Klinga (municipality)


Klinga is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1891 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the mainland areas south of the river Namsen in what is now the municipality of Namsos in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Bangsund. Other villages in Klinga included Spillum and Klinga where Klinga Church is located.

History

The municipality of Klingen was established on 1 January 1891 when the municipality of Namsos herred was divided in two. The northern part became the municipality of Vemundvik and the southern part became the municipality of Klingen. In 1917, the name of the municipality was changed to Klinga.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Vemundvik and Klinga plus the parts of Otterøy municipality located north of the Namsenfjorden and the Finnangerodden area on the island of Otterøya in Fosnes municipality were all merged with the town of Namsos to create a new municipality of Namsos with 10,875 residents.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Klinga, are responsible for primary education, outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elects a mayor.

Municipal council

The municipal council of Klinga was made up of 15 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: