Hegra (municipality)
Hegra is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 612-square-kilometre (236 sq mi) municipality existed from 1874 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was located in the Stjørdalen valley. It encompassed the eastern two-thirds of the what is now the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Hegra where the Hegra Church is located.
Hegra Municipality
Hegra herad | |
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Former municipality | |
| Hegre herred (historic name) | |
View of the local Hegra Church | |
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Hegra within Nord-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°27′50″N 11°06′51″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nord-Trøndelag |
| District | Stjørdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1874 |
| • Preceded by | Øvre Stjørdal Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1962 |
| • Succeeded by | Stjørdal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hegra |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 612 km2 (236 sq mi) |
| Population (1962) | |
| • Total | 2,704 |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Hegrasbygg |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1712 |
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