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'Ørland' is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
Ørland was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Bjugn was separated from Ørland in 1853. Agdenes was separated from Ørland in 1896.
Major occupations are Ørland Main Air Station (of the Royal Norwegian Air Force), agriculture, public service, and commerce. Large industries are the ''Tine'' white cheese dairy and the ''Mascot Høie'' bedclothes factory. Brekstad, Uthaug and Opphaug are the largest villages in Ørland. Ørland declared township in 2006 and was then newest town of Norway. Brekstad is being markeded as the town.
Major attractions are the Ramsar Convention Bird Protection areas, the coastal areas themselves, the Manor of Austrått, dated 1656 and with a known history from around 1000 AD, and the single, large Sessile oak (the northernmost in the world, known as ''Austråtteika'') in the nearby forest^[1]; and of course the fortifications of the triple 28-cm gun turret from WW2, which is now open to public viewing.

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The name

Coat-of-arms

References

The name

The Old Norse form of the name was ''Yrjar''. This is a plural form derived from ''aurr'' m 'gravel'. The last element ''land'' was added in the 16th Century ("Ørieland" 1590).

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1979) - but it has old roots: It is taken from the seal of Lady Inger of Oestraat.

References

1. Austråttlunden