Fjotland (municipality)

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Fjotland herred
Former municipality
View of the municipal church
View of the municipal church
Official logo of Fjotland herred
Vest-Agder within
Norway
Fjotland within Vest-Agder
Fjotland within Vest-Agder
Coordinates: 58°31′30″N 06°59′34″E / 58.52500°N 6.99278°E / 58.52500; 6.99278Coordinates: 58°31′30″N 06°59′34″E / 58.52500°N 6.99278°E / 58.52500; 6.99278
CountryNorway
CountyVest-Agder
DistrictLister
Established1838-1841
Re-established1 Jan 1858
Disestablished1 Jan 1963
Administrative centreFjotland
Area
 • Total600 km2 (200 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1963)
 • Total1,244
 • Density2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1036
Created asFormannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Succeeded byKvinesdal in 1841
Preceded byKvinesdal in 1858
Succeeded byKvinesdal in 1963
Data from Statistics Norway

Fjotland is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 600-square-kilometre (230 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until 1841 and again from 1858 until its dissolution in 1963. The administrative centre was the village of Fjotland where Fjotland Church is located. The municipality covered the northern part of the valley in the present-day municipality of Kvinesdal.[1]

History[]

The parish of Fjotland was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law), but the municipality was short-lived. In 1841, Fjotland (population: 980) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Kvinesdal. This union, however, only lasted until 1858 when Fjotland was separated to form its own municipality again. At that time, Fjotland had a population of 1,044.

On 1 January 1874, an unpopulated area of Fjotland was transferred to neighboring Sirdal municipality. On 1 January 1903, a small area of Sirdal (population: 63) was transferred to Fjotland. During the 1960s, many Norwegian municipalities were consolidated due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, Fjotland (population: 1,244) was dissolved and it was merged with Kvinesdal (again) and Feda municipality to form a new, larger municipality of Kvinesdal.[2]

Name[]

The name of the municipality (originally the parish) comes from the old Fjotland farm (Old Norse: Fjósaland). The first element in the name comes from the word fjøs which means "barn" and the last element in the name comes from the word land which means "land".[3]

Government[]

All municipalities in Norway, including Fjotland, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[4]

Municipal council[]

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Fjotland was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Fjotland Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [5]  
Party Name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)8
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
 Liberal Party (Venstre)5
Total number of members:17
Fjotland Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)6
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)4
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)1
Total number of members:17
Fjotland Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)3
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)4
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)4
Total number of members:16
Fjotland Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)4
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)4
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)8
Total number of members:16
Fjotland Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)9
 Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and
the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet)		4
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)3
Total number of members:16
Fjotland Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)6
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)4
 Liberal Party (Venstre)6
Total number of members:16

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Fjotland – tidligere kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  3. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 276.
  4. ^ Hansen, Tore, ed. (12 May 2016). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

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