Røra Municipality
Røra Municipality
Røra herad | |
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View of Røra in the background (the Old Sakshaug Church is in the foreground) | |
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Røra within Nord-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°51′27″N 11°24′00″E / 63.85750°N 11.40000°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nord-Trøndelag |
| District | Innherred |
| Established | 1 Jan 1907 |
| • Preceded by | Inderøy Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1962 |
| • Succeeded by | Inderøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Røra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960–1961) | Jens Austad (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 28.9 km2 (11.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #648 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 442 m (1,450 ft) |
| Population (1961) | |
• Total | 1,011 |
| • Rank | #640 in Norway |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +3.7% |
| Demonym | Rørbygg |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1730 |
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Røra is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 29-square-kilometre (11 sq mi) municipality existed from 1907 until its dissolution in 1962. It was located at the northeastern end of the Trondheimsfjorden, just north of the towns of Verdalsøra and Levanger. It is located in what is now the southeastern part of Inderøy Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Røra where Salberg Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1962, the 28.9-square-kilometre (11.2 sq mi) municipality was the 648th largest by area out of the 731 municipalities in Norway. Røra Municipality was the 640th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,011. The municipality's population density was 35 inhabitants per square kilometre (91/sq mi) and its population had increased by 3.7% over the previous 10-year period.