Horg Municipality
Horg Municipality
Horg herred | |
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Lundemo farm in Horg (c. 1925) | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Horg within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°08′19″N 10°15′14″E / 63.13861°N 10.25389°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Gauldalen |
| Established | 1841 |
| • Preceded by | Støren Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Melhus Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Lundamo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960–1963) | Martin Bergum (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 291.4 km2 (112.5 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #289 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 929.88 m (3,050.79 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 2,542 |
| • Rank | #361 in Norway |
| • Density | 8.7/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −1% |
| Demonym | Horgbygg |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1650 |
Horg is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 291-square-kilometre (112 sq mi) municipality existed from 1841 until its dissolution in 1964. Horg Municipality encompassed the southern part of what is now Melhus Municipality in Trøndelag county. The municipality included areas on both sides of the river Gaula. The administrative centre was the village of Lundamo. The main church for the municipality was Horg Church.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 291.4-square-kilometre (112.5 sq mi) municipality was the 289th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Horg Municipality was the 361st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,542. The municipality's population density was 8.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (23/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 1% over the previous 10-year period.