Singsås is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag

Sør-Trøndelag

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 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 encompassed the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal

Midtre Gauldal

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...

. The administrative center was the village of Singsås, where the Singsås Church

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...

 is also located. The village of Singsås is located along the Gaula River, the 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, and the highway Fylkesvei 30.

History

The municipality of Singsås (originally spelled Singsaas) was established in 1841 when it was separated from 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:...

 (see formannskapsdistrikt

Formannskapsdistrikt

Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...

). Initially, Singsås had a population of 1,272. On 1 January 1964, Singsås was merged together with the municipalities of 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...

, 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....

 to form the new municipality of Midtre Gauldal

Midtre Gauldal

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...

. Before the merger, Singsås had a population of 1,554.