Jøssund, Sør-Trøndelag
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Jøssund is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It is also a village in the present-day municipality of Bjugn
. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) across the fjord from Lysøysundet
and about 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) northeast of Nes
. The village of Jøssund is home to the Jøssund church
.
. Initially, Jøssund had a population of 1,529. On 1 January 1964, Jøssund was merged into the newly enlarged Bjugn
municipality. Prior to the merger, Jøssund had a population of 1,917.
Sør-Trøndelag
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county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is also a village in the present-day municipality of Bjugn
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...
. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) across the fjord from Lysøysundet
Lysøysundet
Lysøysundet is a village in the municipality of Bjugn in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located in the northern part of the municipality near the island of Lauvøya and the end of the Åfjorden. It is about northeast of the village of Jøssund....
and about 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) northeast of Nes
Nes, Sør-Trøndelag
Nes is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is also a village in the present-day municipality of Bjugn. Nes is located about east of the Tarva islands and about west of Botngård...
. The village of Jøssund is home to the Jøssund church
Jøssund Church
Jøssund Church is a church in the municipality of Bjugn in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Jøssund, between Vallersund and Lysøysundet....
.
History
The municipality of Jøssund was established on 1 January 1896 when it was split off from the municipality of ÅfjordÅfjord
Åfjord is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnes. Other villages in the municipality include Revsnes, Harsvika, and By...
. Initially, Jøssund had a population of 1,529. On 1 January 1964, Jøssund was merged into the newly enlarged Bjugn
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...
municipality. Prior to the merger, Jøssund had a population of 1,917.