Budal

Budal herad
Former Municipality

View of the local church
Budal herad

Location in Sør-Trøndelag

Coordinates: 62°53′06″N 10°29′01″E / 62.88500°N 10.48361°E / 62.88500; 10.48361Coordinates: 62°53′06″N 10°29′01″E / 62.88500°N 10.48361°E / 62.88500; 10.48361
Country Norway
Region Trøndelag
County Sør-Trøndelag
District Gauldalen
Municipality ID NO-1647
Adm. Center Enodden
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Created from Støren in 1879
Merged into Midtre Gauldal in 1964

Budal is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It encompassed the Bua and Ena river valleys in the south-central part of the present-day municipality of Midtre Gauldal. The administrative center of Budal was the village of Enodden where the Budal Church was also located.[1]

History

Budal was established as a municipality in 1879 when it was separated from the municipality of Støren (see formannskapsdistrikt). Initially, Budal had a population of 585. On 1 January 1964, Budal was merged with the municipalities of Singsås, Soknedal, and Støren to form the new municipality of Midtre Gauldal. Before the merger, Budal had a population of 529.[2]

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