Sør-Frøya
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Sør-Frøya is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It was made up of the southwestern part of the island of Frøya. The main population center of Sør-Frøya was the village of Titran
on the western tip of the island. Hallaren church
(Sør-Frøya church) is located in Storhallaren on the southern coast of the island.
(North Frøya). The initial population was 2,091. On 1 January 1964, Sør-Frøya ceased to exist when it was merged back together with Nord-Frøya
to form the municipality of Frøya once again. Prior to the merger, its population was 2,208.
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 was made up of the southwestern part of the island of Frøya. The main population center of Sør-Frøya was the village of Titran
Titran
Titran is a village in the municipality of Frøya in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the western end of the island of Frøya, about west of Hammarvika and Sistranda. The Sletringen Lighthouse is located on a small islet off the coast of Titran. The village is centered around...
on the western tip of the island. Hallaren church
Hallaren Church
Hallaren Church is a church in the village of Storhallaren in the municipality of Frøya in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church was built in 1881 and has a capacity to seat 400 people. It was the main church for the old municipality of Sør-Frøya....
(Sør-Frøya church) is located in Storhallaren on the southern coast of the island.
History
The municipality of Sør-Frøya was established on 1 January 1906 when the old municipality of Frøya was divided into Sør-Frøya (South Frøya) and Nord-FrøyaNord-Frøya
Nord-Frøya is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It municipality comprised the northern part of the island of Frøya and all of the small islands to the north and northeast such as Sula, Mausund, Froan, and Halten...
(North Frøya). The initial population was 2,091. On 1 January 1964, Sør-Frøya ceased to exist when it was merged back together with Nord-Frøya
Nord-Frøya
Nord-Frøya is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It municipality comprised the northern part of the island of Frøya and all of the small islands to the north and northeast such as Sula, Mausund, Froan, and Halten...
to form the municipality of Frøya once again. Prior to the merger, its population was 2,208.