Lensvik (municipality)

Lensvik is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county in Norway. The 168-square-kilometre (65 sq mi) municipality existed from 1905 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality was located along the western shore of the Trondheimsfjorden and it encompassed the central part of what is now Orkland municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Lensvik where the Lensvik Church is located.[2]

Lensvik herred
Former municipality
View of the local church
Sør-Trøndelag within
Norway
Lensvik within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63.5130°N 09.8087°E / 63.5130; 09.8087
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictFosen
Established1905
Disestablished1964
Administrative centreLensvik
Area
 • Total168 km2 (65 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1964)
 • Total1,136
 • Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Demonym(s)lensvikbygg[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1623
Preceded byRissa in 1905
Succeeded byAgdenes in 1964
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The municipality of Lensvik was established on 1 January 1905 when it was separated from the municipality of Rissa which originally spanned both sides of the Trondheimsfjorden. The separation left Lensvik municipality (population: 1,019) on the west side of the fjord and the remainder of Rissa on the east side of the fjord. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Lensvik (population: 1,136) was merged with the eastern part of Agdenes municipality (population: 858) and the Ingdalen district of the municipality of Stadsbygd to form a new, larger municipality called Agdenes.[3]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Lensvik, 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.[4]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Lensvik was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Lensvik Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [5]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)2
 Conservative Party (Høyre)1
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)4
Total number of members:13
Lensvik Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)2
 Conservative Party (Høyre)2
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)4
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)3
Total number of members:13
Lensvik Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)1
 Conservative Party (Høyre)1
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)5
Total number of members:12
Lensvik Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)2
 Conservative Party (Høyre)1
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)3
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)2
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)3
Total number of members:12
Lensvik Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)2
 Conservative Party (Høyre)1
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)2
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)6
Total number of members:12
Lensvik Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)3
 Conservative Party (Høyre)1
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)5
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)2
Total number of members:12
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See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Haugen, Morten, ed. (2009-02-14). "Lensvik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  4. Hansen, Tore, ed. (2016-05-12). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  5. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
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