Kvam Municipality (Nord-Trøndelag)
Kvam Municipality
Kvam herred | |
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View of the municipal church | |
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Kvam within Nord-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 64°08′24″N 11°44′22″E / 64.1401°N 11.7394°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nord-Trøndelag |
| District | Innherred |
| Established | 1 Jan 1909 |
| • Preceded by | Stod Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Steinkjer Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kvam |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960–1963) | Olav Hus (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 376.8 km2 (145.5 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #239 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 555 m (1,821 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,258 |
| • Rank | #573 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −3.9% |
| Demonym | Kvamssokning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1735 |
Kvam is a former municipality in what was Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The 377-square-kilometre (146 sq mi) municipality existed from 1909 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the areas north and west of the lake Snåsavatnet in what is now Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Kvam on the shore of the lake. Most of the population of Kvam Municipality lived along the lake shore. Farther north from the lake includes a wilderness area including the large lakes Gilten and Bangsjøene. The main church for the municipality was Kvam Church, located in the village of Kvam.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 377-square-kilometre (146 sq mi) municipality was the 239th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Kvam Municipality was the 573rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,258. The municipality's population density was 3.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.5/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 3.9% over the previous 10-year period.