Bjugn

Bjugn is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The village of Botngård is the administrative centre of Bjugn municipality. Other villages in Bjugn include Høybakken, Jøssund, Lysøysundet, Nes, Oksvoll, and Vallersund.

General information
The municipality of Bjugn was established in 1853 when it was separated from the large municipality of Ørland. Initially, Bjugn had 2,903 residents. On 26 March 1870, a royal resolution moved an unpopulated part of Åfjord to Bjugn. On 1 January 1899, the western district of Nes (population: 1,285) and the southern district of Skjørn (population: 2,166) were separated from Bjugn. This left Bjugn with 1,256. On 1 January 1964, Nes, Jøssund, and the northern part of Stjørna were all merged with Bjugn to create a new, larger municipality of Bjugn. The population of Bjugn then increased from 1,240 to 4,940.

Name
The Old Norse form of the name was (also) Bjugn. The name is derived from bjúgr which means "bent", probably referring to the bent form of the local fjord, the Bjugnfjorden.

Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 17 February 1989. The arms show a yellow rudder on a blue background, representing the historic importance of fishing in the municipality.

Churches
The Church of Norway has three parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Bjugn. It is part of the Deanery (prosti) of Fosen and the Diocese of Nidaros.

Geography
The municipality of Bjugn is located on the Fosen peninsula on the mainland, plus many islands, including the Tarva islands. The Asenvågøy lighthouse is located in the far north of the municipality. The Bjugnfjorden and Stjørnfjord both are located partially in Bjugn.

Neighboring Bjugn is the municipality of Ørland to the southwest, Rissa to the south and southeast, and Åfjord to the northeast.

There are five nature reserves in Bjugn. Hildremsvatnet Nature Reserve is the largest at 23441 daa and includes several nature types, among these are 9 localites identified as boreal rainforest (see Scandinavian coastal conifer forests).