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The church of Støren
The church of Støren

Støren  is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. is a county in the area Trøndelag in Norway, bordering Nord-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Oppland and Hedmark.

Støren was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Formannskaps-distrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. Three other municipalities were later separated from it: Horg (1840), Soknedal (1841) and Budal (1880). This is an article for a Norwegian municipality for the Nordic stone altar see Hörgr Horg is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag Soknedal is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county Norway. Budal is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county Norway. Støren was merged together with Budal, Soknedal and Singsås to create the new municipality of Midtre Gauldal January 1, 1964. Singsås is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county Norway. Midtre Gauldal is a municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

Støren is today the administrative center of Midtre Gauldal. Administrative centre (in Norwegian administrativt senter; in Portuguese centro administrativo) is often used in several countries to refer to

The name

The parish is named after the old farm Støren (Norse Staurvin), since the first church was built there. Old Norse is the North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age The first element is staurr' m 'pointed pole', the last element is vin f 'meadow, pasture'. The word staurr are probably referring to the pointed headland made by the meeting of the two rivers of Gaula and Sokna - on which the church is lying. Gaula may refer to Gaula (Madeira Gaula River (Sogn og Fjordane Norway Gaula River (Sør-Trøndelag Norway Sokna is a small village in Ringerike, Norway. Its population is 543

Støren in the media

The Norwegian movie Bør Børson made Støren famous. In this movie, protagonist Bør Børson is visiting Støren bakery. The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. This bakery is still running, and is high ranked.


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