Børsa (municipality)
Børsa is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 61-square-kilometre (24 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality originally encompassed the coastal areas along the Orkdalsfjorden and the Gaulosen in what is now Skaun and Orkland municipalities. The administrative centre was the village of Børsa where Børsa Church is located.
Børsa Municipality
Børsa herred | |
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Former municipality | |
| Børsen herred (historic name) | |
View of the Børsa area | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Børsa within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63.3267°N 10.0692°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Orkdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Skaun Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Børsa |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 61 km2 (24 sq mi) |
| Population (1965) | |
| • Total | 1,476 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Børsværing |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1658 |
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