Åsen (municipality)
Former municipality in Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Åsen is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 140-square-kilometre (54 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was located to the southwest part of what is now Levanger municipality in Trøndelag county, roughly bordered in the north by the lakes Hammervatnet and Hoklingen, and by the Åsenfjorden to the west. The administrative centre was the village of Åsen.[3]
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Åsen Municipality
Åsen kommune | |
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Aasen herred (historic name) | |
The area surrounding the village of Åsen | |
![]() Nord-Trøndelag within Norway | |
![]() Åsen within Nord-Trøndelag | |
Coordinates: 63°36′29″N 11°03′06″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Nord-Trøndelag |
District | Innherred |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1962 |
• Succeeded by | Levanger Municipality |
Administrative centre | Åsen |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 140 km2 (50 sq mi) |
Population (1962) | |
• Total | 1,939 |
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Demonym | Åsbygg[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1716[2] |
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