Bjørnør

Bjørnør herred
Former Municipality
Bjørnør

Location in Sør-Trøndelag

Coordinates: 64°10′21″N 10°32′15″E / 64.17250°N 10.53750°E / 64.17250; 10.53750Coordinates: 64°10′21″N 10°32′15″E / 64.17250°N 10.53750°E / 64.17250; 10.53750
Country Norway
Region Trøndelag
County Sør-Trøndelag
District Fosen
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
ISO 3166 code NO-1632
Created as Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Split into Roan, Stoksund, and Osen in 1892

Bjørnør is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It encompassed the present-day municipalities of Roan and Osen, plus the Stoksund area in present-day Åfjord, all in the western part of the Fosen peninsula.[1] The municipality bordered Aafjord in the south and Nordre Trondhjem county to the north and west.

History

The municipality of Bjørnør was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 1 June 1892, Bjørnør ceased to exist when it was split into three new municipalities: Osen (population: 1,575), Roan (population: 2,069), and Stoksund (population: 1,122).[2]

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