Nord-Frøya

Nord-Frøya herad
Former Municipality
Nord-Frøya

Location in Sør-Trøndelag

Coordinates: 63°47′44″N 08°48′28″E / 63.79556°N 8.80778°E / 63.79556; 8.80778Coordinates: 63°47′44″N 08°48′28″E / 63.79556°N 8.80778°E / 63.79556; 8.80778
Country Norway
Region Trøndelag
County Sør-Trøndelag
District Fosen
Area[1]
  Total 139 km2 (54 sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
ISO 3166 code NO-1620
Created from Frøya in 1906
Merged into Frøya in 1964

Nord-Frøya is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It municipality comprised the northern part of the island of Frøya and all of the small islands to the north and northeast such as Sula, Mausund, Froan, and Halten.[1] Sletta church (or Nord-Frøya church) is located on the northern tip of the island of Frøya.

History

The municipality of Nord-Frøya was established on 1 January 1906 when the old municipality of Frøya was divided into Nord-Frøya (North Frøya) and Sør-Frøya (South Frøya). Its initial population was 3,972. On 1 January 1964, the two municipalities were reunited as Frøya. Nord-Frøya's population was 4,348 at the time of the merger.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Nord-Frøya" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.


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