Aafjord (NO)

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Åfjord is a municipality (3,253 inhabitants in 2017) in 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. Åfjord is located on the northwestern side of the Fosen peninsula, northwest of the city of Trondheim. The municipality of Aafjord was established on 1 January 1838. In 1896, the name of Aafjord municipality was changed to just AA. The spelling was later changed to Å. On 13 July 1934, the name of the municipality was changed from "Å" to "Åfjord". After that, the administrative centre in the municipality was referred to as "Å" or "Å i Åfjord".

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AA in 1915