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 / 62.9266; 11.1406
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictGauldalen
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1972
  Succeeded byHoltålen Municipality
Administrative centreHaltdalen
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
  Density1.6/km2 (4/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 −18%
DemonymsHaltdaling
Haltdøl
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-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.