Tiller Municipality
Tiller Municipality
Tiller herred | |
|---|---|
| Tilder herred (historic name) | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Tiller within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°20′34″N 10°25′34″E / 63.34278°N 10.42611°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Trondheim Region |
| Established | 1 Jan 1899 |
| • Preceded by | Klæbu Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Trondheim Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Heimdal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1963–1963) | Bernhard Gylland (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 23.7 km2 (9.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #622 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 379 m (1,243 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 3,328 |
| • Rank | #274 in Norway |
| • Density | 140.4/km2 (364/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +75.3% |
| Demonym | Tillerbygg |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1661 |
Tiller is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 23.7-square-kilometre (9.2 sq mi) municipality of Tiller existed from 1899 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed part of the south-central part of what is now Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county. The municipality was generally located between the river Nidelva in the east and the Dovrebanen railway line in the west. The administrative centre was located at Heimdal, on the western edge of the municipality. The local Tiller Church was built shortly after the creation of the municipality (1901) to serve its residents.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 23.7-square-kilometre (9.2 sq mi) municipality was the 622nd largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Tiller Municipality was the 274th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,328. The municipality's population density was 140.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (364/sq mi) and its population had increased by 75.3% over the previous 10-year period.