Horg Municipality
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Horg Municipality
Horg herred | |
|---|---|
 Lundemo farm in Horg (c. 1925) | |
 Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
 Horg within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°08′19″N 10°15′14″E / 63.13861°N 10.25389°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Gauldalen |
| Established | 1841 |
| • Preceded by | Støren Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Melhus Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Lundamo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960–1963) | Martin Bergum (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 291.4 km2 (112.5 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #289 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 929.88 m (3,050.8 ft) |
| Population (1963) | |
• Total | 2,542 |
| • Rank | #361 in Norway |
| • Density | 8.7/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  −1% |
| Demonym | Horgbygg[2] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1650[5] |
Horg is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 291-square-kilometre (112 sq mi) municipality existed from 1841 until its dissolution in 1964. Horg Municipality encompassed the southern part of what is now Melhus Municipality in Trøndelag county. The municipality included areas on both sides of the river Gaula. The administrative centre was the village of Lundamo. The main church for the municipality was Horg Church.[6]
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 291.4-square-kilometre (112.5 sq mi) municipality was the 289th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Horg Municipality was the 361st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,542. The municipality's population density was 8.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (23/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 1% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]
Name
The parish of Horg was established as a municipality in 1841 when the large Støren Municipality was divided into three separate municipalities: Horg Municipality (population: 2,374) in the north, Støren Municipality (population: 2,312) in the center, and Soknedal Municipality (population: 1,966) in the south.[9]
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the following places were merged: Horg Municipality (population: 2,560), Hølonda Municipality (population: 1,428), Flå Municipality (population: 843), Melhus Municipality (population: 3,978), and the Langørgen farm (population: 11) from Buvik Municipality. These places were all merged to form a new, larger Melhus Municipality.[9]
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Horg farm (Old Norse: Hǫrgr) since the first Horg Church was built there. The name comes from the word hǫrgr (hörgr) which is the name for an "altar" or "cairn", so the site was likely an important site for the Old Norse religion.[10]
Churches
The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Horg Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Støren prestegjeld and the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.[8]
| Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horg | Horg Church | Lundamo | 1892 |
Geography
The municipality was located in the Gauldalen valley, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of the city of Trondheim. Flå Municipality, Melhus Municipality, and Hølonda Municipality were located to the north, Meldal Municipality was to the west, and Soknedal Municipality, Støren Municipality, and Singsås Municipality were to the south. The highest point in the municipality was the 929.88-metre (3,050.8 ft) tall mountain Rensfjellet, a quadripoint on the border of Horg Municipality, Selbu Municipality, Singsås Municipality, and Flå Municipality.[1]
