is a former municipality in the old

Sør-Trøndelag Sør-Trøndelag (; ) was a Counties of Norway, 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. ...

county,

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. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality was located in the north-central part of what is now

Midtre Gauldal Municipality Midtre Gauldal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Støren. ...

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county. The

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was the village of Støren where Støren Church is located. Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 308th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Støren Municipality was the 388th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,320. The municipality's

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was and its population had decreased by 2.3% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The

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of Støren was established as a civil municipality on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () was the name of a Norwegian self-governing municipality. The name was used from the establishment these municipalities in 1838 until the name fell out of use in 1863. The municipalities had their legal basis from two laws enacted on 14 Jan ...

law). In 1841, the large municipality of Støren was divided into three municipalities:

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in the north (population: 2,374), Støren Municipality in the east (population: 2,312), and

Soknedal Municipality Soknedal is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1841 until its dissolution in 1964. It is located in the western part of what is now Midtre Gauldal Municipality in Trøndelag county. Th ...

in the west (population: 1,966). In 1879, the southern part of Støren (population: 585) was separated to form the new

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. This left Støren Municipality with 1,840 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1964,

(population: 529),

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(population: 1,554),

(population: 1,916), and Støren Municipality (population: 2,296) were all merged to form the new

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named after the old ''

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 highw ...

'' farm () since the first Støren Church was built there. The first element is which means "pole" or "stake". The word is probably referring to the pointed

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on which the church is located. The two rivers that form this headland are the Gaula and ''Sokna''. The last element is which means "

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" or "

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Churches

The

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had one parish () within Støren Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Støren

and the

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(

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) in the

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Geography

The municipality is located in the

Gauldalen Gauldal or Gauldalen () is a valley and Districts of Norway, traditional district in Trøndelag county, Norway. The river Gaula (Trøndelag), Gaula runs through the long valley from the mountains in Røros Municipality near the lake Aursunden t ...

valley.

was to the north,

was to the west,

was to the south, and

was to the east. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Ytre Svartfjellknippen.

Government

While it existed, Støren Municipality was responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality was governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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was

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the

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Municipal council

The

of Støren was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political

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Mayors

The

() of Støren was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position: * 1838–1839: Jon Angrimsen Folstad * 1840–1843: Anders Dahle * 1844–1847: Anders Olsen Amdal * 1848–1849: Henrik Olsen Hugdal * 1850–1853: Ole Olsen Refseth * 1854–1855: Henrik Olsen Hugdal * 1856–1859: Lars Arntsen Nordtømme * 1860–1861: Rolf Olsen Hugdal * 1862–1863: Ingebrigt Johnsen Rognes * 1864–1871: Peder Olsen Bones * 1872–1875: Andreas Lauritz Petersen * 1876–1877: Ole Olsen Aune * 1878–1880: Ole Johnsen Bjerke * 1882–1889: Ole Olsen Aune * 1890–1891: Peder Arntsen Rogstad * 1892–1893: Anders Olsen Knudsen ( H) * 1894–1901: Ole Johnsen Bjerke ( V) * 1902–1907: Nils Larsen Bones ( SmP) * 1908–1910: Ole A. Knudsen * 1911–1913: Sivert Andersen Mo * 1914–1919: Martin Svebstad ( Ap) * 1920–1922: Anders J. Aune ( Ap) * 1923–1928: John B. Rogstad ( Ap) * 1929–1934: Johan Glein ( Ap) * 1935–1941: Jon Berg ( Ap) * 1941–1945: Eilif Folstad Gårdbruker NS * 1945–1959: Jon Berg ( Ap) * 1960–1963: Martin Øien ( Ap)

Media gallery

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References

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