Midtre Gauldal
| Midtre Gauldal kommune | |||
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 Midtre Gauldal within Sør-Trøndelag |
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| Coordinates: 62°55′16″N 10°30′2″E / 62.92111°N 10.50056°ECoordinates: 62°55′16″N 10°30′2″E / 62.92111°N 10.50056°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Sør-Trøndelag | ||
| District | Gauldal | ||
| Administrative centre | Støren | ||
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| • Mayor (2007) | Erling Lenvik (Ap) | ||
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| • Total | 1,860.51 km2 (718.35 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,807.48 km2 (697.87 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 53.03 km2 (20.47 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 35 in Norway | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 6,012 | ||
| • Rank | 170 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (9/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 4.0 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Gauldaling Gauldøl |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1648 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www |
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Midtre Gauldal is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Støren. Other villages in the municipality include Singsås, Soknedal, Enodden, and Rognes.
Midtre Gauldal was established as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the old municipalities of Budal, Singsås, Soknedal, and Støren.
The name Midtre Gauldal was created in 1964. The first element is the Norwegian word Midtre meaning "middle" and the last part is Gauldal which is the name of the valley through which the Gaula River flows. Therefore, the meaning of the name is "the middle part of Gauldalen".
The coat-of-arms is from modern times; they were granted on 17 December 1982. The arms show a silver crossed-Y figure on a green background. The crossed-Y has several meanings. First it symbolizes the landscape which is based on the meeting of the main Gauldal and Soknedal valleys at the village of Støren. Furthermore, the municipality has a major Y-shaped road-and-railway junction. Finally, the Budal Church, dating from 1745 is one of the oldest and one of the few remaining Y-shaped churches in the country.
The Church of Norway has four parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Midtre Gauldal. It is part of the Deanery (prosti) of Gauldal and the Diocese of Nidaros.
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