Midtre Gauldal is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...

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. It is part of the

Gauldalen Gauldal or Gauldalen ( en, Gaula River valley) is a valley and traditional district in Trøndelag county, Norway. The river Gaula runs through the long valley from the Røros mountains near the lake Aursunden to the Trondheimsfjorden. The n ...

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. The

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of the municipality is the village of

Støren is the administrative centre of Midtre Gauldal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located in the Gauldalen valley at the confluence of the rivers Gaula and ''Sokna''. Støren is located on the European route E06 highwa ...

. Other villages in the municipality include

Singsås Singsås is a village in Midtre Gauldal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located in the Gauldalen valley, along the river Gaula (Trøndelag), Gaula, about south of the city of Trondheim. The Norwegian County Road 30 an ...

Soknedal Soknedal is a village in Midtre Gauldal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the river ''Sokna'' which flows north and later joins the river Gaula. The Dovrebanen railway line and the European route E06 high ...

Enodden Enodden is a village in the municipality of Midtre Gauldal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the confluence of the rivers ''Bua'' and ''Ena'', about south of the village of Rognes. It is located in the Budal valley, about north ...

, and Rognes. The municipality is the 44th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Midtre Gauldal is the 154th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,120. The municipality's

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is and its population has decreased by 0.5% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

Midtre Gauldal was established as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the old municipalities of

Budal Budal is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1879 until its dissolution in 1964. It encompassed the ''Bua'' and ''Ena'' river valleys in the south-central part of the what is now Midtr ...

(population: 529),

(population: 1,554),

(population: 1,916), and

(population: 2,296). On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from 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 to the new

county.

Name

The name ''Midtre Gauldal'' was created in 1964. The first element is the

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word ''Midtre'' meaning "middle" and the last part is ''Gauldal'' which is the name of the valley through which the river Gaula flows. Therefore, the meaning of the name is "the middle part of

Gauldal Gauldal or Gauldalen ( en, Gaula River valley) is a valley and traditional district in Trøndelag county, Norway. The river Gaula runs through the long valley from the Røros mountains near the lake Aursunden to the Trondheimsfjorden. The n ...

en".

Coat of arms

The

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ...

was granted on 17 December 1982. The arms show a silver crossed-Y figure on a green background. The crossed-Y has several meanings. First, it symbolizes the landscape which is based on the meeting of the main

and

valleys at the village of

. Furthermore, the municipality has a major Y-shaped road-and-railway junction. Finally, the Budal Church, dating from 1745 is one of the oldest and one of the few remaining Y-shaped churches in the country.

Churches

The

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...

has four parishes () within the municipality of Holtålen. It is part of the

Gauldal prosti This list of churches in Nidaros is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nidaros which covers all of Trøndelag county in Norway. The list is divided into several sections, one for each deanery in the diocese. Administra ...

(

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc ...

) in the

Diocese of Nidaros Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Trøndelag county in Central Norway and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. Since 10 September 2017, the Bishop of Nidaros is Herborg ...

Geography

The municipality is bordered by

Meldal Meldal is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Orkland Municipality. It was part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipali ...

municipality to the west,

Rennebu Rennebu is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Berkåk, located along European route E6. The majority of the population lives in the vill ...

municipalities to the south-west,

Melhus Melhus is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Melhus. Other villages include Gåsbakken, Hovin, Korsvegen, Kvål, Ler, Lundamo, St ...

and

Selbu Selbu is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mebonden. Other villages in Selbu include Flora, Fossan, Hyttbakken, Innbygda, Selbustrand, Trøa, Tømra, and Vikvarvet. The ...

municipalities to the north,

Holtålen Holtålen is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is located in the Ålen area of the village of Renbygda. Other villages in the municipality include Hess ...

municipality to the east, and Os and

Tynset Tynset is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tynset. Other villages in Tynset include Fådalen, Fåset, Telneset ...

municipalities (in

Hedmark Hedmark () was a county in Norway before 1 January 2020, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar. Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged i ...

