Støren Municipality

is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality was located in the north-central part of what is now Midtre Gauldal Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative center was the village of Støren where Støren Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 308th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Støren Municipality was the 388th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,320. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 2.3% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The prestegjeld of Støren was established as a civil municipality on 1 January 1838. In 1841, the large municipality of Støren was divided into three municipalities: Horg Municipality in the north, Støren Municipality in the east, and Soknedal Municipality in the west. In 1879, the southern part of Støren was separated to form the new Budal Municipality. This left Støren Municipality with 1,840 residents.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Budal Municipality, Singsås Municipality, Soknedal Municipality, and Støren Municipality were all merged to form the new Midtre Gauldal Municipality.

Name

The municipality is named after the old Støren farm since the first Støren Church was built there. The first element is which means "pole" or "stake". The word staurr is probably referring to the pointed headland on which the church is located. The two rivers that form this headland are the Gaula and Sokna. The last element is which means "meadow" or "pasture".

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish within Støren Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Støren prestegjeld and the Gauldal prosti in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Parish	Church name	Location of the church	Year built
Støren	Støren Church	Støren	1817

Geography

The municipality is located in the Gauldalen valley. Horg Municipality was to the north, Soknedal Municipality was to the west, Budal Municipality was to the south, and Singsås Municipality was to the east. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Ytre Svartfjellknippen.

Government

While it existed, Støren Municipality was responsible for primary education, outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council of Støren Municipality was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Mayors

The mayor of Støren Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:

1838–1839: Jon Angrimsen Folstad
1840–1843: Anders Dahle
1844–1847: Anders Olsen Amdal
1848–1849: Henrik Olsen Hugdal
1850–1853: Ole Olsen Refseth
1854–1855: Henrik Olsen Hugdal
1856–1859: Lars Arntsen Nordtømme
1860–1861: Rolf Olsen Hugdal
1862–1863: Ingebrigt Johnsen Rognes
1864–1871: Peder Olsen Bones
1872–1875: Andreas Lauritz Petersen
1876–1877: Ole Olsen Aune
1878–1880: Ole Johnsen Bjerke
1882–1889: Ole Olsen Aune
1890–1891: Peder Arntsen Rogstad
1892–1893: Anders Olsen Knudsen
1894–1901: Ole Johnsen Bjerke
1902–1907: Nils Larsen Bones
1908–1910: Ole A. Knudsen
1911–1913: Sivert Andersen Mo
1914–1919: Martin Svebstad
1920–1922: Anders J. Aune
1923–1928: John B. Rogstad
1929–1934: Johan Glein
1935–1941: Jon Berg
1941–1945: Eilif Folstad Gårdbruker NS
1945–1959: Jon Berg
1960–1963: Martin Øien