Øverbygd Municipality
Øverbygd Municipality
Øverbygd herred | |
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View of the Øvre Dividal park in Øverbygd | |
Troms within Norway | |
Øverbygd within Troms | |
| Coordinates: 69°01′27″N 19°17′45″E / 69.02417°N 19.29583°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Hålogaland |
| Established | 1 July 1925 |
| • Preceded by | Målselv Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Målselv Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Skjold |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1955-1963) | Ole M. Stefanussen (LL) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 2,103.95 km2 (812.34 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #20 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,717.1 m (5,634 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,217 |
| • Rank | #582 in Norway |
| • Density | 0.6/km2 (1.6/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +56.4% |
| Demonym | Øverbygding |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1923 |
Øverbygd is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. The 2,104-square-kilometre (812 sq mi) municipality existed from 1925 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in what is now the eastern part of Målselv Municipality, stretching from the border with Sweden in the east, through the Dividalen and Rostadalen valleys to the Målselva river and the eastern part of the Målselvdalen valley. The administrative centre was the village of Skjold.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 2,104-square-kilometre (812 sq mi) municipality was the 20th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Øverbygd Municipality was the 582nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,217. The municipality's population density was 0.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.6/sq mi) and its population had increased by 56.4% over the previous 10-year period.
Skjold was the site of the local church, Øverbygd Church as well as home to a large garrison for the Norwegian Army. Øvre Dividal National Park made up a large part of the southeastern part of the municipality. Dividalen is used as a setting in TV drama Outlier (2020).