| Frosta | |
| Former Name: | Frosten herred |
| Idnumber: | 5036 |
| County: | Trøndelag |
| Capital: | Alstad |
| Established: | 1 Jan 1838 |
| Preceded: | none |
| Demonym: | Frosting |
| Language: | Neutral |
| Webpage: | www.frosta.kommune.no |
| Mayor: | Frode Revhaug |
| Mayor Party: | H |
| Mayor As Of: | 2019 |
| Elevation Max M: | 368.08 |
| Highest Point Ref: | [1] |
| Area Rank: | 338 |
| Area Total Km2: | 76.32 |
| Area Land Km2: | 74.28 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.04 |
| Area Water Percent: | 2.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Rank: | 247 |
| Population Total: | 2645 |
| Population Density Km2: | 34.7 |
| Population Increase: | -0.3 |
| Coordinates: | 63.6039°N 10.7744°W |
Frosta is the smallest municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre is the village of Alstad (also known as Frosta). Other villages in Frosta include Logtun, Nordfjæra, Småland, Sørgrenda, and Tautra. The municipality is located along the Trondheimsfjord, on the Frosta peninsula, northeast of the city of Trondheim. It also includes the island of Tautra which is connected to the mainland by a 2.5km (01.6miles) causeway bridge.
The 76km2 municipality is the 338th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Frosta Municipality is the 247th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,645. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period.[2] [3]
The parish of Frosta was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). It is one of very few municipalities in Norway with unchanged borders since that date.[4] In 2018, the municipality, which was part of the old Nord-Trøndelag county, became part of the new Trøndelag county.
The municipality (originally the parish) is named Frosta (non|Frosta). The meaning of the name is unknown.[5] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Frosten. On 31 December 1908, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Frosta.[6]
The coat of arms was granted on 26 June 1987. The official blazon is "Vert, a sceptre fleury Or" (no|I grønt et gull liljesepter). This means the arms have a green field (background) and the charge is a sceptre or mace with a Fleur-de-lis design at the top. The charge has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The coat of arms was inspired by the old seal of the medieval Frostating assembly, where King Magnus VI the law-mender is sitting with a lily sceptre in his hand. Frosta was one of the historic places of justice, so this was chosen to commemorate that fact. The arms were designed by Einar H. Skjervold.[7] [8] [9]
The Church of Norway has one parish (Norwegian: sokn) within Frosta Municipality. It is part of the Sør-Innherad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.
| Frosta | Frosta Church | Frosta | 1866 |
| Logtun Church | Logtun | 16th century |
Several rock engraving sites can be found in the municipality, together with burial mounds from Viking times. Archaeologists have for the first time found the remnants of a in Norway at Frosta. A number of logs sticking up along the shoreline at Frosta have been dated back to around year 1000.
Norway's oldest court, Frostating, had its seat at Tinghaugen on the Frosta peninsula, near the medieval Logtun Church. The remains of Tautra Abbey are located on Tautra island. The abbey was a Trappist (Reformed Cistercian) convent established in 1207.
Agriculture makes up the largest business in Frosta, which is sometimes called "Trondheim's kitchen garden" due to the substantial production of vegetables, strawberries, and flowers.
Frosta is located on the Frosta peninsula which juts into the Trondheimsfjord, about northeast of the city of Trondheim. By road, the distance is about to Trondheim. The highest point in the municipality is the 368.08m (1,207.61feet) tall mountain Storheia, located on the border with Levanger Municipality.
Frosta has a predominantly temperate oceanic climate/marine west coast climate (barely humid continental if is used as winter threshold). The driest month is May and the wettest is December. The all-time high temperature is recorded July 2025; the all-time low is recorded in February 2010. The warmest month on record was July 2014 with average high, average low and mean . The coldest month on record was December 2010 with average high, average low and mean . The weather station was established in December 1989. Frosta is sometimes nicknamed "Trondheim's kitchen garden" due to many farms with production of vegetables, as well as a good microclimate.
Frosta Municipality is 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 is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[10] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Trøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.
The municipal council (Norwegian: Kommunestyre) of Frosta Municipality is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.
The mayor (no|ordfører) of Frosta Municipality is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:[11] [12]
. Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt . 1903 . W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri . 15 . Kristiania, Norge . 62 . no . Oluf Rygh.
