Midtre Gauldal
Encyclopedia
Midtre Gauldal is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag
county
, Norway
. It is part of the Gauldalen region
. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Støren
. Other villages in the municipality include Singsås
, Soknedal
, Enodden
, and Rognes
.
, Singsås
, Soknedal
, and Støren
.
word Midtre meaning "middle" and the last part is Gauldal which is the name of the valley through which the Gaula River flows. Therefore the meaning of the name is "the middle part of Gauldal
en".
is from modern times; they were granted on 17 December 1982. The arms show a silver crossed-Y figure on a green background. The crossed-Y has several meanings. First it symbolizes the landscape which is based on the meeting of the main Gauldal
and Soknedal
valleys at the village of Støren
. Furthermore, the municipality has a major Y-shaped road-and-railway junction. Finally, the Budal Church
, dating from 1745 is one of the oldest and one of the few remaining Y-shaped churches in the country.
has four parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Midtre Gauldal. It is part of the Deanery
(prosti) of Gauldal and the Diocese of Nidaros
.
and Rennebu
to the west, Melhus
and Selbu
to the north, Holtålen
to the east, and Os
and Tynset
(in Hedmark
county) to the south.
The lake Samsjøen is located in the northern part of the municipality. The Gauldalen valley follows the Gaula River through the municipality.
The mountain Forollhogna
lies on the southern border of the municipality inside Forollhogna National Park
.
highway crosses the municipality from north to south. The Dovrebanen
and Rørosbanen
railway lines also cross the municipality. Some of the stations on those lines include Støren Station
and Singsås Station
.
Sør-Trøndelag
- References :...
county
Counties of Norway
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, Norway
Norway
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. It is part of the Gauldalen region
Districts of Norway
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. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Støren
Støren
is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality is located in the north-central part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal. The municipal center of Støren was the village of Støren, where Støren Church is located....
. Other villages in the municipality include Singsås
Singsås
Singsås is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It encompassed the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal. The administrative center was the village of Singsås, where the Singsås Church is also located...
, Soknedal
Soknedal
Soknedal is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the western part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal. The administrative center of the municipality was the village of Soknedal, where the Soknedal Church is located...
, Enodden
Enodden
Enodden is a village in the municipality of Midtre Gauldal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the confluence of the Bua and Ena rivers, about south of Rognes. It is in the Budal valley and is the location of Budal Church. Enodden was the administrative center of the former...
, and Rognes
Rognes, Norway
Rognes is a village in the municipality of Midtre Gauldal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Gaula River, about east of Støren and about northwest of Singsås. The Rørosbanen railway line runs through the village. The village economy is largely based on agriculture with...
.
General information
Midtre Gauldal was established as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the old municipalities of BudalBudal
Budal is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It encompassed the Bua and Ena river valleys in the south-central part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal...
, Singsås
Singsås
Singsås is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It encompassed the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal. The administrative center was the village of Singsås, where the Singsås Church is also located...
, Soknedal
Soknedal
Soknedal is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the western part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal. The administrative center of the municipality was the village of Soknedal, where the Soknedal Church is located...
, and Støren
Støren
is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality is located in the north-central part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal. The municipal center of Støren was the village of Støren, where Støren Church is located....
.
Name
The name Midtre Gauldal was created in 1964. The first element is the NorwegianNorwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
word Midtre meaning "middle" and the last part is Gauldal which is the name of the valley through which the Gaula River flows. Therefore the meaning of the name is "the middle part of Gauldal
Gauldal
Gauldal or Gauldalen is a valley and traditional district in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The Gaula River runs through the valley before flowing into the Trondheimsfjord.The district includes the municipalities of Holtålen, Midtre Gauldal, and Melhus...
en".
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-armsCoat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
is from modern times; they were granted on 17 December 1982. The arms show a silver crossed-Y figure on a green background. The crossed-Y has several meanings. First it symbolizes the landscape which is based on the meeting of the main Gauldal
Gauldal
Gauldal or Gauldalen is a valley and traditional district in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The Gaula River runs through the valley before flowing into the Trondheimsfjord.The district includes the municipalities of Holtålen, Midtre Gauldal, and Melhus...
and Soknedal
Soknedal
Soknedal is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the western part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal. The administrative center of the municipality was the village of Soknedal, where the Soknedal Church is located...
valleys at the village of Støren
Støren
is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality is located in the north-central part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal. The municipal center of Støren was the village of Støren, where Støren Church is located....
. Furthermore, the municipality has a major Y-shaped road-and-railway junction. Finally, the Budal Church
Budal Church
Budal Church is a parish church in the municipality of Midtre Gauldal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the village of Enodden...
, dating from 1745 is one of the oldest and one of the few remaining Y-shaped churches in the country.
