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Flå, Sør Trøndelag

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Country
  
Norway

County
  
Sør-Trøndelag

Municipality ID
  
NO-1652

Local time
  
Monday 10:27 PM

Region
  
Trøndelag

District
  
Gauldalen

Adm. Center
  
Ler

Flå, Sør-Trøndelag

Weather
  
3°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 86% Humidity

Flå is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Flå is located in the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Melhus. The administrative centre was the village of Ler. The main church for the area is Flå Church.

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Map of 7234 Fl%C3%A5, Norway

History

The municipality of Flaa was established in 1880 when the old municipality of Melhus was divided into two. The new municipality had an initial population of 614. The spelling was later changed to Flå. On 1 January 1964, Flå was merged with Horg, Hølonda, Melhus, and part of Buvik to form a new, larger municipality of Melhus. Prior to the merger Flå had a population of 843.

Notable residents

  • Per Borten, who later became a Prime Minister of Norway, was the mayor of the municipality from 1945 until 1955.

    • References

    Flå, Sør-Trøndelag Wikipedia
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