Roan, Norway

Roan, Norway

Infobox_Kommune
name=Roan
idnumber=1632
county=Sør-Trøndelag
landscape=
capital=Roan
governor=Albert Larsen (H)
governor_as_of=2003
arearank=247
area=377
arealand=357
areapercent=0.12
population_as_of=2004
populationrank=401
population=1,073
populationpercent=0.02
populationdensity=3
populationincrease=-9.0
language=Neutral
lat_deg=64| lat_min=9| lat_sec=1| lon_deg=10| lon_min=18| lon_sec=9
utm_zone=32V| utm_northing=7114438 |utm_easting=0563366| geo_cat=adm2nd


munwebpage=www.roan.kommune.no

Roan is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.

Roan was separated from Bjørnør June 1, 1892.

The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Roan, since the first church was built there. The name is probably derived from the Old Norse word "róða" f 'pole' (and then referring to a mountain peak behind the farm).

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows three terns.

(See also the coat-of-arms of Tvedestrand.)


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