Vikna

Vikna kommune
Municipality
Coat of arms Nord-Trøndelag within Norway
Vikna within Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°54′42″N 11°1′55″E / 64.91167°N 11.03194°E / 64.91167; 11.03194Coordinates: 64°54′42″N 11°1′55″E / 64.91167°N 11.03194°E / 64.91167; 11.03194
Country	Norway
County	Nord-Trøndelag
District	Namdalen
Administrative centre	Rørvik
Government
• Mayor (2015)	Amund Hellesø (AP)
Area
• Total	318.10 km2 (122.82 sq mi)
• Land	310.21 km2 (119.77 sq mi)
• Water	7.89 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Area rank	268 in Norway
Population (2011)
• Total	4,135
• Rank	228 in Norway
• Density	13.3/km2 (34/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	6.3 %
Demonym(s)	Viknværing
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	NO-1750
Official language form	Neutral
Website	www.vikna.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

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 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.

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.

The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Vikna. It is part of the Namdal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros.

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