Ørland

Historie

Ørland is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. Ørland is located at the southwestern tip of the Fosen peninsula at the northern shore of the mouth of Trondheimsfjord where the Stjørnfjord arm begins. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Brekstad, which declared itself to be a city in 2005. Other villages include Uthaug, Opphaug, and Ottersbo.General informationThe municipality of Ørland was established on 1 January 1838 . In 1853, the northern district of Bjugn was separated to become a municipality of its own. This left Ørland with 3,361 residents. On 1 January 1896, the southern district of Værnes was separated from Ørland to become the municipality of Agdenes. After the division, Ørland had 3,649 residents.NameThe Old Norse form of the name was Yrjar. This is a plural form derived from aurr which means "gravel". The last element land was added in the 16th century (spelled "Ørieland" in 1590).