Leinstrand is a former municipality in the old

Sør-Trøndelag Sør-Trøndelag (; ) was a Counties of Norway, county comprising the southern portion of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Nord-Trøndelag () county as well as the counties of Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, and Hedmark. ...

county,

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. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. Leinstrand Municipality encompassed the south-central part of what is now

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county. The

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was located in the village of Heimdal, just west of the border with

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. The local

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was built in 1673. Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 591st largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Leinstrand Municipality was the 215th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 4,011. The municipality's

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was and its population had increased by 31.4% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Leinstrand was established on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () was the name of a Norwegian self-governing municipality. The name was used from the establishment these municipalities in 1838 until the name fell out of use in 1863. The municipalities had their legal basis from two laws enacted on 14 Jan ...

law). According to the 1835 census, Leinstrand had a population of 1,165. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1964,

Byneset Municipality Byneset is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality of Byneset encompassed the western part of what is now Trondheim Municipality in T ...

(population: 2,049), Leinstrand Municipality (population: 4,193),

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(population: 44,600),

(population: 3,595), and the

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(population: 56,982) were merged to form the new urban

which would have a total population of 111,419.

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named Leinstrand (). The first element comes from the old ''Leinan'' farm (). The name of the farm is the plural form of which means "slope". The last element is which means "

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". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Leinstranden''. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Leinstrand'', removing the definite form ending ''-en''.

Churches

The

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had one parish () within Leinstrand Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Melhus

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and the Heimdal prosti (

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) in the

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Geography

The municipality was located at the eastern end of the Gaulosen fjord, just south of the

. It was bordered by

to the west,

to the north,

to the east, and

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to the south. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Hesjeberget.

Government

While it existed, Leinstrand Municipality was responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality was governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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was

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The

of Leinstrand was made up of 21 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political

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Mayors

The

() of Leinstrand was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position: * 1838–1841: Mons Olsen Ekren * 1842–1843: John Andersen Busklein * 1844–1847: Mons Olsen Ekren * 1848–1849: John Andersen Busklein * 1850–1853: Andreas Seneppen * 1854–1855: Anders Liaklev * 1856–1859: John Andersen Busklein * 1860–1863: Andreas Seneppen * 1864–1869: Ole Evensen Stav * 1870–1871: Ole Johnsen Stav ( V) * 1872–1883: Ole Evensen Stav ( MV) * 1884–1885: Ole Olsen Klæt ( H) * 1886–1891: John Andersen Kvaal * 1892–1897: Ole Olsen Klæt ( H) * 1898–1901: Ole J. Ekren ( V) * 1902–1922: Simon Leinum ( V) * 1923–1925: Sigmund Berg ( Bp) * 1926–1928: Simon Leinum ( V) * 1929–1931: Peder Konrad Hustad ( Bp) * 1932–1934: Ivar Hegstad ( Bp) * 1935–1945: Ivar Skjetlein ( Bp/ NS) * 1945–1945: Leiv Qvenild ( NS) * 1945–1955: Ole Andersen Klæt ( Bp) * 1956–1959: Alf Alfnes ( Ap) * 1960–1963: Ivar Sakshaug ( Bp)

References

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