Tonstad (municipality)
Tonstad herred | |
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![]() View of Tonstad in 1948 | |
![]() Vest-Agder within Norway | |
![]() Tonstad within Vest-Agder | |
Coordinates: 58°39′51″N 06°42′59″E / 58.66417°N 6.71639°ECoordinates: 58°39′51″N 06°42′59″E / 58.66417°N 6.71639°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Vest-Agder |
District | Lister |
Established | 1 Jan 1905 |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1960 |
Administrative centre | Tonstad |
Area | |
• Total | 361 km2 (139 sq mi) |
*Area at municipal dissolution. | |
Population (1960) | |
• Total | 651 |
• Density | 1.8/km2 (4.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1046 |
Preceded by | Sirdal in 1905 |
Succeeded by | Sirdal in 1960 |
Tonstad is a former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The 361-square-kilometre (139 sq mi) municipality existed from 1905 until 1960. It encompassed the southern part of the present-day municipality of Sirdal. The administrative center of the municipality was the village of Tonstad where Tonstad Church is located.[1]
History[]
The municipality of Tonstad was established on 1 January 1905 when the old municipality of Sirdal was divided into two municipalities: Tonstad (population: 828) and Øvre Sirdal (population: 753). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1960, Tonstad (population: 651) was merged with Øvre Sirdal and the Øksendal area of Bakke to form a new municipality of Sirdal.[2]
Name[]
The municipality of Tonstad was named after the old Tonstad farm (Old Norse: Þornýjarstaðir), since the church is located there. The first element of the name comes from the female name Tone (Old Norse: Þorný) and the last element is staðir which means "homestead" or "farm".[3]
Government[]
All municipalities in Norway, including Tonstad, 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 Tonstad was made up of 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 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 10 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 12 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 4 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 5 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 9 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 12 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Tonstad – kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 348.
- ^ Hansen, Tore, ed. (12 May 2016). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- Sirdal
- Former municipalities of Norway
- 1905 establishments in Norway
- 1960 disestablishments in Norway