Soknedal is a former municipality in the old

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county,

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. The municipality existed from 1841 until its dissolution in 1964. It is located in the western part of what is now

Midtre Gauldal Municipality Midtre Gauldal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Støren. ...

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county. The

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of the municipality was the village of Soknedal, where the

Soknedal Church Soknedal Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Midtre Gauldal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Soknedal. It is the church for the Soknedal parish which is part of the Gauldal prosti (d ...

is located. The municipality was named after the Soknedalen valley in which it is located. The valley is named after the river ''Sokna'' which runs through the valley. Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 223rd largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Soknedal Municipality was the 450th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,928. The municipality's

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was and its population had decreased by 4.8% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Soknedal was established in 1841 when the old

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was split into three separate municipalities: Horg Municipality (in the north),

(in the central part), and Soknedal Municipality (in the southwest). Initially, Soknedal Municipality had 1,966 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1964, a municipal merger took place:

Budal Municipality Budal is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1879 until its dissolution in 1964. It encompassed the ''Bua'' and ''Ena'' river valleys in the sout ...

(population: 529),

Singsås Municipality Singsås is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1841 until its dissolution in 1964. Singsås Municipality encompassed the eastern part of what is ...

(population: 1,554), Soknedal Municipality (population: 1,916), and

(population: 2,296) were all merged to form the new

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named Soknedal () after the valley in which it is located. The first element comes from the name of the river Sokna which flows through the valley. The river name comes from the word which means "to suck" or "to attack", likely referring to the rough waters of the river. The last element is which means "

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

Churches

The

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

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and the Gauldal prosti (

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) in the

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Geography

The municipality was located in the Gauldal valley.

was located to the southeast,

was to the northeast, Horg Municipality was to the north,

Meldal Municipality Meldal is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Orkland Municipality. It was part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality ...

to the northwest,

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was to the southwest, and Kvikne Municipality (in

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county) was to the south. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Sandfjellet which sits on the border with Kvikne Municipality.

Government

While it existed, Soknedal 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

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Municipal council

The

of Soknedal was made up of 17 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 Soknedal was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position: * 1840–1841: Anfind Olsen Ertshus * 1842–1843: Jens Sivertsen Hov * 1844–1845: Anders Olsen Ertshus * 1846–1847: Endre Arntsen Bræk * 1848–1851: Jens Sivertsen Hov * 1852–1855: Anders Olsen Ertshus * 1856–1859: Endre Arntsen Bræk * 1860–1863: Anfind Olsen Ertshus * 1864–1865: Ole Ingebrigtsen Reitan * 1866–1869: Erik Haldosen Aasenhus * 1870–1877: Ole Ingebrigtsen Reitan * 1878–1881: Nils Olsen Garli * 1882–1885: Ole Ingebrigtsen Reitan ( H) * 1886–1889: Ole Anfindsen Ertshus * 1890–1898: Ole Ingebrigtsen Reitan ( H) * 1899–1904: Ole Johnsen Østhus ( V) * 1905–1907: Ole Johnsen Aasenhus ( H) * 1908–1910: Arnt Estensen Solberg ( V) * 1911–1922: Ole Johnsen Østhus ( V) * 1923–1925: Jens Olsen Ertshus ( Bp) * 1926–1928: Ole Olsen Bjørnli ( V) * 1929–1931: Andreas Olsen Ertshus ( Bp) * 1932–1934: Ole Olsen Bjørnli ( V) * 1935–1937: Sivert Hansen Berg ( Bp) * 1938–1940: Nils Johnsen Fossum ( Bp) * 1941–1945: Sivert Hansen Berg ( NS) * 1946–1951: Nils Kristian Vagnild ( Bp) * 1952–1955: Nils Johnsen Fossum ( Bp) * 1956–1959: Ottar Hov ( Bp) * 1960–1963: Ola J. Ertshus ( Sp)

References

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