Høle (municipality)

Høle or Høgsfjord is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The large municipality existed from 1865 until 1965. It was called Høgsfjord from 1865 until 1871 when the municipality was reduced in size and the name was changed to Høle. The municipality originally was quite large, surrounding both sides of the Høgsfjorden and Lysefjorden. Throughout its history, it included large parts of the present-day municipalities of Sandnes and Gjesdal. Since 1965, the area of Høle has been the borough of Høle in Sandnes municipality.[1] Høle Church was the main church of the municipality.

Høle herred

Høgsfjord herred
Former municipality
Rogaland within
Norway
Høle within Rogaland
Coordinates: 58°53′44″N 06°00′33″E
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictRyfylke
Established1 Jan 1865
Disestablished1 Jan 1965
Area
 • Total110 km2 (40 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1965)
 • Total964
 • Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1128
Preceded byStrand in 1865
Succeeded bySandnes and Gjesdal in 1965
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The municipality of Høgsfjord was established in 1865 when it was separated from the large municipality of Strand. Initially, there were 3,203 residents. On 1 January 1871 the district Fossan located east of the Høgsfjorden (population: 2,081) was split off from Høgsfjord to form a municipality of its own. The remaining part of Høgsfjord changed its name to Høle, and had a population of 1,122.

On 1 January 1965, there were many municipal mergers in Norway due to the recommendations of the Schei Committee. On that date, the municipality of Høle was dissolved. The southeastern corner of Høle surrounding the farming village of Oltesvik (population: 37) was transferred to the municipality of Gjesdal. The rest of Høle, with 926 inhabitants, was incorporated into the neighboring municipality of Sandnes.[2]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Høle, 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 Høle was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Høle Herredsstyre 1964–1965 [4]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)13
Total number of members:13
Høle Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [5]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)1
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)5
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)7
Total number of members:13
Høle Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)2
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)5
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)6
Total number of members:13
Høle Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)11
Total number of members:12
Høle Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)2
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)10
Total number of members:12
Høle Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)9
Total number of members:12
Høle Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)1
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)6
 Liberal Party (Venstre)5
Total number of members:12

See also

References
  1. Store norske leksikon. "Høle – tidligere kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  3. Hansen, Tore, ed. (12 May 2016). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

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