county) to the south-east. The lake Samsjøen is located in the northern part of the municipality. The

valley follows the Gaula River through the municipality. The mountain

Forollhogna Forollhogna (or ''Forolhogna'') is a mountain located on the border between three municipalities in Norway: Midtre Gauldal and Holtålen (in Trøndelag county) and Os (in Innlandet county). The tall mountain Forollhogna is the highest mounta ...

lies on the southern border of the municipality inside

Forollhogna National Park Forollhogna National Park ( no, Forollhogna nasjonalpark) is a national park in the counties of Trøndelag and Innlandet in Norway. Forollhogna (or ''Forelhogna'') park includes extensive plant life and is an important range for wild reindeer. T ...

Climate

Kotsøy village in Midtre Gauldal is situated in the Gaula river valley close to Gaula river, surrounded by steep hills covered with spruce forest. The climate is boreal, but with fairly mild winters for this climate type, and not far from humid continental climate. The record high was recorded July 25, 2019. The record low was recorded February 2010, and the January record low is also from 2010.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Midtre Gauldal, are responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient health services,

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services,

unemployment Unemployment, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), is people above a specified age (usually 15) not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for Work (human activity), w ...

and other

social services Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organisations, or administe ...

zoning Zoning is a method of urban planning in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into areas called zones, each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones. Zones may be defined for a si ...

economic development In the economics study of the public sector, economic and social development is the process by which the economic well-being and quality of life of a nation, region, local community, or an individual are improved according to targeted goals and o ...

, and municipal

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s. The municipality is governed by a

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...

of elected representatives, which in turn elect a

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. The municipality falls under the

Trøndelag District Court Trøndelag District Court ( no, Trøndelag tingrett) is a district court located in Trøndelag county, Norway. This court is based at four different courthouses which are located in Brekstad, Namsos, Steinkjer, and Trondheim. The court serves the ...

and the

Frostating Court of Appeal The Frostating Court of Appeal ( no, Frostating lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Trondheim. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal ...

Municipal council

The

() of Midtre Gauldal is made up of 33 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. The

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breakdown of the council is as follows:

Media

The newspaper '' Gauldalsposten'' is published in Midtre Gauldal.

Transportation

European route E6 European route E6 ( no, Europavei 6, sv, Europaväg 6, or simply E6) is the main north-south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and t ...

crosses the municipality from north to south. The

Dovrebanen The Dovre Line ( no, Dovrebanen) is a Norwegian railway line with three slightly different lines which all lead to the historic city of Trondheim. Definition *Dovre Line is the current name of the 548 km main line of the Norwegian railway s ...

and Rørosbanen railway lines also cross the municipality. Some of the stations on those lines include

Støren Station Støren Station ( no, Støren stasjon) is a railway station located in the village of Støren in the municipality of Midtre Gauldal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located at the split between the Dovre Line and the Røros Line, wit ...

and

Singsås Station Singsås Station ( no, Singsås stasjon) is a railway station located in the village of Singsås in the municipality of Midtre Gauldal in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Rørosbanen railway line. The station is served three t ...

Notable people

* Vincents Stoltenberg Bull (1882 in Støren – 1935) a Norwegian engineer and businessperson *

Oddbjørn Snøfugl Oddbjørn Snøfugl (2 October 1941 – 14 December 2022) was a Norwegian school principal politician for the Centre Party. He grew up in Buvika at the Snøfugl farm. Not wanting a career as a farmer, he took the examen artium at Orkdal lands ...

(born 1941) a Norwegian politician, lives in Støren * Karl Erik Zachariassen (1942–2009) a Norwegian entomologist, lived in Soknedal *

Helge Anshushaug Helge Anshushaug (born 29 January 1948) is a retired Norwegian sport shooter. He was born in Soknedal. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is ...

(born 1948 in Soknedal) a retired sport shooter, competed at the

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

and

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

References

External links

*
Municipal fact sheet
from

Statistics Norway Statistics Norway ( no, Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every yea ...

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