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Municipality ID
  
NO-1716

Merged into
  
Levanger in 1962

Local time
  
Sunday 1:32 AM

Adm. Center
  
Åsen

Area
  
140 km²

Åsen

Created as
  
Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838

Weather
  
8°C, Wind SW at 26 km/h, 83% Humidity

Åsen is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The former municipality constitutes the southern part of the present-day municipality of Levanger, bordering Stjørdal to the south.

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Map of 7630 %C3%85sen, Norway

The village of Åsen is located along European route E6 and the Nordland Line with Åsen Station. The village sits between the lakes Hammervatnet and Hoklingen. It is home to the Åsen Church. The 0.52-square-kilometre (130-acre) village has a population (2013) of 593. The population density is 1,140 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,000/sq mi).

History

The municipality of Aasen was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The spelling was later changed to Åsen. On 1 January 1962, Åsen was merged with Frol, Levanger, and Skogn to form a new, larger Levanger municipality. Prior to the merger, Åsen had a population of 1,939.

References

Åsen Wikipedia