Nes, Innlandet
Nes Municipality
Nes herred | |
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Coordinates:60°45′44″N10°56′29″E/ 60.76222°N 10.94139°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Hedmark |
District | Hedmarken |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
•Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
•Succeeded by | Ringsaker Municipality |
Administrative centre | Tingnes |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 177 km2(68 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 4,184 |
• Density | 24/km2(61/sq mi) |
Demonym | Nesning[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0411[2] |
Nesis aformer municipalityin the oldHedmarkcounty,Norway.The 177-square-kilometre (68 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964 when it became part ofRingsaker Municipality.Theadministrative centrewas the village ofTingneswhereNes Churchis located. The largest village in Nes wasStavsjøwhere theStavsjø Churchis located. The municipality included the Nes peninsula and the island ofHelgøyawhich both are surrounded by the large lakeMjøsa,Norway's largest lake.[3]
History
[edit]The parish ofNæswas established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (seeformannskapsdistriktlaw). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of theSchei Committee.On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Nes (population: 4,184) was merged with the municipality ofFurnes(population: 7,288), the municipality ofRingsaker(population: 16,490), and the Hamarsberget and Vikersødegården areas of the municipality ofVang(population: 34) to create the new, largerRingsaker Municipality.[4]
Name
[edit]The municipality (originally theparish) is named after the oldNesfarm (Old Norse:Nes) since the firstNes Churchwas built there. The name is identical to the wordneswhich means "headland".[5]
Government
[edit]While it existed, this municipality was responsible forprimary education(through 10th grade), outpatienthealth services,senior citizenservices,unemployment,social services,zoning,economic development,and municipalroads.During its existence, this municipality was governed by amunicipal councilofdirectly electedrepresentatives. Themayorwasindirectly electedby a vote of the municipal council.[6]
Municipal council
[edit]Themunicipal council(Herredsstyre)of Nes was made up of 23 representatives that were elected to four year terms. Thepartybreakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 13 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 2 | |
Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 5 | |
Liberal Party(Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 23 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 14 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgerlige Felleslister) | 9 | |
Total number of members: | 23 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 15 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgerlige Felleslister) | 9 | |
Total number of members: | 24 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 16 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 2 | |
Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 6 | |
Total number of members: | 24 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 16 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgerlige Felleslister) | 8 | |
Total number of members: | 24 |
Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 14 | |
Conservative Party(Høyre) | 3 | |
Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 7 | |
Total number of members: | 24 | |
Note:Due to theGerman occupation of NorwayduringWorld War II,no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn"(in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023)."Kommunenummer".Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian).Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (4 February 2020)."Nes (sogn i Ringsaker)".Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian).Kunnskapsforlaget.Retrieved2 April2022.
- ^Jukvam, Dag (1999)."Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen"(PDF)(in Norwegian).Statistisk sentralbyrå.ISBN9788253746845.
- ^Rygh, Oluf(1900).Norske gaardnavne: Hedmarkens amt(in Norwegian) (3 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 47.
- ^Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022)."kommunestyre".Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian).Kunnskapsforlaget.Retrieved1 January2023.
- ^"Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959"(PDF)(in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960.
- ^"Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955"(PDF)(in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957.
- ^"Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951"(PDF)(in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952.
- ^"Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947"(PDF)(in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948.
- ^"Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945"(PDF)(in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947.
- ^"Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937"(PDF)(in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938.