Ålen Municipality
Ålen Municipality
Ålen herred | |
|---|---|
| Aalen herred (historic name) | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Ålen within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 62°50′31″N 11°18′05″E / 62.8419°N 11.3013°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Gauldalen |
| Established | 1855 |
| • Preceded by | Holtaalen Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1972 |
| • Succeeded by | Holtålen Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Renbygda |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1964–1971) | Olav Myran (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 718.1 km2 (277.3 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #149 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,320 m (4,330 ft) |
| Population (1971) | |
• Total | 1,987 |
| • Rank | #373 in Norway |
| • Density | 2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −10.1% |
| Demonym | Ålbygg |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1644 |
Ålen is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 718-square-kilometre (277 sq mi) former municipality existed from 1855 until 1972. It encompassed the southeastern half of what is now Holtålen Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Renbygda (also known as Ålen) where Ålen Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1972, the 718.1-square-kilometre (277.3 sq mi) municipality was the 149th largest by area out of the 449 municipalities in Norway. Ålen Municipality was the 373rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,987. The municipality's population density was 2.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.3/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 10.1% over the previous 10-year period.