Beitstad (municipality)
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Beitstad (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈbæ̂ɪtstɑ]) is a former municipality in what was Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 201-square-kilometre (78 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed what is now the northeastern part of the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county. Beitstad was originally quite large, but by 1964, it included the areas east of the Beitstadsundet and Hjellbotn bay and north of the inner-most parts of the Trondheimsfjorden. The administrative centre was the village of Beitstad where Beitstad Church is located.[3]
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Beitstad Municipality
Beitstad kommune | |
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Beitstaden herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 64°05′07″N 11°21′41″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Nord-Trøndelag |
District | Innherred |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Steinkjer Municipality |
Administrative centre | Beitstad |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 201 km2 (78 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 2,563 |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Demonym | Beitstøing[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1727[2] |
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