Leksvik Municipality
Leksvik Municipality
Leksvik kommune | |
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| Leksviken herred (historic name) | |
View of the village of Leksvik | |
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Leksvik within Nord-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°39′59″N 10°29′29″E / 63.66639°N 10.49139°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nord-Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 31 Dec 2017 |
| • Succeeded by | Indre Fosen Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Leksvik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015–2017) | Steinar Saghaug (H) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 430.22 km2 (166.11 sq mi) |
| • Land | 399.70 km2 (154.33 sq mi) |
| • Water | 30.52 km2 (11.78 sq mi) 7.1% |
| • Rank | #230 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 601 m (1,972 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 3,480 |
| • Rank | #249 in Norway |
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −0.1% |
| Demonym | Leksværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1718 |
Leksvik is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2018 when it became part of the newly created Indre Fosen Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative center of the municipality was the village of Leksvik. Other villages in Leksvik included Vanvikan, Seter, and Dalbygda. Norwegian County Road 755 is the main road that connected the whole municipality from north to south.
Prior to its dissolution in 2018, the 430-square-kilometre (170 sq mi) municipality was the 230th largest by area out of the then 426 municipalities in Norway. Leksvik Municipality was the 249th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,480. The municipality's population density was 8.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (23/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 0.1% over the last decade.
The villages of Leksvik and Vanvikan were the two largest urban areas in Leksvik, notable for their high tech industries which have developed to become advanced and in demand. Areas with agriculture were also widespread, but most of the municipality was covered in forests and mountains where the wildlife ruled with animals such as moose and reindeer. The moose are sometimes seen in the heart of Leksvik and Vanvikan, where modern downtown areas with commercial and residential developments are growing.