Skatval Municipality

Skatval Municipality
Skatval herred
Former municipality
View of the village of Skatval (front) and surrounding landscape as seen from Forbordsfjellet
View of the village of Skatval (front) and surrounding landscape as seen from Forbordsfjellet
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway
Skatval within Nord-Trøndelag
Skatval within Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°30′39″N 10°48′59″E / 63.51083°N 10.81639°E / 63.51083; 10.81639
CountryNorway
CountyNord-Trøndelag
DistrictStjørdalen
Established1 Jan 1902
 • Preceded byNedre Stjørdal Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1962
 • Succeeded byStjørdal Municipality
Administrative centreSkatval
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total94 km2 (36 sq mi)
Population
 (1962)
 • Total1,944
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
DemonymSkatvalsbygg[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1715[2]
Data from Statistics Norway

Skatval is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 94-square-kilometre (36 sq mi) municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality encompassed the Skatval peninsula in the northwestern part of what is now the municipality of Stjørdal in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Skatval where the Skatval Church is located. Other villages in the Skatval area include Auran, Kvithammer, and Steinvika.[3]

View of the Skatval area
Map of the municipality in 1960 with its nine subdivisions: 1) Langstein, 2) Vassbygda, 3) Vold, 4) Mæhre, 5) Forbord, 6) Alstad, 7) Drægset, 8) Auran, and 9) Vinge

Skatval is divided in several geographical parts listed here counterclockwise from north: Langstein, Nordbygda, Sørbygda, Midtbygda, and Vassbygda. The Skatval peninsula is an important farming area, belonging to the plain districts of Trøndelag. The cultural landscape is dominated in the east by mountainous area with the highest being Forbordsfjellet at 596 metres (1,955 ft) above sea level. The mountaintop is a regional landmark.

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  3. ^ Askheim, Svein, ed. (13 December 2017). "Skatval". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 March 2018.