather 3°C, Wind SE at 16 km/h, 45% Humidity | ||
Mosvik is a village and former municipality in the municipality of Inderøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The village of Mosvik is located along Trondheim Fjord in the southern part of Inderøy, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of the Skarnsund Bridge. The village is also the location of Mosvik Church, the main church for the Mosvik parish. Other villages located near the village of Mosvik include Trongsundet, Framverran, Venneshamn, and Kjerringvik.
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Map of Mosvik, 7690, Norway
Mosvik is located near two of Norway's 12 tallest structures: the Skavlen transmitter television and radio transmitter at 165 metres (541 ft) and the Skarnsund Bridge at 152 metres (499 ft).
Until 1991, the connection from Mosvik to Innherred was only available by a car ferry, at first via Ytterøya to Levanger, but later directly to Inderøy on the Vangshylla–Kjerringvik Ferry route. In 1991, the Skarnsund Bridge on Norwegian County Road 755 was completed, eliminating the need for a ferry.
Mosvik municipality
Mosvik was established as a municipality on 1 January 1901 when the old municipality of Mosvik og Verran was divided into Mosvik and Verran. Initially, Mosvik had a population of 959. On 1 January 1968, the Framverran area on the south side of the Verrasundet (population: 395) was transferred from Verran to Mosvik. On 1 January 2012, the municipality of Mosvik ceased to exist when it was merged into the neighboring municipality of Inderøy. Prior to the merger, Mosvik had 811 residents.
Name
The Old Norse form of the name was Masarvík. The first element is the genitive case of the river name Mǫs (now Mossa) and the last element (Old Norse: Vík) is identical with the word vik which means "inlet" or "cove". The name has historically been spelled Mosviken.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times; they were granted on 13 July 1984. The arms show the letter M, the initial of the municipality. At the same time, the two green triangles symbolize the many forests in the municipality.