Støren Municipality

Støren Municipality
Støren herred
View of the local church
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Støren within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°02′21″N 10°17′06″E / 63.0391°N 10.2851°E / 63.0391; 10.2851
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictGauldalen
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
  Succeeded byMidtre Gauldal Municipality
Administrative centreStøren
Government
  Mayor (1960–1963)Martin Øien (Ap)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total
263.98 km2 (101.92 sq mi)
  Rank#308 in Norway
Highest elevation
766 m (2,513 ft)
Population
 (1963)
  Total
2,320
  Rank#388 in Norway
  Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
 −2.3%
DemonymStøresbygg
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1648

Støren is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 264-square-kilometre (102 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality was located in the north-central part of what is now Midtre Gauldal Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative center was the village of Støren where Støren Church is located.

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 264-square-kilometre (102 sq mi) municipality was the 308th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Støren Municipality was the 388th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,320. The municipality's population density was 8.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (23/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 2.3% over the previous 10-year period.