Sogndal, Rogaland

Sogndal is a former municipality and small seaport (ladested) in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality is located on the coast in the traditional district of Dalane. The small municipality existed from 1845 until its dissolution in 1944 when it was merged into the municipality of Sokndal. It comprised the two harbor villages of Sogndalsstranda and Rægefjord. The river Sogndalselva reaches the ocean at Songdalsstranda.[1]

This article is about the former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. For other uses, see Sogndal (disambiguation).

Sogndal ladested
Former municipality
Postcard from 1910 of Rægefjord in Sogndal
Rogaland within Norway
Sogndal within Rogaland
Coordinates: 58°19′22″N 06°17′04″E
Country	Norway
County	Rogaland
District	Dalane
Established	1 Jan 1845
Disestablished	1 July 1944
Administrative centre	Sogndalsstranda
Population  (1944)
• Total	311
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-1107
Preceded by	Soggendahl in 1845
Succeeded by	Sokndal in 1944
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The seaport village of Sogndalsstranda was built up around the Kjelland farm (historically spelled Kielland). The farm (named after a spring (kilde) situated there) was owned by the Kielland family, from which Alexander Kielland descended. This family left Sogndal in 1751 and established a successful firm in Stavanger. The Kielland farm can still be found there.[2] As is typical of older records, this farm is listed in historical records under a number of phonetically similar names: Kollandt in 1563, Kieldeland in 1567, Kuelandt in 1567, Tielland in 1610, Kielland in 1616, Kiedland in 1668 and finally fixing on Kielland since 1723.[3]

The villages of Sogndalsstranda and Rægestad are located near each other and together they were granted ladested rights in 1798. Together, this ladested was called Sogndal (historically spelled "Soggendahl"). This status gave them a monopoly on import and export of goods and materials in the port and in the surrounding district.[4]

On 1 January 1838, all of Norway was divided up into municipalities according to the formannskapsdistrikt law. The ladested of Sogndal was put into the municipality of Sokndal. In 1845, the ladested of Sogndal was separated from Sokndal and became a municipality of its own. Initially, Sogndal ladested had a population of 348 while the rural Sokndal municipality that surrounded it had a population of 2,819. In 1875, the population of Sogndal had grown to 526, but decreased to 473 in 1885. On 1 July 1944, Sogndal was merged back together with Sokndal municipality, losing its small seaport status. Prior to the merger Sogndal had a population of 311.[5]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Sogndal, 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.[6]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Bystyre) of Sogndal was made up of 12 representatives that were elected to three-year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Sogndal Bystyre 1938–1941* [7]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	12
Total number of members:		12

Sogndal Bystyre 1935–1937 [8]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	12
Total number of members:		12

Sogndal Bystyre 1932–1934 [9]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	12
Total number of members:		12

Sogndal Bystyre 1929–1931 [10]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	12
Total number of members:		12

Sogndal Bystyre 1926–1928 [11]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	12
Total number of members:		12

Sogndal Bystyre 1923–1925 [12]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	12
Total number of members:		12

Sogndal Bystyre 1920–1922 [13]  

Party Name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	12
Total number of members:		12

See also

• List of former municipalities of Norway

References

1. Store norske leksikon. "Sogndal – ladested" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 July 2016.
2. Stagg, Frank Noel (1958). South Norway. George Allen & Unwin, Ltd.
3. Kielland, Gabriel Wilhelm (29 August 2002). "Opprinnelsen" (in Norwegian).
4. Brandsberg, Reidar (1988). Sogndal Ladested, Sokndal og Eigersund - i eldre og nyere tid (in Norwegian). Egersund: Fuglseth bok- og offsettrykkeri. ISBN 9788299181303.
5. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
6. Hansen, Tore, ed. (12 May 2016). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1934" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1935. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1931" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1932. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1928" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1929. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1925" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1926. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
12. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1922" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1923. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
13. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1919" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1920. Retrieved 31 July 2020.