Klæbu
Klæbu is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was incorporated into the neighboring Trondheim Municipality. It was located in the southern part of the Trondheim Region, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the city of Trondheim. The administrative center was the village of Klæbu. The other major village in Klæbu municipality was Tanem.
Klæbu Municipality
Klæbu kommune | |
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Former municipality | |
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Trøndelag within Norway | |
Klæbu within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°16′34″N 10°30′51″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Trondheim Region |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Trondheim Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Klæbu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015-2019) | Kirsti Tømmervold (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 186.36 km2 (71.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 175.06 km2 (67.59 sq mi) |
| • Water | 11.30 km2 (4.36 sq mi) 6.1% |
| • Rank | #337 in Norway |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 6,094 |
| • Rank | #171 in Norway |
| • Density | 34.8/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +9.6% |
| Demonym | Klæbygg |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5030 |
| Website | Official website |
Even though agriculture has traditionally been the main industry for Klæbu, the municipality most recently functioned more as a commuter town of Trondheim, where many of Klæbu's inhabitants work or attend school.
At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 186-square-kilometre (72 sq mi) municipality was the 337th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Klæbu was the 171st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,094. The municipality's population density was 34.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (90/sq mi) and its population had increased by 9.6% since 2010.