Midtre Gauldal Municipality

Midtre Gauldal was established as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of four neighboring municipalities: Budal Municipality (population: 529), Singsås Municipality (population: 1,554), Soknedal Municipality (population: 1,916), and Støren Municipality (population: 2,296).{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}} On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Sør-Trøndelag county to the new Trøndelag county.

The name Midtre Gauldal was created in 1964. The first element is the Norwegian word {{wikt-lang|no|midtre}} meaning "middle" and the last part is Gauldal which is the name of the valley through which the river Gaula flows. Therefore, the meaning of the name is "the middle part of Gauldalen".{{Store norske leksikon |Midtre_Gauldal|Midtre Gauldal|2025-01-09|Haugen|Morten O.|2024-05-28}}

The coat of arms was granted on 17 December 1982. The official blazon is "Vert, three crosses in pall conjoined argent" ({{langx|no|I grønt tre sølv kors samlet i form av et gaffelkors}}). This means the arms have a green field (background) and the charge is a design made up of three crosses, joined in the middle, which makes a Y-shaped figure. The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The crossed-Y design has several meanings. First, it symbolizes the landscape which is based on the meeting of the main Gauldal and Soknedal valleys at the village of Støren. Furthermore, the municipality has a major Y-shaped road-and-railway junction. Finally, the Budal Church, dating from 1745 is one of the oldest and one of the few remaining Y-shaped churches in the country. The arms were designed by Halvor Aune. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Midtre_Gauldal |access-date=2023-02-15 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}{{Cite web |title=Midtre Gauldal, South Trøndelag (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-16-48.html |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=Flags of the World}}{{Cite web |date=1982-12-17 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1982-12-17-1886 |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}

The Church of Norway has four parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Midtre Gauldal Municipality. It is part of the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

File:Gaula River at Kotsøy.jpg at Kotsøy]]

The municipality is bordered by Orkland Municipality to the west, Rennebu Municipality to the southwest, Melhus Municipality and Selbu Municipality to the north, Holtålen Municipality to the east, and Os Municipality and Tynset Municipality (in Innlandet county) to the southeast.

The lake Samsjøen is located in the northern part of the municipality. The Gauldalen valley follows the Gaula River through the municipality. The {{convert|1332|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Forollhogna lies on the southern border of the municipality inside Forollhogna National Park, and it is the highest point in the municipality.

Kotsøy village in Midtre Gauldal is situated in the Gaula river valley close to Gaula river, surrounded by steep hills covered with spruce forest. The climate is boreal, but with fairly mild winters for this climate type, and not far from humid continental climate. The record high {{convert|34.3|°C}} was recorded 25 July 2019. The record low {{convert|-31.1|°C}} was recorded February 2010, and the January record low is also from 2010.

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|Jan record high C = 13.8 | Jan record low C = -30.9

|Feb record high C = 11.9 | Feb record low C = -31.1

|Mar record high C = 14 | Mar record low C = -25.6

|Apr record high C = 22.6 | Apr record low C =-15.7

|May record high C = 29.9 | May record low C = -4.3

|Jun record high C = 32.7 | Jun record low C = 0.2

|Jul record high C = 34.3 | Jul record low C = 2.3

|Aug record high C = 29.2 | Aug record low C = 2

|Sep record high C = 25.4 | Sep record low C = -3

|Oct record high C = 21.7 | Oct record low C = -15.1

|Nov record high C = 13.7 | Nov record low C = -23.1

|Dec record high C = 10.4 | Dec record low C = -27.2

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|Mar mean C=-0.9

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|Jun mean C=11.9

|Jul mean C=14.7

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|Sep mean C=9.4

|Oct mean C=3.7

|Nov mean C=-1

|Dec mean C=-4.2

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|Jan precipitation mm=64

|Feb precipitation mm=57

|Mar precipitation mm=73

|Apr precipitation mm=53

|May precipitation mm=59

|Jun precipitation mm=97

|Jul precipitation mm=88

|Aug precipitation mm=106

|Sep precipitation mm=83

|Oct precipitation mm=79

|Nov precipitation mm=55

|Dec precipitation mm=70

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Midtre Gauldal Municipality is 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 is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}} The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Trøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

The municipal council ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Midtre Gauldal is made up of 33 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

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{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Midtre Gauldal

|start = 2023

|end = 2027

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Trøndelag Trööndelage |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag%20tr%C3%B6%C3%B6ndelage/midtre%20gauldal#seats |access-date=2024-01-06 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|collapsed =

|Total = 23

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Pensjonistpartiet = 1

|Senterpartiet = 5

|otherparty = Municipal List for Midtre Gauldal

|otherparty_no = Bygdelista for Midtre Gauldal

|otherparty_number = 7

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Midtre Gauldal

|start = 2019

|end = 2023

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag/midtre%20gauldal#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 25

