Haltdalen Municipality
Haltdalen Municipality
Haltdalen herred | |
|---|---|
| Holtålen herred (historic name) Holtaalen herred (historic name) | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Haltdalen within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 62°55′36″N 11°08′26″E / 62.9266°N 11.1406°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Gauldalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1972 |
| • Succeeded by | Holtålen Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Haltdalen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1968–1971) | Arne Kvernmo (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 508.8 km2 (196.4 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #204 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,320 m (4,330 ft) |
| Population (1971) | |
• Total | 795 |
| • Rank | #438 in Norway |
| • Density | 1.6/km2 (4/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −18% |
| Demonyms | Haltdaling Haltdøl |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1645 |
Haltdalen (historically: Holtaalen or Holtålen) is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 509-square-kilometre (197 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until 1972 when it was merged with Ålen Municipality to become the present-day Holtålen Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Haltdalen where the Haltdalen Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1972, the 509-square-kilometre (197 sq mi) municipality was the 204th largest by area out of the 449 municipalities in Norway. Haltdalen Municipality was the 438th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 795. The municipality's population density was 1.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.1/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 18% over the previous 10-year period.