Byneset Municipality

Byneset Municipality
Byneset herred
View of southern Byneset, looking south
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Byneset within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°22′34″N 10°08′10″E / 63.37611°N 10.13611°E / 63.37611; 10.13611
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictTrondheim Region
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
  Succeeded byTrondheim Municipality
Administrative centreSpongdal
Government
  Mayor (1960–1963)Kristen Løvseth (Sp)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total
78.5 km2 (30.3 sq mi)
  Rank#548 in Norway
Highest elevation
565 m (1,854 ft)
Population
 (1963)
  Total
2,008
  Rank#437 in Norway
  Density25.6/km2 (66/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 +4.7%
DemonymBynesing
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1655

Byneset is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county in Norway. The 78.5-square-kilometre (30.3 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality of Byneset encompassed the western part of what is now Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county. Byneset Municipality was located along an arm of the Trondheimsfjord and it was separated from the city of Trondheim by the Bymarka recreation area. The local Byneset Church is one of the oldest stone churches in Norway. The largest village in Byneset was Spongdal which was the administrative centre of the municipality. Other villages included Byneset and Langørjan.

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 78.5-square-kilometre (30.3 sq mi) municipality was the 548th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Byneset Municipality was the 437th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,008. The municipality's population density was 25.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (66/sq mi) and its population had increased by 4.7% over the previous 10-year period.