Byneset Municipality
Byneset herred | |
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![]() View of southern Byneset, looking south | |
![]() Sør-Trøndelag within Norway | |
![]() Byneset within Sør-Trøndelag | |
Coordinates: 63°22′34″N 10°08′10″E / 63.37611°N 10.13611°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Sør-Trøndelag |
District | Trondheim Region |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Trondheim Municipality |
Administrative centre | Spongdal |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 78.5 km2 (30.3 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 2,049 |
• Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
Demonym | Bynesing[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1655[2] |
Byneset is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 78.5-square-kilometre (30.3 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality of Byneset encompassed the western part of what is now Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county. Byneset was located along an arm of the Trondheimsfjord and it was separated from the city of Trondheim by the Bymarka recreation area. The local Byneset Church is one of the oldest stone churches in Norway. The largest village in Byneset was Spongdal which was the administrative centre of the municipality. Other villages included Byneset and Langørjan.[3]