Vestre Moland
Vestre Moland herred | |
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View of the Vestre Moland Church which was built of stone in the 12th century | |
![]() Aust-Agder within Norway | |
![]() Vestre Moland within Aust-Agder | |
Coordinates: 58°15′31″N 08°21′54″E / 58.25861°N 8.36500°ECoordinates: 58°15′31″N 08°21′54″E / 58.25861°N 8.36500°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Aust-Agder |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1962 |
Administrative centre | |
Area | |
• Total | 103 km2 (40 sq mi) |
*Area at municipal dissolution. | |
Population (1962) | |
• Total | 2,454 |
• Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0926 |
Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
Succeeded by | Lillesand in 1962 |
Vestre Moland is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of where the Vestre Moland Church is located. The 103-square-kilometre (40 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until 1962 when it was merged into the municipality of Lillesand. Today, the area of Vestre Moland covers the northern part of the present-day municipality of Lillesand in Agder county.[1]
Vestre Moland included the island of Justøy and the area surrounding the ladested of Lillesand. The lake Østre Grimevann is in the northern part of Vestre Moland and the Blindleia inland waterway is located along the coast of Vestre Moland.
History[]
The municipality (originally the parish) of Vestre Moland was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1865, the municipality was divided into the two separate municipalities of Vestre Moland (population: 2,167) in the north and Høvåg (population: 2,069) in the south. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, Vestre Moland (population: 2,454) was merged with the municipality of Høvåg, the ladested of Lillesand, and the Gitmark farm area in the municipality of Eide to form a new, enlarged Lillesand municipality.[2]
Name[]
The name comes from Old Norse word Móðguland which is derived from the river name Móðga, which can be linked with the Old Norse word móðigr which means "brave". The word Vestre means "western" (to distinguish itself from Austre Moland which is located further east in present-day Arendal).[3]
Government[]
All municipalities in Norway, including Vestre Moland, 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 Vestre Moland was made up of 21 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) | 7 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 5 | |
Total number of members: | 21 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 5 | |
Total number of members: | 20 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 6 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 2 | |
Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 20 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 2 | |
Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 20 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 8 | |
Total number of members: | 20 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (23 July 2015). "Vestre Moland – kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt (in Norwegian) (8 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 146.
- ^ Hansen, Tore, ed. (12 May 2016). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- Lillesand
- Former municipalities of Norway
- 1838 establishments in Norway
- 1962 disestablishments in Norway