Herad

Former municipality in Vest-Agder, Norway
Former municipality in Vest-Agder, Norway
Herad Municipality
Herad herad
Herred herred[1]  58°09′22″N 06°47′43″E / 58.15611°N 6.79528°E / 58.15611; 6.79528
CountryNorway
CountyVest-Agder
DistrictLister
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1965
 • Succeeded byFarsund Municipality
Administrative centreSande
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total85 km2 (33 sq mi)
Population
 (1965)
 • Total359
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
DemonymHeradssokning[2]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1039[3]
Data from Statistics Norway

Herad is a former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The 85-square-kilometre (33 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality encompassed the area northeast of the lake Framvaren inside the present-day municipality of Farsund in what is now Agder county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Sande where the Herad Church is located.[4]

History

The parish of Herred was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 17 October 1893, the southern district of Herad was separated to create the new municipality of Spind. The split left Herad with 1,019 inhabitants. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, Herad (population: 359) was merged with the municipalities of Spind (population: 606), Lista (population: 4,544), and the town of Farsund (population: 2,208) to form the new, larger municipality of Farsund.[5]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named Herred (Old Norse: Herað) since the first Herad Church was built there. The name is identical to the word herað which means "village" or "hamlet". It was also a name that was used for all municipalities in Norway during the 1800s and early 1900s. Thus the name was Herred herred (lit. 'Herred municipality').[6][4] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Herred. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Herad.[7]

Government

While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. 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.[8]

Mayors

The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Herad:[9]

  • 1837-1841: Jeremias Fredrik Hansen Friis
  • 1842-1843: Rasmus Tobias Rasmussen Ekeland
  • 1843-1855: Ulric Bugge
  • 1855-1857: Peder Christian Nøtland
  • 1858-1861: Enok Lundegaard
  • 1862-1863: Peder Antonisen Sæveland
  • 1864-1865: Gabriel Torkildsen Grimestad
  • 1866-1867: Tobias Olsen Rødland
  • 1868-1871: Peder Antonisen Sæveland
  • 1872-1873: Gabriel Torkildsen Grimestad
  • 1874-1877: Peter Rasmussen Bugdøy
  • 1878-1879: Jens Andreas Torsen Welle
  • 1880-1881: Ingvard Andreassen
  • 1882-1883: Peder Rasmussen
  • 1884-1889: Hans M. Ariansen
  • 1890-1891: Hans Jansen
  • 1892-1893: Gabriel J. Jensen
  • 1894-1897: Kristian Tønnesen
  • 1897-1897: Andreas A. Tosås
  • 1897-1898: Daniel Kristoffersen Åpta
  • 1899-1901: Georg Grimestad
  • 1902-1904: Daniel Kristoffersen Åpta
  • 1904-1905: Kristian Tønnesen
  • 1905-1907: Hans Johansen Klungland
  • 1908-1913: Sven S. Haaland
  • 1914-1916: Werner H. Sande
  • 1917-1922: Georg Grimestad
  • 1923-1925: Syvert Kjørkleiv
  • 1926-1935: Martin A. Sandvik
  • 1935-1937: Johannes Aadnesen Drange
  • 1937-1940: Syvert Kjørkleiv
  • 1941-1941: Ole Tønnesen Skjoldal
  • 1945-1955: Magnus Meland
  • 1955-1958: Robert Holmen
  • 1958-1959: Randulf Lauland
  • 1959-1965: Magnus K. Meland

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Herad was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Herad herredsstyre 1964 [10]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:13
Herad herredsstyre 1960–1963 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:13
Herad herredsstyre 1956–1959 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:13
Herad herredsstyre 1952–1955 [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12
Total number of members:12
Herad herredsstyre 1948–1951 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 7
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:12
Herad herredsstyre 1945–1947 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
Total number of members:12
Herad herredsstyre 1938–1941* [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 6
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 3
Total number of members:12
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

References

  1. ^ Helland, Amund (1903). "Herred herred". X: Lister og Mandals amt. Norges land og folk (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 462. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Herad" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  6. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 206.
  7. ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 1057–1065. 1917.
  8. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Ordførere i Farsund, Lista, Herad og Spind gjennom tiden". Farsund kommune (in Norwegian). 4 October 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

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