Midtre Gauldal

Midtre Gauldal kommune
Municipality

Coat of arms
Trøndelag within
Norway

Midtre Gauldal within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 62°55′16″N 10°30′02″E / 62.92111°N 10.50056°E / 62.92111; 10.50056Coordinates: 62°55′16″N 10°30′02″E / 62.92111°N 10.50056°E / 62.92111; 10.50056
Country Norway
County Trøndelag
District Gauldal
Established 1 Jan 1964
Administrative centre Støren
Government
 • Mayor (2015) Sivert Moen (Sp)
Area
 • Total 1,860.51 km2 (718.35 sq mi)
 • Land 1,807.17 km2 (697.75 sq mi)
 • Water 53.34 km2 (20.59 sq mi)  2.9%
Area rank #35 in Norway
Population (2017)
 • Total 6,319
 • Rank #166 in Norway
 • Density 3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) 7.3%
Demonym(s) Gauldaling
Gauldøl[1]
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-5027
Official language form Neutral
Website midtre-gauldal.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Midtre Gauldal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Støren. Other villages in the municipality include Singsås, Soknedal, Enodden, and Rognes.

The 1,861-square-kilometre (719 sq mi) municipality is the 35th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Midtre Gauldal is the 166th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,319. The municipality's population density is 3.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.1/sq mi) and its population has increased by 7.3% over the last decade.[2]

General information

Midtre Gauldal was established as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the old municipalities of Budal, Singsås, Soknedal, and Støren.[3] On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Sør-Trøndelag county to the new Trøndelag county.

Name

The name Midtre Gauldal was created in 1964. The first element is the Norwegian word Midtre meaning "middle" and the last part is Gauldal which is the name of the valley through which the river Gaula flows. Therefore, the meaning of the name is "the middle part of Gauldalen".[4]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is from modern times; they were granted on 17 December 1982. The arms show a silver crossed-Y figure on a green background. The crossed-Y has several meanings. First, it symbolizes the landscape which is based on the meeting of the main Gauldal and Soknedal valleys at the village of Støren. Furthermore, the municipality has a major Y-shaped road-and-railway junction. Finally, the Budal Church, dating from 1745 is one of the oldest and one of the few remaining Y-shaped churches in the country.[5]

Churches

The Church of Norway has four parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Holtålen. It is part of the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Churches in Midtre Gauldal
Parish (Sokn)Church NameLocation of the ChurchYear Built
BudalBudal ChurchBudal1754
SingsåsSingsås ChurchSingsås1884
SoknedalSoknedal ChurchSoknedal1933
StørenStøren ChurchStøren1817

Geography

View of the Gaula River at Kotsøy

The municipality is bordered by Meldal and Rennebu municipalities to the west, Melhus and Selbu municipalities to the north, Holtålen municipality to the east, and Os and Tynset municipalities (in Hedmark county) to the south.

The lake Samsjøen is located in the northern part of the municipality. The Gauldalen valley follows the Gaula River through the municipality. The mountain Forollhogna lies on the southern border of the municipality inside Forollhogna National Park.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Midtre Gauldal, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor. The municipality falls under the Sør-Trøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Midtre Gauldal is made up of 33 representatives that are elected to four year terms. Currently, the party breakdown is as follows:[6]

Midtre Gauldal Kommunestyre 2015–2019
Party NameName in NorwegianNumber of
representatives
 Labour PartyArbeiderpartiet13
 Progress PartyFremskrittspartiet2
 Conservative PartyHøyre3
 Christian Democratic PartyKristelig Folkeparti2
 Centre PartySenterpartiet9
 Liberal PartyVenstre1
 Local ListsLokale lister3
Total number of members:33

Media

The newspaper Gauldalsposten is published in Midtre Gauldal.[7]

Transportation

European route E6 crosses the municipality from north to south. The Dovrebanen and Rørosbanen railway lines also cross the municipality. Some of the stations on those lines include Støren Station and Singsås Station.

References

  1. ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  2. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2017). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  3. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  4. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Midtre Gauldal" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  5. ↑ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 26 October 2008.
  6. ↑ "Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M)" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. 2015.
  7. ↑ Skjerdingstad, Anders (2011-06-01). "Bjørgen og Johaug er i slekt". Dagbladet.

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