Stoksund

Stoksund herad
Former municipality
Stoksund herad
Stoksund within Sør-Trøndelag
Stoksund herad
Stoksund herad (Norway)
Coordinates: 64°02′14″N 10°02′49″E / 64.03722°N 10.04694°E / 64.03722; 10.04694Coordinates: 64°02′14″N 10°02′49″E / 64.03722°N 10.04694°E / 64.03722; 10.04694
Country Norway
County Sør-Trøndelag
District Fosen
Established 1 June 1892
Disestablished 1 Jan 1964
Administrative centre Revsnes
Area
 • Total 114 km2 (44 sq mi)
  *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population (1964)
 • Total 1,515
 • Density 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Stokksunding[1]
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-1631
Preceded by Bjørnør in 1892
Succeeded by Åfjord in 1964
Data from Statistics Norway

Stoksund is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1892 until its dissolution in 1964. The 114-square-kilometre (44 sq mi) municipality was located in what is now the northwestern part of the municipality of Åfjord in Trøndelag county. The municipality included the island of Stokkøya and the surrounding islets, plus the surrounding area of the mainland. The administrative centre was the village of Revsnes, where the Stoksund Church is located.[2]

The municipal name is often spelled as "Stokksund". There is no official documentation that exists that shows an official change in the spelling of "Stoksund" to or from "Stokksund".

History

Sound Stoksund

The municipality of Stoksund was established on 1 June 1892 when the old municipality of Bjørnør was divided into three separate municipalities: Stoksund (population: 1,122), Osen (population: 1,575), and Roan (population: 2,069).

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Stoksund (population: 1,515) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Åfjord (population: 2,643) to its south.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  2. ↑ Haugen, Morten, ed. (2012-01-01). "Stoksund – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  3. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
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