Strinda Municipality

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Strinda is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The Script error: No such module "convert". municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the eastern part of what is now Trondheim Municipality south and east of the main city center all the way southeast to the lake Jonsvatnet. Strinda Municipality originally included what is now Malvik Municipality as well. The western part of the municipality was heavily urbanized, while the areas further east and south were more suburban. The administrative centre was actually located in the neighboring city of Trondheim, just across the Nidelva river on the Kjøpmansgata road.^[1]^[2]

Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the Script error: No such module "convert". municipality was the 424th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Strinda Municipality was the 6th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 42,531. The municipality's population density was Script error: No such module "convert". and its population had increased by 49.4% over the previous 10-year period.^[3]^[4]

General information

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View of Strinda Church

The municipality of Strinda was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). According to the 1835 census, Strinda had a population of 4,593.^[5] In 1891, the eastern part of Strinda Municipality (population: 2,487) was separated from Strinda to form the new Malvik Municipality, leaving Strinda Municipality with a population of 2,769.^[6]

Starting in 1864, a series of border adjustments moved territory from Strinda Municipality to the neighboring [[city of [rondheim]]. On 1 January 1864, an area with 1,229 residents was transferred; then on 1 January 1893, an area with 4,097 residents was transferred; and finally on 1 January 1952, the Lade area with 2,230 inhabitants was transferred to Trondheim.^[6]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Byneset Municipality (population: 2,049), Leinstrand Municipality (population: 4,193), Strinda Municipality (population: 44,600), Tiller Municipality (population: 3,595), and the city of Trondheim (population: 56,982) were merged to form the new urban Trondheim Municipality which would have a total population of 111,419.^[6]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named Strinda. The name likely comes from the Old Norse word Template:Wikt-lang which means "shore" or "beach", since the main village lies near the shore of the Trondheimsfjorden.^[2]^[7] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Strinden. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Strinda.^[8]

Churches

The Church of Norway had three parishes (Script error: No such module "Lang".) within Strinda Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Strinda prestegjeld and the Strinda prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.^[4]

**Churches in Strinda**
Parish (Script error: No such module "Lang".)	Church name	Location of the church	Year built
Bratsberg	Bratsberg Church	Bratsberg	1850
Byåsen	Strinda Church	Strinda	1900
Lade	Lade Church	Lade	1190
Lade	Ranheim Chapel	Ranheim	1933

Geography

The municipality was located immediately to the south and east of the city of Trondheim. It was bordered by Byneset Municipality and Trondheim Municipality to the west; by the Trondheimsfjorden to the north; Malvik Municipality to the east; and Klæbu Municipality, Tiller Municipality, and Leinstrand Municipality to the south. The highest point in the municipality was the Script error: No such module "convert". tall mountain Sjåvidthøgda.^[9]

Government

While it existed, Strinda Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.^[10] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council Script error: No such module "Lang". of Strinda was made up of 49 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.