Tiller, Norway

Tiller herred
—  Former Municipality  —
Tiller herred
Location in Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates:
Country Norway
Region Trøndelag
County Sør-Trøndelag
District Trondheim Region
Municipality ID NO-1661
Area[1]
 • Total 24 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Created from Klæbu in 1899
Merged into Trondheim in 1964

Tiller is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Tiller encompassed part of the south central part of the present-day municipality of Trondheim.[1] The local Tiller Church was built shortly after the creation of the municipality (1901) to serve its residents.

History

The municipality of Tiller was established on 1 January 1899 when the northwestern part of the municipality of Klæbu was split off to form a separate municipality. Initially, Tiller had a population of 533. On 1 January 1964, Tiller was incorporated into the urban municipality of Trondheim, along with Leinstrand, Strinda, and Byneset. Prior to the merger, Tiller had a population of 3,595.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Tiller. – kommune" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/Tiller./kommune. Retrieved 2011-03-23. 
  2. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.