Horg Municipality

Horg Municipality
Horg herred
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 / 63.13861; 10.25389
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictGauldalen
Established1841
  Preceded byStøren Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
  Succeeded byMelhus Municipality
Administrative centreLundamo
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
  Density8.7/km2 (23/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 −1%
DemonymHorgbygg
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-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.