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 10

|otherparty = Municipal List for Midtre Gauldal

|otherparty_no = Bygdelista for Midtre Gauldal

|otherparty_number = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Midtre Gauldal

|start = 2015

|end = 2019

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 33

|Arbeiderpartiet = 13

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 9

|Venstre = 1

|otherparty = Municipal List for Midtre Gauldal

|otherparty_no = Bygdelista for Midtre Gauldal

|otherparty_number = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Midtre Gauldal

|start = 2011

|end = 2015

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Sør-Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/s%C3%B8r-tr%C3%B8ndelag/midtre%20gauldal#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 33

|Arbeiderpartiet = 13

|Fremskrittspartiet = 3

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Venstre = 1

|otherparty = Local List for Midtre Gauldal

|otherparty_no = Bygdelista for Midtre Gauldal

|otherparty_number = 6

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Midtre Gauldal

|start = 2007

|end = 2011

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 33

|Arbeiderpartiet = 13

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Venstre = 1

|Høyre = 2

|Fremskrittspartiet = 3

|otherparty = Local people's list

|otherparty_no = Bygdefolkets liste

|otherparty_number = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Midtre Gauldal

|start = 2003

|end = 2007

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 33

|Arbeiderpartiet = 12

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 1

|otherparty = Local people's list

|otherparty_no = Bygdefolkets liste

|otherparty_number = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Midtre Gauldal

|start = 1999

|end = 2003

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 33

|Arbeiderpartiet = 12

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 8

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 2

|otherparty = Local people's list

|otherparty_no = Bygdefolkets liste

|otherparty_number = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Midtre Gauldal

|start = 1995

|end = 1999

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 37

|Arbeiderpartiet = 14

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 14

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Midtre Gauldal

|start = 1991

|end = 1995

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 37

|Arbeiderpartiet = 11

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 14

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Midtre Gauldal

|start = 1987

|end = 1991

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 37

|Arbeiderpartiet = 16

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 9

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Midtre Gauldal

|start = 1983

|end = 1987

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 37

|Arbeiderpartiet = 17

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 8

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Midtre Gauldal

|start = 1979

|end = 1983

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 37

|Arbeiderpartiet = 15

|Høyre = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 10

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Midtre Gauldal

|start = 1975

|end = 1979

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 37

|Arbeiderpartiet = 15

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|Senterpartiet = 12

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Midtre Gauldal

|start = 1971

|end = 1975

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 37

|Arbeiderpartiet = 17

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 11

|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 1

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Midtre Gauldal

|start = 1967

|end = 1971

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 37

|Arbeiderpartiet = 16

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 11

|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 2

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Midtre Gauldal

|start = 1964

|end = 1967

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 37

|Arbeiderpartiet = 19

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 9

|Venstre = 3

|}}

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The mayor ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Midtre Gauldal is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:{{Cite web |year=2024 |editor-last=Fiva |editor-first=Jon H |editor2-last=Sørensen |editor2-first=Rune J. |editor3-last=Vøllo |editor3-first=Reidar |title=Local Candidate Dataset |url=https://www.jon.fiva.no/docs/FivaSorensenVollo2024.pdf}}

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• 1964–1967: Jacob Hindbjørgen (Ap)
• 1968–1975: Ola Birger Vagnild (Sp)
• 1976–1983: Oddbjørn Snøfugl (Sp)
• 1984–1987: Anders Storrøsæter (Sp)
• 1988–1995: Fredrik Busklein (Sp)
• 1995–2003: Kolbjørn Tangvik (Ap)
• 2003–2015: Erling Lenvik (Ap)
• 2015–2023: Sivert Moen (Sp)
• 2023-present: Trude Solem Heggdal (Ap){{Cite news |date=2023-09-15 |title=Enighet i Midtre Gauldal |url=https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/enighet-i-midtre-gauldal-1.16558601 |access-date=2024-01-07 |work=NRK |language=no}}

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File:Samsjøen_(4).jpg

The newspaper Gauldalsposten is published in Midtre Gauldal.{{Cite news |last=Skjerdingstad |first=Anders |date=2011-06-01 |title=Bjørgen og Johaug er i slekt |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/bjorgen-og-johaug-er-i-slekt/63698040 |work=Dagbladet}}

European route E6 crosses the municipality from north to south. The Dovrebanen and Rørosbanen railway lines also cross the municipality. Some of the stations on those lines include Støren Station and Singsås Station.

• Vincents Stoltenberg Bull (1882 in Støren – 1935), an engineer and businessperson
• Oddbjørn Snøfugl (born 1941), a Norwegian politician who lives in Støren
• Karl Erik Zachariassen (1942–2009), an entomologist who lived in Soknedal
• Helge Anshushaug (born 1948 in Soknedal), a retired sport shooter who competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics

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• [http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/midtre-gauldal Municipal fact sheet] from Statistics Norway {{in lang|no}}

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