Soknedal (municipality)

Soknedal herad
Former municipality
View of the local church
Soknedal herad
Soknedal within Sør-Trøndelag
Soknedal herad
Soknedal herad (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°57′04″N 10°11′17″E / 62.9510°N 10.1881°E / 62.9510; 10.1881Coordinates: 62°57′04″N 10°11′17″E / 62.9510°N 10.1881°E / 62.9510; 10.1881
Country Norway
County Sør-Trøndelag
District Gauldalen
Established 1841
Disestablished 1 Jan 1964
Administrative centre Soknedal
Area
 • Total 440 km2 (170 sq mi)
  *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population (1964)
 • Total 1,916
 • Density 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Sokndaling[1]
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-1649
Preceded by Støren in 1841
Succeeded by Midtre Gauldal in 1964
Data from Statistics Norway

Soknedal is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 440-square-kilometre (170 sq mi) municipality existed from 1841 until its dissolution in 1964. It is located in the western part of what is now the municipality of Midtre Gauldal in Trøndelag county. The administrative center of the municipality was the village of Soknedal, where the Soknedal Church is located. The municipality was named after the Soknedal valley in which it is located. The valley is named after the river Sokna which runs through the valley.[2]

History

The municipality of Soknedal was established in 1841 when the old municipality of Støren was split into three separate municipalities: Horg (in the north), Støren (in the central part), and Soknedal (in the southwest). Initially, Soknedal had 1,966 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipalities of Budal (population: 529), Singsås (population: 1,554), Soknedal (population: 1,916), and Støren (population: 2,296) were all merged to form the new municipality of Midtre Gauldal.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  2. ↑ Haugen, Morten, ed. (2017-08-29). "Soknedal – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  3. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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