Fillan (municipality)
Fillan is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 84-square-kilometre (32 sq mi) municipality existed from 1886 until its dissolution in 1964. It is now part of the municipality of Hitra in Trøndelag county. The municipality included the northeastern part of the island of Hitra surrounding the Fillfjorden, plus about 100 islands, islets, and skerries—including Fjellværsøya and Ulvøya. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Fillan. Other villages in the municipality included Ansnes, Nordbotn, and Ulvan.
Fillan Municipality
Fillan herred | |
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Former municipality | |
Map of the island of Hitra with the old municipal boundaries (originally Fillan also included Sandstad) | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Fillan within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63.6063°N 08.9696°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1886 |
| • Preceded by | Hitra Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Hitra Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Fillan |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 84 km2 (32 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
| • Total | 1,759 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Fillværing |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1616 |
The former municipality had a church and a chapel in it, both of which now form a parish within the present-day municipality of Hitra. The Fillan church is located in the village of Fillan and the Nordbotn chapel is located on the island of Fjellværsøya.