Coat of arms of Vikna
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| Coordinates: 64°54′42″N 11°01′55″E / 64.91167°N 11.03194°ECoordinates: 64°54′42″N 11°01′55″E / 64.91167°N 11.03194°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Nord-Trøndelag | ||
| District | Namdalen | ||
| Administrative centre | Rørvik | ||
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| • Mayor (2015) | Amund Hellesø (AP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 318.69 km2 (123.05 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 311.17 km2 (120.14 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 7.52 km2 (2.90 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 270 in Norway | ||
| Population (2017) | |||
| • Total | 4,418 | ||
| • Rank | 224 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 14.2/km2 (37/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 9.9 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Viknværing | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1750 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www |
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Vikna is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rørvik. Other villages in Vikna include Austafjord, Garstad, and Valøya.
The 319-square-kilometre (123 sq mi) municipality is the 270th largest by area out of the 426 municipalities in Norway. Vikna is the 224th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,418. The municipality's population density is 14.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (37/sq mi) and its population has increased by 9.9% over the last decade.
The municipality of Vikten was established on 1 July 1869 when it was separated from the municipality of Nærøy. Initially, the population of Vikten was 1,749. On 1 January 1881, a small area of Fosnes (population: 61) was transferred to Vikten. The name of the municipality was later changed to Vikna.
On 8 June 2017, the Norwegian Parliament, the Storting, voted to merge the municipalities of Leka, Vikna, Nærøy, and Bindal to form one, large municipality effective 1 January 2020.
The municipality is named after the three large islands in the municipality: Inner-Vikna, Mellom-Vikna, and Ytter-Vikna (Old Norse: Víkn). The name is derived from the word vík which means "cove" or "wick". (The islands are scored by numerous coves and inlets.)
The coat-of-arms is from modern times; they were granted on 13 May 1988. The arms show three salmon on a blue background. This was chosen because salmon fishing and farming was (and still is) an important source of income in the municipality.
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