Singsås

Singsås herad
Former Municipality

View of the village from Singsås Station
Municipality ID NO-1646
Adm. Center Singsås
Area[1]
  Total 767 km2 (296 sq mi)
Created from Holtålen in 1841
Merged into Midtre Gauldal in 1964
Singsås
Village
Singsås

Location in Sør-Trøndelag

Coordinates: 62°57′22″N 10°43′50″E / 62.95611°N 10.73056°E / 62.95611; 10.73056Coordinates: 62°57′22″N 10°43′50″E / 62.95611°N 10.73056°E / 62.95611; 10.73056
Country Norway
Region Trøndelag
County Sør-Trøndelag
District Gauldalen
Municipality Midtre Gauldal
Elevation[2] 182 m (597 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 7387 Singsås

Singsås is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It encompassed the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal. The administrative center was the village of Singsås, where the Singsås Church is also located. The village of Singsås is located along the Gaula River, the Rørosbanen railway, and the highway Fylkesvei 30.[1]

History

The municipality of Singsås (originally spelled Singsaas) was established in 1841 when it was separated from Holtålen (see formannskapsdistrikt). Initially, Singsås had a population of 1,272. On 1 January 1964, Singsås was merged with the municipalities of Budal, Soknedal, and Støren to form the new municipality of Midtre Gauldal. Before the merger, Singsås had a population of 1,554.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Singsås" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  2. "Singsås" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.


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