Fillan (municipality)

Fillan is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The former municipality existed from 1886 until its dissolution in 1964. It is now part of the municipality of Hitra in Trøndelag county. The municipality included the northeastern part of the island of Hitra surrounding the Fillfjorden, plus about 100 islands, islets, and skerries—including Fjellværsøya and Ulvøya. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Fillan. Other villages in the municipality included Ansnes, Nordbotn, and Ulvan.[1]

Fillan herred
Former municipality
Map of the island of Hitra with the old municipal boundaries (originally Fillan also included Sandstad)
Sør-Trøndelag within
Norway
Fillan within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63.6063°N 08.9696°E / 63.6063; 08.9696
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictFosen
Established1 Jan 1886
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
Administrative centreFillan
Population
 (1964)
 • Total1,759
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1616
Preceded byHitra in 1886
Succeeded byHitra in 1964
Data from Statistics Norway

The former municipality had a church and a chapel in it, both of which now form a parish within the present-day municipality of Hitra. The Fillan church is located in the village of Fillan and the Nordbotn chapel is located on the island of Fjellværsøya.

History

The municipality of Fillan was established on 1 January 1886 when it was separated from the municipality of Hitra to form a municipality of its own. The initial population of the new municipality was 2,241. On 1 July 1914, the southern district of Sandstad was separated from Fillan to form its own municipality, leaving 1,543 residents in Fillan. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Fillan, Sandstad, Kvenvær, and Hitra were merged to re-form the old pre-1886 Hitra municipality. Prior to the merger, Fillan had 1,759 residents.[2]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Fillan, 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 is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elects a mayor.[3]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Fillan was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Fillan Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [4]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)4
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)5
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)8
Total number of members:17
Fillan Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [5]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)4
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)3
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)8
Total number of members:17
Fillan Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)4
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)5
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)7
Total number of members:16
Fillan Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)4
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)12
Total number of members:16
Fillan Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)		12
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)1
Total number of members:16
Fillan Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)6
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)		3
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)7
Total number of members:16
  • View of the village of Fillan
  • View of the village of Fillan
  • Fillan Church
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See also

References
  1. Haugen, Morten, ed. (2014-11-28). "Fillan – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  3. Hansen, Tore, ed. (2016-05-12). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  4. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  5. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
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