Ålen
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This article is about the former municipality in Trøndelag, Norway. For the village in Holtålen, Norway, see Renbygda.
Ålen is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 718-square-kilometre (277 sq mi) former municipality existed from 1855 until 1972. It encompassed the southeastern half of what is now the municipality of Holtålen in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Renbygda (also known as Ålen) where Ålen Church is located.[3]
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Ålen Municipality
Ålen herred | |
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Aalen herred (historic name) | |
Coordinates: 62.8419°N 11.3013°E / 62.8419; 11.3013 | |
Country | Norway |
County | Sør-Trøndelag |
District | Gauldalen |
Established | 1855 |
• Preceded by | Holtaalen Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1972 |
• Succeeded by | Holtålen Municipality |
Administrative centre | Renbygda |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 718 km2 (277 sq mi) |
Population (1972) | |
• Total | 1,944 |
• Density | 2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi) |
Demonym | Ålbygg[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1644[2] |
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