Flå, Sør-Trøndelag
| Flå herad | |
|---|---|
| Former Municipality | |
  Flå herad Location in Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°11′51″N 10°18′11″E / 63.19750°N 10.30306°ECoordinates: 63°11′51″N 10°18′11″E / 63.19750°N 10.30306°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Trøndelag |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Gauldalen |
| Municipality ID | NO-1652 |
| Adm. Center | Ler |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| Created from | Melhus in 1880 |
| Merged into | Melhus in 1964 |
Flå is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Flå is located in the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Melhus. The administrative centre was the village of Ler. The main church for the area is Flå Church.[1]
History
The municipality of Flaa was established in 1880 when the old municipality of Melhus was divided into two. The new municipality had an initial population of 614. The spelling was later changed to Flå. On 1 January 1964, Flå was merged with Horg, Hølonda, Melhus, and part of Buvik to form a new, larger municipality of Melhus. Prior to the merger Flå had a population of 843.[2]
Notable residents
- Per Borten, who later became a Prime Minister of Norway, was the mayor of the municipality from 1945 until 1955.
References
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Flå – sogn og tidl. kommune i Sør-Trøndelag" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.