Stod is a former municipality in the old

Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a counties of Norway, county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Sør-Trøndelag ("South Trøndelag") county as well as the county of Nordl ...

county in

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. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1964. It originally encompassed the northern part of what is now

Steinkjer Municipality or is a municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Steinkjer (town), town of Steinkjer which is located on the inne ...

, stretching from the town of Steinkjer to the northeast, along the lake Snåsavatnet, to the municipal border with

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. Over time, however, the municipality was reduced in size to just a fraction of its original size, leaving just the area between the lake Snåsavatnet in the north to the Ogndalen valley in the south. The

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of the municipality was the village of Binde. The main church for Stod was For Church, located just south of the administrative center. The local sports team is Stod IL. Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 320th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Stod Municipality was the 570th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,293. The municipality's

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was and its population had decreased by 10.1% over the previous 10-year period. Stod is best known for rock carvings in the Bølareinen field that are approximately 6000 years old. The carvings are of animals and humans. There are several other prehistoric sites, including two stone circles, one on the Nordgård farm and one at the rectory, both of which are partially destroyed. Traditionally,

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and

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were the major industries in Stod, but construction of the Nordlandsbanen railway line brought with it new jobs and a dairy. More recently, most residents of the Stod area work in the town of Steinkjer.

General information

The

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of Stod was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see

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law). On 23 January 1858, the growing village of Steinkjer was established as a ladested (town) with a population of 1,150. The new town was separated from the municipality of Stod to constitute the new

. This left Stod Municipality with 3,471 residents. On 1 January 1869, the western district of the municipality (population: 941) was separated from Stod to form the new Egge Municipality. This left Stod Municipality with 2,530 inhabitants. On 1 January 1909, the northern district of the municipality (population: 1,169) was separated to become the new

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. This left Stod Municipality with 934 inhabitants. On 1 January 1964, a large municipal merger took place involving six rural municipalities and the town of Steinkjer. The following places were merged to form a new, larger

: *the town of Steinkjer (population: 4,325) * Sparbu Municipality (population: 4,027) * Egge Municipality (population: 3,476) *

Ogndal Municipality Ogndal (historically: ''Skei'') is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in what was the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1885 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality included the ...

(population: 2,678) * Beitstad Municipality (population: 2,563) *Stod Municipality (population: 1,268) *

(population: 1,245)

Name

The municipality (originally the

) is named after the local dialect expression which means "ledge", "waterfall", or "depression". It is likely referring to rapids in the river between the lake Snåsavatnet, at an elevation of , and Fossemvatnet, at an elevation of at Sunnan. It could also be referring to the ridge near the local church.

Churches

The

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

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and the

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(

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) in the

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Geography

Stod Municipality was located northeast of the town of Steinkjer. It was surrounded by

to the north,

to the east,

to the south, and Egge Municipality to the west. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Brannheiklumpen, near the border with

Government

While it existed, Stod 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 Stod was made up of 13 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 Stod was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position: *1838–1843: Peder Rasmus Lyng *1844–1845: Thomas Balchen *1846–1847: Martin Hannestad *1848–1851: Jonas Haugum *1852–1855: Ole O. Rygg *1856–1859: Peter Taraldsen *1860–1861: Ole Lægran *1862–1867: Jakob Haugum *1868–1869: Ole Anton Qvam *1870–1877: Adolf Bødtker *1878–1881: Christian Elden *1882–1883: Henrik Østgaard *1884–1889: Peter Følling ( V) *1890–1891: Erik A. Næstvold *1892–1895: Ole Kristian Forfang ( V) *1896–1907: Peter Følling ( V) *1908–1910: Arne Vollan ( RF) *1911–1919: Andreas Lillevestre ( V) *1920–1922: John Tiltnes ( Bp) *1923–1925: Albert Fredrik Eggen ( V) *1926–1928: Sverre Andreassen Lillevestre ( Bp) *1929–1931: Olaf Hatling ( Bp) *1932–1934: Sverre Andreassen Lillevestre ( Bp) *1935–1937: Kaspar Flekstad ( LL) *1938–1940: Albert Fredrik Eggen ( V) *1941–1942: Georg Høin ( NS) *1943–1945: Nikolai Valøen ( Bp) *1946–1947: Sverre Binde ( Bp) *1948–1951: Olav Molberg ( V) *1952–1955: Einar Ystgård ( Bp) *1956–1959: Olav Molberg ( V) *1960–1963: Alf Hatling ( Sp)

References

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