Slidre Municipality
Slidre Municipality
Slidre herred | |
|---|---|
Slidre within Christians amt | |
| Coordinates: 61°05′17″N 8°58′53″E / 61.08802°N 8.98141°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Christians amt |
| District | Valdres |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1849 |
| • Succeeded by | Vestre Slidre Municipality and Øystre Slidre Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Slidre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1847–1848) | Rønjus Nordtorp |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 1,422 km2 (549 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,298 km2 (501 sq mi) |
| • Water | 124 km2 (48 sq mi) 8.7% |
| Highest elevation | 2,010.66 m (6,596.7 ft) |
| Population (1849) | |
• Total | 5,536 |
| • Density | 4.265/km2 (11.05/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Slidring |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0543 |
Slidre is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The 1,422-square-kilometre (549 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1849. The area is now divided between Vestre Slidre Municipality and Øystre Slidre Municipality in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre was the village of Slidre. Other villages in the municipality included Beitostølen, Hegge, Heggenes, Lomen, Moane, Rogne, Røn, Skammestein, and Volbu.