Kolvereid Municipality
Kolvereid Municipality
Kolvereid herred | |
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Nord-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Kolvereid within Nord-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 64°51′55″N 11°36′16″E / 64.86528°N 11.60444°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nord-Trøndelag |
| District | Namdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Nærøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kolvereid |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1946–1963) | Arne Fagernes (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 432.7 km2 (167.1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #224 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 806 m (2,644 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 2,459 |
| • Rank | #371 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −0.2% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1752 |
Kolvereid is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 433-square-kilometre (167 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the central part of what is now Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county. The municipality included both sides of the central part of the Folda fjord. The administrative centre was the village of Kolvereid where the Kolvereid Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 433-square-kilometre (167 sq mi) municipality was the 224th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Kolvereid Municipality was the 371st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,459. The municipality's population density was 5.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 0.2% over the previous 10-year period.