Hølonda Municipality
Hølonda Municipality
Hølonda herred | |
|---|---|
| Hølandet herred (historic name) Høilandet herred (historic name) | |
Hotell Norge in Hølonda | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Hølonda within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°06′49″N 10°01′23″E / 63.11361°N 10.02306°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Gauldalen |
| Established | 1865 |
| • Preceded by | Melhus Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Melhus Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Korsvegen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1952–1963) | Konrad Blokkum (V) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 166.9 km2 (64.4 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #416 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,430 |
| • Rank | #547 in Norway |
| • Density | 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +4.8% |
| Demonym | Hølonding |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1651 |
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Hølonda is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 167-square-kilometre (64 sq mi) municipality existed from 1865 until its dissolution in 1964. Hølonda Municipality encompassed the southwestern part of what is now Melhus Municipality in Trøndelag county. The municipality was west of the river Gaula. The administrative centre was the village of Korsvegen. The main church for the municipality was Hølonda Church, near Gåsbakken.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 167-square-kilometre (64 sq mi) municipality was the 416th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Hølonda Municipality was the 547th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,430. The municipality's population density was 8.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (22/sq mi) and its population had increased by 4.8% over the previous 10-year period.