Jøssund (municipality)
Jøssund is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1896 until its dissolution in 1964. The 79-square-kilometre (31 sq mi) municipality encompassed northern coastal area of the present-day municipality of Ørland in Trøndelag county. The main church for Jøssund was Jøssund Church in the village of Jøssund which was the administrative centre of the municipality. Other villages in Jøssund included Lysøysundet and Vallersund.
Jøssund Municipality
Jøssund herred | |
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Former municipality | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Jøssund within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°50′44″N 09°47′40″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1896 |
| • Preceded by | Aafjord Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Bjugn Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Jøssund |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 79 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
| • Total | 1,917 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1629 |
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