Folden
Folden Municipality
Folden herred | |
|---|---|
 Nordland within Norway | |
 Folden within Nordland | |
| Coordinates:67°37′26″N15°16′45″E/ 67.62389°N 15.27917°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Salten |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| •Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1887 |
| •Succeeded by | Nordfold-Kjerringøy andSørfold |
| Population (1887) | |
| • Total | 3,293 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1845[1] |
Foldenis aformer municipalityinNordlandcounty,Norway.The 2,271-square-kilometre (877 sq mi) municipality[2]existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1887. Folden encompassed all of the areas surrounding theFolda fjordand all of the fjord branches that connect to the main fjord. It included all the areas in what is nowSørfold Municipality,plus theKjerringøyarea ofBodø Municipality,and the southeastern part of theSteigen Municipality.[3]
History
[edit]The municipality of Folden was established on 1 January 1838 (seeformannskapsdistrikt). The municipality existed until 1 January 1887, when it was divided into two new municipalities:Nordfold-KjerringøyandSørfold.Before the partition, Folden had a population of 3,293.[4]
Name
[edit]The municipality is named after the localFoldafjord(Old Norse:Fold). The name is derived from the wordfoldwhich probably means "broad" or "wide" referring to the width of the fjord. The outer part of the fjord is usually what is referred to as the Folda fjord, while the inner part of the fjord is divided into two armsNordfolda( "the northern Folda" ) andSørfolda( "the southern Folda" ).[5]
Government
[edit]During its existence, this municipality was governed by amunicipal councilofelectedrepresentatives, whichin turn electedamayor.[6]
Mayors
[edit]- 1838–1843: Jørgen Meyer Heffermehl
- 1843–1844: Søren Normann
- 1844–1850: Georg Taylor Faye
- 1851-1851: Gunder Enevoldsen
- 1852–1856: Torer Hemsen
- 1856–1862: Anders Andersen Alvenes
- 1863–1864: Søren Normann
- 1865–1868: Alexander Lagaard
- 1869–1872: Arent Paulsen Elenjord
- 1873–1878: Peder Benoni Larsen
- 1879–1880: Ernst Kristian Gladsjø
- 1881–1882: Petter Hansen
- 1883–1884: Henrik Normann
- 1885–1886: Lars Johnsen Wormdahl
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26)."Kommunenummer".Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian).Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^Helland, Amund (1908). "Nordfolden, Sørfolden, og Kjerringø herreder".Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt(in Norwegian). Vol. XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 298.Retrieved2018-09-15.
- ^Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-04-23)."Folda – tidligere kommune".Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian).Kunnskapsforlaget.Retrieved2018-09-15.
- ^Jukvam, Dag (1999)."Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen"(PDF)(in Norwegian).Statistisk sentralbyrå.ISBN9788253746845.
- ^Rygh, Oluf(1905).Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt(in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 234.
- ^Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (2022-09-20)."kommunestyre".Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian).Kunnskapsforlaget.Retrieved2023-01-01.
- ^Fygle, Svein (1991).Steigen bygdebok(in Norwegian). Steigen kommune. p. 286.ISBN8274160290.
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