Stjørdalen is a former municipality in the old Nordre Trondhjem county in Norway. The 2,253-square-kilometre (870 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1850. The municipality covered the whole Stjørdalen valley in what is now the municipalities of Stjørdal and Meråker in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was located at Værnes where Værnes Church is located.[2][3]
Stjørdalen herad | |
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Former municipality | |
![]() Nord-Trøndelag within Norway | |
![]() Stjørdalen within Nord-Trøndelag | |
Coordinates: 63.4570°N 11.0078°E / 63.4570; 11.0078 | |
Country | Norway |
County | Nord-Trøndelag |
District | Stjørdalen |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Disestablished | 1850 |
• Succeeded by | Øvre Stjørdal and Nedre Stjørdal |
Administrative centre | Værnes |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 2,253 km2 (870 sq mi) |
Population (1850) | |
• Total | 11,643 |
• Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Stjørdaling[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1714 |
The municipality of Stjørdalen was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1850, the municipality of Stjørdalen was divided into Øvre Stjørdal (population: 5,100) and Nedre Stjørdal (population: 6,543).[4]
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