Mo Municipality
Mo herad | |
|---|---|
 View of the local church | |
 Telemark within Norway | |
 Mo within Telemark | |
| Coordinates: 59°29′02″N 7°50′24″E / 59.48381°N 7.83989°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Telemark |
| District | Vest-Telemark |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Tokke Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Vistad |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 694 km2 (268 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 1,658 |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0832[2] |
Mo is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 694-square-kilometre (268 sq mi) municipality[3] existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Tokke Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Vistad which is located just west of the present village of Dalen.[4]
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Helland, Amund (1900). "Mo herred". VIII. Bratsberg Amt. Anden del. Norges land og folk (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 568. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (21 December 2020). "Mo (i Telemark)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 December 2022.