Flå, Sør-Trøndelag
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Flå is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. Flå is located in the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Melhus
. The administrative centre was the village of Ler
. The main church for the area is Flå Church
.
was divided into two. The new municipality had an initial population of 614. The spelling was later changed to Flå. On 1 January 1964, Flå was merged together with Horg
, Hølonda
, Melhus, and part of Buvik
to form a new, larger municipality of Melhus
. Prior to the merger Flå had a population of 843.
Sør-Trøndelag
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county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Flå is located in the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Melhus
Melhus
Melhus is a village and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Melhus...
. The administrative centre was the village of Ler
Ler, Norway
Ler is a village in the municipality of Melhus in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the Gaula River between the villages of Kvål and Lundamo. The village has a population of 565. The population density of Ler is ....
. The main church for the area is Flå Church
Flå Church
Flå Church is a parish church in the municipality of Melhus in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ler.The wooden church was built in 1794 to hold up to 150 people. The church is part of the Flå parish in the Gauldal deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros.-See also:*Horg...
.
History
The municipality of Flaa was established in 1880 when the old municipality of MelhusMelhus
Melhus is a village and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Melhus...
was divided into two. The new municipality had an initial population of 614. The spelling was later changed to Flå. On 1 January 1964, Flå was merged together with Horg
Horg
Horg is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre was the village of Lundamo. Horg encompasses the southern part of the present-day municipality of Melhus on both sides of the Gaula River...
, Hølonda
Hølonda
Hølonda is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Hølonda encompasses the southwestern part of the present-day municipality of Melhus, west of the Gaula River. The main church for the area is Hølonda Church.-History:...
, Melhus, and part of Buvik
Buvik
Buvik is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The administrative centre was located in the village of Buvika. Buvik encompasses the extreme northeastern part of the present-day municipality of Skaun...
to form a new, larger municipality of Melhus
Melhus
Melhus is a village and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Melhus...
. Prior to the merger Flå had a population of 843.
Notable residents
- Per BortenPer Bortenwas a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party and Prime Minister of Norway from 1965 to 1971. Per Borten is credited for leading the modernization of what was then named Bondepartiet into today's Centre Party...
, who later became a Prime Minister of NorwayPrime Minister of NorwayThe Prime Minister of Norway is the political leader of Norway and the Head of His Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Stortinget , to their political party, and ultimately the...
, was the mayor of the municipality from 1945 until 1955.