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Hegra (municipality)
Former municipality in Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hegra is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 612-square-kilometre (236 sq mi) municipality existed from 1874 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was located in the Stjørdalen valley. It encompassed the eastern two-thirds of the what is now the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Hegra where the Hegra Church is located.[3]
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Hegra Municipality
Hegra herad | |
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Hegre herred (historic name) | |
![]() View of the local Hegra Church | |
![]() Nord-Trøndelag within Norway | |
![]() Hegra within Nord-Trøndelag | |
Coordinates: 63°27′50″N 11°06′51″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Nord-Trøndelag |
District | Stjørdalen |
Established | 1 Jan 1874 |
• Preceded by | Øvre Stjørdal Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1962 |
• Succeeded by | Stjørdal Municipality |
Administrative centre | Hegra |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 612 km2 (236 sq mi) |
Population (1962) | |
• Total | 2,704 |
• Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
Demonym | Hegrasbygg[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1712[2] |
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