Støren Municipality

Støren^ⓘ is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 264-square-kilometre (102 sq mi) municipality^[2] existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality was located in the north-central part of what is now Midtre Gauldal Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative center was the village of Støren where Støren Church is located.^[7]

Støren Municipality Støren herred
Former municipality
View of the local church
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Støren within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63.0391°N 10.2851°E / 63.0391; 10.2851
Country	Norway
County	Sør-Trøndelag
District	Gauldalen
Established	1 Jan 1838
• Created as	Formannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished	1 Jan 1964
• Succeeded by	Midtre Gauldal Municipality
Administrative centre	Støren
Government
• Mayor (1960–1963)	Martin Øien (Ap)
Area  (upon dissolution)
• Total	263.98 km2 (101.92 sq mi)
• Rank	#308 in Norway
Highest elevation [1][2]	766 m (2,513 ft)
Population  (1963)
• Total	2,320
• Rank	#388 in Norway
• Density	8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	−2.3%
Demonym	Støresbygg[3]
Official language [4]
• Norwegian form	Neutral[5]
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-1648[6]
Data from Statistics Norway

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 264-square-kilometre (102 sq mi) municipality was the 308th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Støren Municipality was the 388th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,320. The municipality's population density was 8.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (23/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 2.3% over the previous 10-year period.^[8][9]

General information

Painting of the Støren area in 1823

Painting of women selling berries by the road into Støren in 1905.
Credit: Nico Jungman

The prestegjeld of Støren was established as a civil municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1841, the large municipality of Støren was divided into three municipalities: Horg Municipality in the north (population: 2,374), Støren Municipality in the east (population: 2,312), and Soknedal Municipality in the west (population: 1,966). In 1879, the southern part of Støren (population: 585) was separated to form the new Budal Municipality. This left Støren Municipality with 1,840 residents.^[10]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Budal Municipality (population: 529), Singsås Municipality (population: 1,554), Soknedal Municipality (population: 1,916), and Støren Municipality (population: 2,296) were all merged to form the new Midtre Gauldal Municipality.^[10]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Støren farm (Old Norse: Staurin) since the first Støren Church was built there. The first element is staurr which means "pole" or "stake". The word staurr is probably referring to the pointed headland on which the church is located. The two rivers that form this headland are the Gaula and Sokna. The last element is vin which means "meadow" or "pasture".^[11]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Støren Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Støren prestegjeld and the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.^[9]

Churches in Støren

Parish (sokn)	Church name	Location of the church	Year built
Støren	Støren Church	Støren	1817

Geography

The municipality is located in the Gauldalen valley. Horg Municipality was to the north, Soknedal Municipality was to the west, Budal Municipality was to the south, and Singsås Municipality was to the east. The highest point in the municipality was the 766-metre (2,513 ft) tall mountain Ytre Svartfjellknippen.^[1]

Government

While it existed, Støren Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.^[12] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Støren was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Støren herredsstyre 1959–1963 ^[13]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	12
	Conservative Party (Høyre)	2
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	2
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		17

Støren herredsstyre 1955–1959 ^[14]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	12
	Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)	3
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	1
Total number of members:		17

Støren herredsstyre 1951–1955 ^[15]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	9
	Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)	1
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	1
	Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)	3
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	1
Total number of members:		16

Støren herredsstyre 1947–1951 ^[16]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	10
	Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)	1
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	1
	Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)	3
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		16

Støren herredsstyre 1945–1947 ^[17]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	10
	Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)	1
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	1
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	4
Total number of members:		16

Støren herredsstyre 1937–1941* ^[18]  

Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	9
	List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)	1
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	6
Total number of members:		16
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

Mayors

The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Støren was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:^[19]

• 1838–1839: Jon Angrimsen Folstad
• 1840–1843: Anders Dahle
• 1844–1847: Anders Olsen Amdal
• 1848–1849: Henrik Olsen Hugdal
• 1850–1853: Ole Olsen Refseth
• 1854–1855: Henrik Olsen Hugdal
• 1856–1859: Lars Arntsen Nordtømme
• 1860–1861: Rolf Olsen Hugdal
• 1862–1863: Ingebrigt Johnsen Rognes
• 1864–1871: Peder Olsen Bones
• 1872–1875: Andreas Lauritz Petersen
• 1876–1877: Ole Olsen Aune
• 1878–1880: Ole Johnsen Bjerke
• 1882–1889: Ole Olsen Aune
• 1890–1891: Peder Arntsen Rogstad
• 1892–1893: Anders Olsen Knudsen (H)
• 1894–1901: Ole Johnsen Bjerke (V)
• 1902–1907: Nils Larsen Bones (SmP)
• 1908–1910: Ole A. Knudsen
• 1911–1913: Sivert Andersen Mo
• 1914–1919: Martin Svebstad (Ap)
• 1920–1922: Anders J. Aune (Ap)
• 1923–1928: John B. Rogstad (Ap)
• 1929–1934: Johan Glein (Ap)
• 1935–1941: Jon Berg (Ap)
• 1941–1945: Eilif Folstad Gårdbruker NS[6]
• 1945–1959: Jon Berg (Ap)
• 1960–1963: Martin Øien (Ap)

Media gallery

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  Village of Støren (c. 1930s)
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  Støren Station
• 
  Haga Bridge in Støren

See also

• List of former municipalities of Norway