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Sør-Frøya

Sør-Frøya herad
Former Municipality
Sør-Frøya is located in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Frøya
Sør-Frøya
Location in Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°40′37″N 08°37′06″E / 63.67694°N 8.61833°E / 63.67694; 8.61833Coordinates: 63°40′37″N 08°37′06″E / 63.67694°N 8.61833°E / 63.67694; 8.61833
Country Norway
Region Trøndelag
County Sør-Trøndelag
District Fosen
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
ISO 3166 code NO-1619
Created from Frøya in 1906
Merged into Frøya in 1964

Sør-Frøya is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It was made up of the southwestern part of the island of Frøya. The main population center of Sør-Frøya was the village of Titran on the western tip of the island. Hallaren church (Sør-Frøya church) is located in Storhallaren on the southern coast of the island.

The municipality of Sør-Frøya was established on 1 January 1906 when the old municipality of Frøya was divided into Sør-Frøya (South Frøya) and Nord-Frøya (North Frøya). The initial population was 2,091. On 1 January 1964, Sør-Frøya ceased to exist when it was merged back together with Nord-Frøya to form the municipality of Frøya once again. Prior to the merger, its population was 2,208.



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