Geitastrand
Geitastrand is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county in Norway. The 119-square-kilometre (46 sq mi) municipality existed from 1905 until 1963 in what is now part of the municipality of Orkland in Trøndelag county. It encompassed the coastal area along the Trondheimsfjord between the town of Orkanger in the south to the Ingdalen valley in the north. The district was thinly populated, and has no significant urban areas. The administrative centre of the municipality was at Geitastrand village where the Geitastrand Church is located. The Byneset area of the city of Trondheim is located across the fjord to the east from Geitastrand.
Geitastrand Municipality
Geitastrand herred | |
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| Gjeitastrand herred (historic name) Gjeitastranden herred (historic name) | |
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
Geitastrand within Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°21′54″N 09°55′31″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Sør-Trøndelag |
| District | Orkdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1905 |
| • Preceded by | Børsa Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1963 |
| • Succeeded by | Orkdal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Geitastrand |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 119 km2 (46 sq mi) |
| Population (1963) | |
| • Total | 559 |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Geitastranding |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1659 |
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