Budal
| Budal herad | |
|---|---|
| Former Municipality | |
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View of the local church | |
  Budal herad Location in Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 62°53′06″N 10°29′01″E / 62.88500°N 10.48361°ECoordinates: 62°53′06″N 10°29′01″E / 62.88500°N 10.48361°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Trøndelag |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Gauldalen |
| Municipality ID | NO-1647 |
| Adm. Center | Enodden |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Created from | Støren in 1879 |
| Merged into | Midtre Gauldal in 1964 |
Budal is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It encompassed the Bua and Ena river valleys in the south-central part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal. The administrative center of Budal was the village of Enodden where the Budal Church was also located.[1]
History
Budal was established as a municipality in 1879 when it was separated from the municipality of Støren (see formannskapsdistrikt). Initially, Budal had a population of 585. On 1 January 1964, Budal was merged with the municipalities of Singsås, Soknedal, and Støren to form the new municipality of Midtre Gauldal. Before the merger, Budal had a population of 529.[2]
References
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Budal. – tidl. kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.