Churches
The Church of NorwayChurch of Norway
The Church of Norway is the state church of Norway, established after the Lutheran reformation in Denmark-Norway in 1536-1537 broke the ties to the Holy See. The church confesses the Lutheran Christian faith...
has four parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Midtre Gauldal. It is part of the Deanery
Deanery
A Deanery is an ecclesiastical entity in both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of a Dean.- Catholic usage :...
(prosti) of Gauldal and the Diocese of Nidaros
Diocese of Nidaros
Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag counties and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. The diocese is divided into 12 deaneries . Finn Wagle was the bishop from 1991 to 2008...
.
| Parish (Sokn) | Church Name | Year Built | Location of the Church |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budal | Budal kirke Budal Church Budal Church is a parish church in the municipality of Midtre Gauldal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the village of Enodden... |
1754 | Budal Budal Budal is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It encompassed the Bua and Ena river valleys in the south-central part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal... |
| Singsås | Singsås kirke Singsås Church Singsås Church is a parish church in the municipality of Midtre Gauldal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the village of Singsås. The church was built in 1884 and seats about 450 people... |
1884 | Singsås Singsås Singsås is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It encompassed the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal. The administrative center was the village of Singsås, where the Singsås Church is also located... |
| Soknedal | Soknedal kirke Soknedal Church Soknedal Church is a parish church in the municipality of Midtre Gauldal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the village of Soknedal. The big white church was built in 1933 to replace the former building which had previously burned down... |
1933 | Soknedal Soknedal Soknedal is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the western part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal. The administrative center of the municipality was the village of Soknedal, where the Soknedal Church is located... |
| Støren | Støren kirke Støren Church Støren Church is a parish church in the municipality of Midtre Gauldal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located in the village of Støren... |
1817 | Støren Støren is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality is located in the north-central part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal. The municipal center of Støren was the village of Støren, where Støren Church is located.... |
Geography
The municipality is bordered by MeldalMeldal
Meldal is a village and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen region.The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Meldal. The village of Meldal has a population of 609. Other villages include Løkken Verk, Bjørnli, and Storås...
and Rennebu
Rennebu
Rennebu is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Berkåk, located along European route E6...
to the west, Melhus
Melhus
Melhus is a village and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Melhus...
and Selbu
Selbu
Selbu is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mebonden. Other villages in Selbu include Flora, Fossan, Hyttbakken, Innbygda, Selbustrand, Tømra, and Vikvarvet.-General information:...
to the north, Holtålen
Holtålen
Holtålen is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ålen. Other villages include Hessdalen, Aunegrenda, Haltdalen, and Renbygda.-General information:...
to the east, and Os
Os, Hedmark
Os is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Os i Østerdalen. The new municipality of Os was separated from Tolga on 1 July 1926...
and Tynset
Tynset
Tynset is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tynset.-Name:...
(in Hedmark
Hedmark
is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar.Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. The...
county) to the south.
The lake Samsjøen is located in the northern part of the municipality. The Gauldalen valley follows the Gaula River through the municipality.
The mountain Forollhogna
Forollhogna
Forollhogna is a mountain located on the border between three municipalities in Norway: Midtre Gauldal and Holtålen and Os . The tall Forollhogna is the highest mountain inside Forollhogna National Park.The mountain is about southeast of the village of Enodden and about northwest of Røros....
lies on the southern border of the municipality inside Forollhogna National Park
Forollhogna National Park
Forollhogna National Park is a national park in the counties of Sør-Trøndelag and Hedmark, Norway. Forollhogna park includes extensive plant life and is an important range for wild reindeer...
.
Transportation
The European route E6European route E6
European route E 6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway, and the west coast of Sweden, running from the southern tip of Sweden, at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the country north to Finnmark. The route ends close to the Norwegian border with Russia...
highway crosses the municipality from north to south. The Dovrebanen
Dovrebanen
The Dovre Line is the main line of the Norwegian railway system between Oslo and Trondheim. The 64 km section south of Eidsvoll has been replaced by the Gardermo Line, the only high-speed line in the country. The line between Eidsvoll and Dombås is from old times the Eidsvoll–Dombås Line. The line...
and Rørosbanen
Rørosbanen
The Røros Line is a long railway line in Norway running between the towns of Hamar and Støren via Elverum and Røros. It connects to the Dovre Line at Hamar to Oslo and at Støren to Trondheim. The narrow gauge line was opened in 1877, running between Hamar and Trondheim, a total of...
railway lines also cross the municipality. Some of the stations on those lines include Støren Station
Støren Station
Støren Station is a railway station located in Støren in the municipality of Midtre Gauldal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located at the split between the Dovre Line and the Røros Line, with the former heading south via Gudbrandsdalen to Eastern Norway while the latter heads down...
and Singsås Station
Singsås Station
Singsås Station is a railway station located in the village of Singsås in the municipality of Midtre Gauldal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the Rørosbanen railway line. The station is served three times daily in each direction by the commuter rail service Trønderbanen between...
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External links
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics NorwayStatistics NorwayStatistics Norway is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every year on its web site. All releases are published both in Norwegian and English...