Rissa Municipality

Municipal history The former municipality of Rissen was established in 1860 when it was separated from the large Stadsbygd Municipality. Initially, Rissen Municipality had 3,733 residents. The spelling of the name was later changed to Rissa Municipality. On 1 January 1905, the southwestern district of the municipality (population: 1,019) on the west side of the Trondheimsfjord was separated to form the new Lensvik Municipality. This left Rissa Municipality with 3,394 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, most of Stadsbygd Municipality (except for the Ingdalen area) and the southern part of Stjørna Municipality were merged with Rissa to form a new, larger Rissa Municipality. On 1 January 2018, Rissa Municipality and its neighbor Leksvik Municipality were merged to form the newly created Indre Fosen Municipality which became part of the new Trøndelag county on the same date. Toponymy The municipality (originally the parish) was historically named "Rissen", or more recently spelled "Rissa" (). This was probably the old name of the brackish basin of Botn (literally "the bottom" of the fjord). Even though this is a heavily land-locked fjord with a river-like inlet from the Trondheimsfjord (it was probably a shallow bay in prehistoric times). The name is probably derived from the verb which means "raise" or "rise". (The average water level of Botnen is today about above mean sea level and the surface water is almost fresh from accumulated internal runoff.) Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Rissen. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Rissa. Coat of arms The coat of arms was granted on 23 January 1987 and it was in use until 1 January 2018 when the municipality was dissolved. The official blazon is "Vert, a chaplet of three quatrefoils argent" (). This means the arms have a green field (background) and the charge is a chaplet (crown) with three quatrefoils. The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The crown design was chosen to symbolize a similar crown of Skule Bårdsson that is depicted on an old tombstone at the Nidaros Cathedral. Bårdsson was the founder of Rein kloster at the Rein estate (which he also owned) in Rissa. The crown is a typical headdress used by the medieval Norwegian dukes. Typically, there are five quatrefoils on a crown like this, but Rissa has only three to symbolize the three municipalities that were merged in 1964 to form Rissa (Rissa, Stadsbygd, and Stjørna). The arms were designed by Oscar Bergsaune. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. ==Geography==

The municipality was located on the southern end of the Fosen peninsula along the Trondheimsfjord and the Stjørnfjord. The large lake Storvatnet was located on the eastern border with Leksvik Municipality. To the north was Åfjord Municipality, to the east was Bjugn Municipality. Ørland Municipality was located to the northwest, and Leksvik Municipality was to the east. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Ytter Skurvhatten. ==Governance==

While it existed, Rissa Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal. Municipal council The municipal council of Rissa Municipality was made up of 23 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party. {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table Mayors The mayor () of Rissa Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position: • 1860–1863: Henrik Horneman • 1864–1865: Svend Busch Schmidt • 1866–1869: Eiler Hagerup Nannestad • 1870–1873: Svend Busch Schmidt • 1874–1875: Thomas Horneman • 1876–1881: Ebbe Bakøen • 1882–1895: Torger Halten (V) • 1896–1897: Ole H. Rokseth (H) • 1898–1898: Torger Halten (V) • 1899–1902: Fredrik Horneman (H) • 1903–1904: Ole H. Rokseth (H) • 1905–1907: Bernt Johannes Ræder (V) • 1908–1910: Andreas H. Berg (V) • 1911–1916: Bernt Johannes Ræder (V) • 1917–1919: Johan A. Dybdahl (V) • 1920–1922: Elias Aalmo (V) • 1923–1925: Peter L. Kimo (Bp) • 1926–1928: Elias Aalmo (V) • 1929–1931: Peter L. Kimo (Bp) • 1932–1934: Gustav J. Krognes (Bp) • 1935–1941: Peter L. Kimo (Bp) • 1942–1945: Martin Aalmo (NS) • 1945–1945: Peter L. Kimo (Bp) • 1946–1947: Martin Skaug (V) • 1948–1954: Henrik O. Grenne (Bp) • 1955–1955: Petter Åsarød (V) • 1956–1959: Marentzius Selven (LL) • 1960–1967: Andreas Fallin (Sp) • 1968–1971: Arne Holten (V) • 1972–1979: Magnar Indseth (Sp) • 1980–1985: Johan Arnt Sannan (H) • 1986–1991: Olav Lindgaard (Sp) • 1992–1995: Ivar Dybdahl (Sp) • 1995–1998: Astrid Rathe (V) • 1998–2011: Per Skjærvik (V) • 2011–2017: Ove Vollan (H) • 2017–2017: Liv Darell (Sp) ==Economy==

Fosen Yards One major employer in Rissa is Fosen Yard AS. Opened in 1972 as Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder, it has built a number of vessels used in Norway and abroad: • MV Blue Puttees - ferry with Marine Atlantic • MV Highlanders - ferry with Marine Atlantic • MV Leif Ericson - ferry with Marine Atlantic The company was originally Frengen Slip and Motorverksted (c. 1918) located in Fevåg and moved to Fosen by Jens Petter Bye who acquired Frengen Slip and Motorverksted in 1962. ==Culture==

Churches was built in the 19th century for the Church of Norway. The Church of Norway had four parishes () within Rissa Municipality. It was part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. == See also ==