Beitstad Municipality
Beitstad Municipality
Beitstad kommune | |
|---|---|
| Beitstaden herred (historic name) Bedstaden herred (historic name) | |
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Beitstad within Nord-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 64°05′07″N 11°21′41″E / 64.08528°N 11.36139°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nord-Trøndelag |
| District | Innherred |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Steinkjer Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Beitstad |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1959–1963) | Knut Aas (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 200.5 km2 (77.4 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #370 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 2,601 |
| • Rank | #353 in Norway |
| • Density | 13/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −1.7% |
| Demonym | Beitstøing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1727 |
Beitstad (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈbæ̂ɪtstɑ]) is a former municipality in what was Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 201-square-kilometre (78 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county. Beitstad was originally quite large, but by 1964, it included the areas east of the Beitstadsundet and Hjellbotn bay and north of the inner-most parts of the Trondheimsfjorden. The administrative centre was the village of Beitstad where Beitstad Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 201-square-kilometre (78 sq mi) municipality was the 370th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Beitstad Municipality was the 353rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,601. The municipality's population density was 13 inhabitants per square kilometre (34/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 1.7% over the previous 10-year period.