Hitra
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| County | Sør-Trøndelag | |
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| Municipality | NO-1617 | |
| Administrative centre | Fillan | |
| Mayor (2003) | Egil Hestnes (H) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 163 685 km² 646 km² 0.21 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 226 4,090 0.09 % -2.1 % 6/km² |
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| www.hitra.kommune.no |
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Hitra is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. Hitra is also the seventh largest island of Norway, and is bordered by Frøya to the north. It lies on the Trondheimsfjord. The highest point on the island is called Mørkdalstuva, and is 345 m above sea level. The administrative centre of Hitra is Fillan. Hitra is famous in Norway for its large and dense population of Red Deer (notice the coat of arms). Between Hitra and Frøya lies a little island called Dolmøya.
Hitra is a member of the International Island Games Association.
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[edit] The name
The Norse form of the name was Hitr. The name is probably derived from a word with the meaning 'splited, cleft' (referring to the many inlets of the island).
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows the head of a Red Deer.
[edit] Transport
The company Kystekspressen runs ferry services from Trondheim. There is also a 5,610 metre long tunnel (the Hitratunnelen) connecting Hitra to the mainland.
[edit] Energy
There is a windfarm on the island called Hitra Vindpark, founded in 2004, which has 24 windmills and produces at a rate of 2.3 MW.
[edit] External links
| Municipalities of Sør-Trøndelag |  |
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Agdenes | Bjugn | Frøya | Hemne | Hitra | Holtålen | Klæbu | Malvik | Meldal | Melhus | Midtre Gauldal | Oppdal | Orkdal | Osen | Rennebu | Rissa | Roan | Røros | Selbu | Skaun | Snillfjord | Trondheim | Tydal | Ørland | Åfjord |
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