Haltdalen (municipality)
Haltdalen (historically: Holtaalen) is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 509-square-kilometre (197 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until 1972 when it was merged with Ålen to become the present-day municipality of Holtålen in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Haltdalen where the Haltdalen Church is located.
Haltdalen Municipality
Haltdalen herred | |
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Former municipality | |
| Holtaalen herred (historic name) | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Haltdalen within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 62.9266°N 11.1406°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Gauldalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1972 |
| • Succeeded by | Holtålen Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Haltdalen |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 509 km2 (197 sq mi) |
| Population (1972) | |
| • Total | 778 |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (4.0/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Haltdaling Haltdøl |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1645 |
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