Kvam, Nord-Trøndelag
Kvam herad | |
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View of the municipal church | |
![]() Nord-Trøndelag within Norway | |
![]() Kvam within Nord-Trøndelag | |
Coordinates: 64°08′24″N 11°44′22″E / 64.1401°N 11.7394°ECoordinates: 64°08′24″N 11°44′22″E / 64.1401°N 11.7394°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Nord-Trøndelag |
District | Innherred |
Established | 1909 |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
Administrative centre | Kvam |
Area | |
• Total | 377 km2 (146 sq mi) |
*Area at municipal dissolution. | |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 1,245 |
• Density | 3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | kvamssokning[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1735 |
Preceded by | Stod in 1909 |
Succeeded by | Steinkjer in 1964 |
Kvam is a former municipality in what was Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The 377-square-kilometre (146 sq mi) municipality existed from 1909 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the areas north and west of the lake Snåsavatnet in what is now the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Kvam on the shore of the lake. Most of the population of Kvam municipality lived along the lake shore. Farther north from the lake includes a wilderness area including the large lakes Gilten and Bangsjøene. The main church for the municipality was Kvam Church, located in the village of Kvam.[2][3]
History[]
The municipality of Kvam was established on 1 January 1909 when the large municipality of Stod was split into two: Kvam (population: 934) in the north and Stod (population: 1,169) in the south. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, a large merger took place: the neighboring municipalities of Beitstad (population: 2,563), Egge (population: 3,476), Kvam (population: 1,245), Ogndal (population: 2,678), Sparbu (population: 4,027), and Stod (population: 1,268) were all merged with the town of Steinkjer (population: 4,325) to form the new municipality of Steinkjer.[4]
Government[]
All municipalities in Norway, including Kvam, 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 is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elects a mayor.[5]
Municipal council[]
The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Kvam was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ Steinkjerleksikonet. "Kvam kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- ^ Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2018-02-05). "Kvam – Nord-Trøndelag". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
- ^ Hansen, Tore, ed. (2016-05-12). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- Steinkjer
- Former municipalities of Norway
- 1909 establishments in Norway
- 1964 disestablishments in Norway