Sunnylven
Sunnylven is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 637-square-kilometre (246 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. Since that time, it has made up the southern part of the present-day Stranda Municipality. It encompassed the areas around the Sunnylvsfjorden and Geirangerfjorden. The village of Hellesylt was the administrative centre of the municipality and Geiranger was the other main population centre in Sunnylven. The main church for the municipality was Sunnylven Church in Hellesylt.[2]
Sunnylven herred | |
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View of Hellesylt and Sunnylven Church (1880s) | |
Møre og Romsdal within Norway | |
Sunnylven within Møre og Romsdal | |
Coordinates: 62°05′07″N 06°51′57″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Møre og Romsdal |
District | Sunnmøre |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
Administrative centre | Hellesylt |
Area | |
• Total | 637 km2 (246 sq mi) |
*Area at municipal dissolution. | |
Population (1965) | |
• Total | 1,221 |
• Density | 1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Sunnylving[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1523 |
Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
Succeeded by | Stranda in 1965 |
History
The municipality of Sunnylven was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). According to the 1835 census, Sunnylven had a population of 1,476.[3] During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the two neighboring municipalities of Sunnylven (population: 1,221) and Stranda (population: 3,453) were merged into one large Stranda Municipality.[4]
Government
All municipalities in Norway, including Sunnylven, 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.[5]
Municipal council
The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Sunnylven was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 17 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 17 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 15 | |
Total number of members: | 15 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 16 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 16 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 16 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
Party Name (in Nynorsk) | Number of representatives | |
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Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 16 | |
Total number of members: | 16 |
References
- "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-02-24). "Sunnylven - tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- Registreringssentral for historiske data. "Hjemmehørende folkemengde Møre og Romsdal 1801-1960" (in Norwegian). University of Tromsø. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
- Hansen, Tore, ed. (2016-05-12). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-04-20.