Meldal
Meldal is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Orkland Municipality. It was part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Meldal. Other villages included Løkken Verk, Bjørnli, Å, and Storås.
Meldal Municipality
Meldal kommune | |
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| Meldalen herred (historic name) | |
View of the lake Frilsjøen | |
Trøndelag within Norway | |
Meldal within Trøndelag | |
| Coordinates: 63°03′04″N 09°44′14″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Orkdalen |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Orkland Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Meldal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2011) | Are Hilstad (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 613.37 km2 (236.82 sq mi) |
| • Land | 592.97 km2 (228.95 sq mi) |
| • Water | 20.40 km2 (7.88 sq mi) 3.3% |
| • Rank | #184 in Norway |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 3,930 |
| • Rank | #233 in Norway |
| • Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +1.5% |
| Demonym | Meldaling |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-5023 |
| Website | Official website |
The municipality was most renowned for its mining activities at Løkken Verk, being the birthplace of the Orkla mining company, now Orkla Group. It was also home to the annual Storåsfestivalen music festival.
At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 613-square-kilometre (237 sq mi) municipality was the 184th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Meldal was also the 233rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,930. The municipality's population density was 6.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (17/sq mi) and its population had increased by 1.5% over the previous decade.