Frol Municipality
Frol Municipality
Frol herad | |
|---|---|
| Levanger landsogn (historic name) Levanger herred (historic name) | |
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Frol within Nord-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°41′08″N 11°29′15″E / 63.68556°N 11.48750°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nord-Trøndelag |
| District | Innherred |
| Established | 1856 |
| • Preceded by | Levanger Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1962 |
| • Succeeded by | Levanger Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Brusve |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960–1961) | Tormod Johansen (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 140.5 km2 (54.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #454 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 735.35 m (2,412.57 ft) |
| Population (1961) | |
• Total | 3,801 |
| • Rank | #234 in Norway |
| • Density | 27.1/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +11.9% |
| Demonym | Froling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1720 |
Frol is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 140-square-kilometre (54 sq mi) municipality existed from 1856 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was first known as Levanger landsogn and then in 1911 the name was changed to Frol Municipality. The municipality included all the area surrounding the town of Levanger in what is now Levanger Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre of the municipality was located at Brusve, just outside the town of Levanger.
Prior to its dissolution in 1962, the 140.5-square-kilometre (54.2 sq mi) municipality was the 454th largest by area out of the 731 municipalities in Norway. Frol Municipality was the 234th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,801. The municipality's population density was 27.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (70/sq mi) and its population had increased by 11.9% over the previous 10-year period.