Brekken Municipality
Brekken Municipality
Brekken herred | |
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View of the municipal government building | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Brekken within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 62°38′50″N 11°52′20″E / 62.6473°N 11.8721°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Gauldalen |
| Established | 1926 |
| • Preceded by | Røros Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Røros Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Brekken |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1956–1963) | Per A. Strickert (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 843.2 km2 (325.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #111 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,561.38 m (5,122.64 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 947 |
| • Rank | #619 in Norway |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −13.2% |
| Demonym | Brekking |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1642 |
Brekken is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 843-square-kilometre (325 sq mi) municipality existed along the border with Sweden from 1926 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality is now located in the northeastern part of Røros Municipality in Trøndelag county. The municipality encompassed the areas located to the north, east, and southeast of the lake Aursunden. The administrative centre was the village of Brekken where Brekken Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 843.2-square-kilometre (325.6 sq mi) municipality was the 111th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Brekken Municipality was the 619th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 947. The municipality's population density was 1.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.8/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 13.1% over the previous 10-year period.