Kvenvær (municipality)
Kvenvær is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 216-square-kilometre (83 sq mi) municipality existed from 1913 until 1964. It is located in what is now the municipality of Hitra in Trøndelag county. The municipality included the western part of the island of Hitra plus many surrounding islands including Bispøyan. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kvenvær where Kvenvær Church is located. Other villages in Kvenvær municipality included Forsnes and Andersskogan.
Kvenvær Municipality
Kvenvær herred | |
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Former municipality | |
Map of the old municipalities on the island of Hitra | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Kvenvær within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63.5325°N 08.3912°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Fosen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1913 |
| • Preceded by | Hitra Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Hitra Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Kvenvær |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 216 km2 (83 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 840 |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Kvenværing |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1618 |
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