Soknedal

For places with similar names, see Sogndal (disambiguation).

Soknedal herad
Former Municipality
View of the church in the distance View of the church in the distance
Municipality ID	NO-1649
Adm. Center	Soknedal
Area
• Total	440 km2 (170 sq mi)
Created from	Støren in 1841
Merged into	Midtre Gauldal in 1964

Soknedal
Village
View of the village View of the village
Soknedal Location in Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates:
Country	Norway
Region	Trøndelag
County	Sør-Trøndelag
District	Gauldalen
Municipality	Midtre Gauldal
Area
• Total	0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Elevation	243 m (797 ft)
Population (2013)
• Total	312
• Density	975/km2 (2,530/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code	7288 Soknedal

Soknedal is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the western part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal. The administrative center of the municipality was the village of Soknedal, where the Soknedal Church is located. The village and municipality were named after the Soknedal valley, which is named after the Sokna river which runs through the valley.

The 0.32-square-kilometre (79-acre) village of Soknedal has a population (2013) of 312. The population density is 975 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,530/sq mi). It is located along the European route E6 highway about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Støren and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Berkåk (in Rennebu). The Dovrebanen railway line goes through Soknedal.

History

The municipality of Soknedal was established in 1841 when the old (large) municipality of Støren was split into three: Horg, Soknedal, and a much smaller Støren. Initially, Soknedal had a population of 1,966. On 1 January 1964, Soknedal was merged with the municipalities of Budal, Singsås, and Støren to form the new municipality of Midtre Gauldal. Before the merger Soknedal had a population of 1,916.