Ogndal is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag

Nord-Trøndelag

is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It is located in the central and western part of the present-day municipality of Steinkjer

Steinkjer

is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...

. Starting in 1917, the administrative center of Ogndal was actually located in the town of Steinkjer

Steinkjer

is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...

 (even though that was not a part of Ogndal). The main church for Ogndal, Skei Church

Skei Church

Skei Church is a parish church in the municipality of Steinkjer in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ogndal. The church is part of the Ogndal parish in the Nord-Innherad deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros...

, is located in Skei in western Ogndal and another church, Bodom Church

Bodom Church

Bodom Church is a parish church in the municipality of Steinkjer in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bodom in the Upper Ogndal area of Steinkjer, about east of the town of Steinkjer. The church is part of the Ogndal parish in the Nord-Innherad deanery in the...

, is located in Bodom in the eastern part of the municipality.

History

The municipality of Skei was established on 1 January 1885 when it was separated from the larger municipality of Sparbu

Sparbu

Sparbu is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trondelag county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Steinkjer. The village has a population of 584. The population density of Sparbu is ....

. The initial population of Skei was 1,441. On 13 December 1900, the name was changed from Skei to Ogndal, since the municipality encompasses the Ogndal valley, through which the river Ogna

Ogna

Ogna is a village and former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.Ogna was separated from Eigersund in 1839. It was merged with Nærbø and Varhaug to create the old municipality of Hå January 1, 1964....

 flows.

On 1 January 1902, an unpopulated area in western Ogndal was transferred to the town of Steinkjer. In 1941, a small area of Ogndal (population: 57) was transferred to the town of Steinkjer. Again, in 1948, another small area of Ogndal (population: 78) was transferred to Steinkjer.

On 1 January 1964, a major municipal merger took place: the municipalities of Ogndal, Stod

Stod, Norway

Stod is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality originally encompassed the northern part of the present-day municipality of Steinkjer, stretching from the town of Steinkjer along the lake Snåsavatnet to the municipal border with Snåsa. The old municipality...

, Kvam

Kvam, Nord-Trøndelag

Kvam is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Steinkjer. The village is located along the northern shore of the lake Snåsavatnet along the European route E6 highway, about northeast of Følling. ...

, Sparbu

Sparbu

Sparbu is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trondelag county, Norway. It is located in the present-day municipality of Steinkjer. The village has a population of 584. The population density of Sparbu is ....

, Egge

Egge

Egge is a former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality is part of the present-day municipality of Steinkjer, including the areas north of the town of Steinkjer, south of the lake Snåsavatnet, west of the lake Fossemvatnet, and east of Beitstad...

, and Beitstad

Beitstad

Beitstad is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village of Beitstad is located at the end of the Beitstadfjorden at the inner end of the Trondheimsfjord, about southwest of Vellamelen. It is a typical farming village that stretches from the bay and into the...

 were merged together with the town of Steinkjer to form the new municipality of Steinkjer

Steinkjer

is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...

. Prior to the merger, Ogndal had 2,678 residents.