Kvenvær (municipality)

Kvenvær is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 216-square-kilometre (83 sq mi) municipality existed from 1913 until 1964. It is located in what is now the municipality of Hitra in Trøndelag county. The municipality included the western part of the island of Hitra plus many surrounding islands including Bispøyan. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kvenvær where Kvenvær Church is located. Other villages in Kvenvær municipality included Forsnes and Andersskogan.[1]

View of Kvenvær Church
Kvenvær herred
Former municipality
Map of the old municipalities on the island of Hitra
Sør-Trøndelag within
Norway
Kvenvær within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63.5325°N 08.3912°E / 63.5325; 08.3912
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictFosen
Established1 Jan 1913
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
Administrative centreKvenvær
Area
 • Total216 km2 (83 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 • Total840
 • Density3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1618
Preceded byHitra in 1913
Succeeded byHitra in 1964
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The municipality of Kvenvær was established on 1 January 1913 when the municipality of Hitra was divided with the western part of the municipality (population: 1,157) becoming the new municipality of Kvenvær. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipalities of Kvenvær (population: 840), Hitra (population: 1,344), Sandstad (population: 1,028), and Fillan (population: 1,759) were merged to form a new, larger municipality of Hitra.[2]

Government

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

Kvenvær Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [4]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)13
Total number of members:13
Kvenvær Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [5]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)13
Total number of members:13
Kvenvær Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)12
Total number of members:12
Kvenvær Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)		3
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)9
Total number of members:12
Kvenvær Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)12
Total number of members:12
Kvenvær Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)1
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)		2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)9
Total number of members:12

See also

References
  1. Haugen, Morten, ed. (2014-11-28). "Kvenvær – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  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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