Soknedal Municipality
Soknedal Municipality
Soknedal herred | |
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| Soknedalen herred (historic name) | |
View of the local church | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Soknedal within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 62°57′04″N 10°11′17″E / 62.9510°N 10.1881°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Gauldalen |
| Established | 1841 |
| • Preceded by | Støren Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Midtre Gauldal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Soknedal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960–1963) | Ola J. Ertshus (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 440.7 km2 (170.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #223 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,258 m (4,127 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,928 |
| • Rank | #450 in Norway |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −4.8% |
| Demonym | Sokndaling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1649 |
Soknedal is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 440.7-square-kilometre (170.2 sq mi) municipality existed from 1841 until its dissolution in 1964. It is located in the western part of what is now Midtre Gauldal Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative center of the municipality was the village of Soknedal, where the Soknedal Church is located. The municipality was named after the Soknedalen valley in which it is located. The valley is named after the river Sokna which runs through the valley.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 440.7-square-kilometre (170.2 sq mi) municipality was the 223rd largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Soknedal Municipality was the 450th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,928. The municipality's population density was 4.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 4.8% over the previous 10-year period.