Sandstad Municipality
Sandstad Municipality
Sandstad herred | |
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Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Sandstad within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°31′21″N 9°05′43″E / 63.5224°N 09.0954°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Established | 1 July 1914 |
| • Preceded by | Fillan Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Hitra Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Sandstad |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1956-1963) | Olaf Sivertsen (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 160.2 km2 (61.9 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #425 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,030 |
| • Rank | #609 in Norway |
| • Density | 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −5.9% |
| Demonym | Sandstadværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1615 |
Sandstad is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 160-square-kilometre (62 sq mi) municipality existed from 1914 until its dissolution in 1964 when it was merged into what is now Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county. The former Sandstad Municipality included all of the southern and southeastern parts of the island of Hitra, plus the several islands in the Trondheimsleia off the shores of the island of Hitra. The municipality had one church, Sandstad Church, located in the village of Sandstad.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 160-square-kilometre (62 sq mi) municipality was the 425th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Sandstad Municipality was the 609th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,030. The municipality's population density was 6.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (17/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 5.9% over the previous 10-year period.