Singsås Municipality
Singsås Municipality
Singsås herred | |
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| Singsaas herred (historic name) | |
View of the village of Singsås | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Singsås within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 62°57′22″N 10°43′51″E / 62.9562°N 10.7308°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Gauldalen |
| Established | 1841 |
| • Preceded by | Holtaalen Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Midtre Gauldal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Singsås |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960–1963) | Ivar Grytdal (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 765.3 km2 (295.5 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #121 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 1,332 m (4,370 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 1,598 |
| • Rank | #522 in Norway |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | −7.8% |
| Demonym | Singsåsbygg |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1646 |
Singsås is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 765-square-kilometre (295 sq mi) municipality existed from 1841 until its dissolution in 1964. Singsås Municipality encompassed the eastern part of what is now Midtre Gauldal Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative center was the village of Singsås, where the Singsås Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 765.3-square-kilometre (295.5 sq mi) municipality was the 121st largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Singsås Municipality was the 522nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,598. The municipality's population density was 2.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.4/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 7.8% over the previous 10-year period.