Lånke Municipality
Lånke Municipality
Lånke herred | |
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| Laanke herred (historic name) | |
View of the Stjørdal area with Lånke on the left of the photo | |
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Lånke within Nord-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°26′41″N 10°56′03″E / 63.44472°N 10.93417°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nord-Trøndelag |
| District | Stjørdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1902 |
| • Preceded by | Nedre Stjørdalen Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1962 |
| • Succeeded by | Stjørdal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hell |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960–1961) | Johan Hoås (V) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 185.4 km2 (71.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #400 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 606 m (1,988 ft) |
| Population (1961) | |
• Total | 1,976 |
| • Rank | #458 in Norway |
| • Density | 10.7/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +8.6% |
| Demonym | Lånkbygg |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1713 |
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Lånke was a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 185-square-kilometre (71 sq mi) municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was located south of the Stjørdalselva river in what is now the south-central part of Stjørdal Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was located in the village of Hell. The famous Hell Station in the village of Hell is situated in the westernmost part of Lånke. There are two churches in Lånke: Lånke Church and Elvran Chapel. Historically, this parish was also known as Leksdal. Lånke is an area dominated by agriculture and forests.
Prior to its dissolution in 1962, the 185.4-square-kilometre (71.6 sq mi) municipality was the 400th largest by area out of the 731 municipalities in Norway. Lånke Municipality was the 458th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,976. The municipality's population density was 10.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (28/sq mi) and its population had increased by 8.6% over the previous 10-year period.