Summary
Vossestrand is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county in Norway. The 527-square-kilometre (203 sq mi) municipality existed from 1868 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Voss. The municipality was centered on the nearby villages of Vinje and Oppheim, where the two churches for the municipality are located: Vinje Church and Oppheim Church. The large lake Oppheimsvatnet sat in the central part of the municipality. The administrative centre was at Vasstrondi, on the south side of the lake Oppheimsvatnet.[2]
Vossestrand Municipality
Vossestrand herad | |
|---|---|
| Vossestranden herred (historic name) | |
 Hordaland within Norway | |
 Vossestrand within Hordaland | |
| Coordinates: 60°48′N 06°36′E / 60.800°N 6.600°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hordaland |
| District | Voss |
| Established | 1 Jan 1868 |
| • Preceded by | Voss Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Voss Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Vasstrondi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (1960-1963) | Per Årmot (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
| • Total | 527 km2 (203 sq mi) |
| Population (1963) | |
| • Total | 1,576 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1236[1] |
Data from Statistics Norway | |
History edit
The municipality of Vossestrand was created on 1 January 1868 when the old (large) municipality of Voss was divided. The northern part became Vossestrand and the southern part remained as Voss. Initially, Vossestrand had a population of 2,009. On 21 August 1869, an unpopulated area of Voss was administratively transferred to the municipality of Vossestrand. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the entire municipality was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Evanger and Voss, forming the present-day Voss Municipality. There were 1,573 residents at the time of the merger.[3]
Name edit
The municipality is named after an old name for the area, Strand (Old Norse: Strǫnd). The name Vossestrand was created in the 1860s when the municipality was established. The first element is named after the traditional district of Voss (Old Norse: Vǫrs). That name is likely derived from the word vǫrr which means "water" (likely the old district name was originally used as the name for the lake Vangsvatnet. The last element is dereived strǫnd which means "beach" or "shore".[4] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Vossestranden. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Vossestrand, removing the definite form ending -en.[5]
Government edit
During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[6]
Mayors edit
The mayors (Nynorsk: ordførar) of Vossestrand:[7][8][9]
- 1868–1871: Christian Johannes Hammer
- 1871–1880: Torstein Hellesnes
- 1881–1910: Olav Brekke (MV)
- 1911–1918: Eirik T. Hellesnes (V)
- 1919–1925: Torstein Skjervheim (Bp)
- 1926–1934: Sjur Bygd (Bp)
- 1935–1941: Odd Hole Høen (Bp)
- 1942–1945: Lars Rygg
- 1945–1947: Odd Hole Høen (Bp)
- 1948–1959: Lars A. Hauge (Bp)
- 1960–1963: Per Årmot (Sp)
Municipal council edit
The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Vossestrand was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 3 | |
| Conservative Party (Høgre) | 1 | |
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 11 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 17 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
| Conservative Party (Høgre) | 1 | |
| Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 12 | |
| Total number of members: | 17 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 2 | |
| Conservative Party (Høgre) | 1 | |
| Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 11 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party (Høgre) | 1 | |
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
| Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 9 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) | 3 | |
| Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 9 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) | 2 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Party name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) | 4 | |
| Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 9 | |
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945. | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Vossestrand. – kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1910). Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (11 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 561.
- ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 1057–1065. 1917.
- ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Gjerdåker, Johannes (1991). Ålmenn soge for Voss: Frå 1800 til vår tid (in Norwegian). Vol. 2. Voss. p. 222. ISBN 8290622112.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Ringheim, Johannes; Leiro, Lars; Ringheim, Anders, eds. (1991). Voss senterparti 70 år. Politisk oversyn – bygdepolitikken 1921–1991 (in Norwegian). Voss. pp. 62–84. ISBN 8290451369.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Arkivkatalog for Vossestrand kommune 1868–1963 (1853–1974)" (PDF). Interkommunalt arkiv i Hordaland (in Norwegian). 2005. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 16 May 2020.