Sør-Frøya

Sør-Frøya herad
Former Municipality
Sør-Frøya

Location in Sør-Trøndelag

Coordinates: 63°40′37″N 08°37′06″E / 63.67694°N 8.61833°ECoordinates: 63°40′37″N 08°37′06″E / 63.67694°N 8.61833°E
Country Norway
Region Trøndelag
County Sør-Trøndelag
Municipality ID NO-1619
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Created from Frøya in 1906
Merged into Frøya in 1964

Sør-Frøya is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It was made up of the southwestern part of the island of Frøya.[1] The main population center of Sør-Frøya was the village of Titran on the western tip of the island. Hallaren church (Sør-Frøya church) is located in Storhallaren on the southern coast of the island.

History

The municipality of Sør-Frøya was established on 1 January 1906 when the old municipality of Frøya was divided into Sør-Frøya (South Frøya) and Nord-Frøya (North Frøya). The initial population was 2,091. On 1 January 1964, Sør-Frøya ceased to exist when it was merged back together with Nord-Frøya to form the municipality of Frøya once again. Prior to the merger, its population was 2,208.[2]

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Sør-Frøya" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-12-23.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.