Kvenvær Municipality
Kvenvær Municipality
Kvenvær herred | |
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Map of the old municipalities on the island of Hitra | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Kvenvær within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°31′57″N 8°23′28″E / 63.5325°N 08.3912°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1913 |
| • Preceded by | Hitra Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Hitra Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kvenvær |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1962–1963) | Bjarne Faxvaag (H) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 215.96 km2 (83.38 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #356 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 855 |
| • Rank | #634 in Norway |
| • Density | 4/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −11.7% |
| Demonym | Kvenværing |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1618 |
Kvenvær is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 216-square-kilometre (83 sq mi) municipality existed from 1913 until 1964. It is located in what is now Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county. The municipality included the western part of the island of Hitra plus many surrounding islands including Bispøyan. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kvenvær where Kvenvær Church is located. Other villages in Kvenvær Municipality included Forsnes and Andersskogan.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 216-square-kilometre (83 sq mi) municipality was the 356th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Kvenvær Municipality was the 634th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 855. The municipality's population density was 4 inhabitants per square kilometre (10/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 11.7% over the previous 10-year period.