Strinda is a
former municipality in the old
Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag () was a county comprising the southern portion of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Nord-Trøndelag county as well as the counties of Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, and Hedmark. To the west is the No ...
county,
Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the eastern part of what is now the municipality of
Trondheim south and east of the main city center all the way southeast to the lake
Jonsvatnet
Jonsvatnet is a lake in Trøndelag county, Norway. Most of the lake is in the eastern part of the municipality of Trondheim, with a very small part of the shoreline belonging to Malvik municipality. The lake is the main source for drinking water f ...
, and it originally included what is now the municipality of
Malvik. The western part of the municipality was heavily urbanized, while the areas further east and south were more suburban. The
administrative centre
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
was actually located in the neighboring city of
Trondheim, just across the
Nidelva
Nidelva is a river in Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The name of the long river translates to "the River Nid" since the suffix ''elva'' or ''elven'' is the Norwegian language, Norwegian word for "the river".
Location
The N ...
river on the ''Kjøpmansgata'' road.
History
The municipality of Strinda was established on 1 January 1838 (see
formannskapsdistrikt
() is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January ...
). According to the 1835 census, Strinda had a population of 4,593. In 1891, the eastern parish of
Malvik (population: 2,487) was separated from Strinda to form its own municipality, leaving Strinda with a population of 2,769.
Starting in 1864, a series of border adjustments moved territory from Strinda municipality to the neighboring city of
Trondheim. On 1 January 1864, an area with 1,229 residents was transferred; then on 1 January 1893, an area with 4,097 residents was transferred; and finally on 1 January 1952, the
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area with 2,230 inhabitants was transferred to Trondheim.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the
Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of
Byneset
Byneset is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality of Byneset encompassed the western part of what is now Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag ...
(population: 2,049),
Leinstrand
Leinstrand is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality of Leinstrand encompassed the south-central ...
(population: 4,193), Strinda (population: 44,600),
Tiller (population: 3,595), and the city of
Trondheim (population: 56,982) were merged to form the new urban municipality of
Trondheim which would have a total population of 111,419.
Government
All municipalities in Norway, including Strinda, are responsible for
primary education
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(through 10th grade), outpatient
health services
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,
senior citizen services,
unemployment and other
social services
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,
zoning,
economic development, and municipal
roads. The municipality is governed by a
municipal council of
elected representatives, which
in turn elects a
mayor.
Municipal council
The
municipal council of Strinda was made up of 49 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The
party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
See also
*
List of former municipalities of Norway
This is a list of former municipalities of Norway, i.e. municipalities that no longer exist.
When the local council system was introduced in Norway in 1837-38, the country had 392 municipalities. In 1958 the number had grown to a total of 744 rur ...
References
External links
Strinda historielagWikiStrinda.
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Former municipalities of Norway
Geography of Trondheim
1838 establishments in Norway
1964 disestablishments in Norway