Børsa Municipality
Børsa Municipality
Børsa herred | |
|---|---|
| Børsen herred (historic name) | |
View of the Børsa area | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Børsa within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°19′36″N 10°04′09″E / 63.3267°N 10.0692°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Orkdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Skaun Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Børsa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1952–1964) | Anders Høiseth (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 62.1 km2 (24.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #460 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 1,469 |
| • Rank | #455 in Norway |
| • Density | 23.7/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −6.9% |
| Demonym | Børsværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1658 |
Børsa is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 62.1-square-kilometre (24.0 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality originally encompassed the coastal areas along the Orkdalsfjorden and the Gaulosen in what is now Skaun Municipality and Orkland Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Børsa where Børsa Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the 62.1-square-kilometre (24.0 sq mi) municipality was the 460th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Børsa Municipality was the 455th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,469. The municipality's population density was 23.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (61/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 6.9% over the previous 10-year period.