Tiller is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county,

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. The municipality of Tiller existed from 1899 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed part of the south-central part of what is now

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in Trøndelag county. The municipality was generally located between the river

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in the east and the Dovrebanen railway line in the west. The

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was located at Heimdal, on the western edge of the municipality. The local Tiller Church was built shortly after the creation of the municipality (1901) to serve its residents. Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 622nd largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Tiller Municipality was the 274th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,328. The municipality's

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was and its population had increased by 75.3% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Tiller was established on 1 January 1899 when the northwestern part of

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was split off to form the new Tiller Municipality. Initially, Tiller Municipality had a population of 533. 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 (population: 2,049), Leinstrand Municipality (population: 4,193), Strinda Municipality (population: 44,600), Tiller Municipality (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 after the old ''Tilder'' farm () since the first Tiller Church was built there. The name is the

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form of the word which was probably the old name for a local river that flows into the large river

. The meaning of the name is uncertain. Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Tilder''. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Tiller''.

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish () within Tiller Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Klæbu

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and the Heimdal prosti (

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) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Geography

The municipality was located south of the

. It was bordered by Leinstrand Municipality to the west, Strinda Municipality to the north and east,

to the southeast, and Melhus Municipality to the south. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Svartåsen, on the southern border with Melhus Municipality.

Government

While it existed, Tiller Municipality was responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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, senior citizen services, welfare 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 indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The

of Tiller was made up of 19 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Mayors

The

() of Tiller was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position: * 1899–1904: Sivert Thonstad ( H) * 1905–1910: Arnt Solberg ( V) * 1911–1913: Johan Tiller ( LL) * 1914–1916: Arnt Solberg ( V) * 1917–1919: Johan Tiller ( LL) * 1920–1922: Mentz Skjetne ( Ap) * 1923–1924: Alf Godager ( LL) * 1924–1928: John Thonstad ( LL) * 1928–1928: Carl Schjetnan ( Ap) * 1929–1931: Eyvind Løkken ( V) * 1932–1932: Gjerlov Thonstad ( Ap) * 1932–1933: Johan Tiller ( LL) * 1935–1937: Eyvind Løkken ( V) * 1938–1941: Arne Solberg ( LL) * 1941–1945: Harald Hansen ( NS) * 1945–1945: Arne Solberg ( LL) * 1945–1945: John Bjørgum ( Ap) * 1946–1947: Martin L. Kregnes ( V) * 1948–1963: Gjerlov Thonstad ( Ap) * 1963–1963: Bernhard Gylland ( Ap)

References

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