Leinstrand Municipality
Leinstrand Municipality
Leinstrand herred | |
|---|---|
| Leinstranden herred (historic name) | |
View of Heimdal in 1952 | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Leinstrand within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°19′12″N 10°17′52″E / 63.32000°N 10.29778°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Trondheim Region |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Trondheim Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Heimdal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960–1963) | Ivar Sakshaug (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 45.7 km2 (17.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #591 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 291 m (955 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 4,011 |
| • Rank | #215 in Norway |
| • Density | 87.8/km2 (227/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +31.4% |
| Demonym | Leinstranding |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1654 |
Leinstrand is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 46-square-kilometre (18 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. Leinstrand Municipality encompassed the south-central part of what is now Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was located in the village of Heimdal, just west of the border with Tiller Municipality. The local Leinstrand Church was built in 1673.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 45.7-square-kilometre (17.6 sq mi) municipality was the 591st largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Leinstrand Municipality was the 215th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 4,011. The municipality's population density was 87.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (227/sq mi) and its population had increased by 31.4% over the previous 10-year period.