Lånke

Lånke was a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 185-square-kilometre (71 sq mi) municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was located south of the Stjørdalselva river in what is now the south-central part of Stjørdal municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was located in the village of Hell. The famous Hell Station in the village of Hell is situated in the westernmost part of Lånke. There are two churches in Lånke: Lånke Church and Elvran Chapel. Historically, this parish was also known as Leksdal. Lånke is an area dominated by agriculture and forests.[2]

This article is about the village. For the politician, see Ola T. Lånke.
Lånke herred

Laanke
Former municipality
View of the village of Hell in Lånke
Nord-Trøndelag within
Norway
Lånke within Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°26′41″N 10°56′03″E
CountryNorway
CountyNord-Trøndelag
DistrictStjørdalen
Established1 Jan 1902
Disestablished1 Jan 1962
Administrative centreHell
Area
 • Total185 km2 (71 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1962)
 • Total1,967
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Demonym(s)lånkbygg[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1713
Preceded byNedre Stjørdal in 1902
Succeeded byStjørdal in 1962
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The municipality of Laanke was created on 1 January 1902 when the old municipality of Nedre Stjørdal was split into three new municipalities: Laanke (population: 1,449), Stjørdal (population: 3,158), and Skatval (population: 2,125). On 1 January 1914 the small Jøssås area of southwestern Laanke (population: 38) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of Malvik which at that time was in the neighboring county of Sør-Trøndelag.[3] The spelling of the municipality was later changed to Lånke. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, the neighboring municipalities of Lånke (population: 1,967), Stjørdal (population: 6,204), Hegra (population: 2,704), and Skatval (population: 1,944) merged to form a new, larger municipality of Stjørdal.[4]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Lånke, 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 (Herredsstyre) of Lånke was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Lånke Herredsstyre 1960–1961 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)7
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)5
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:17
Lånke Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)8
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)5
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:17
Lånke Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)7
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)4
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:16
Lånke Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)6
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)4
 Liberal Party (Venstre)4
Total number of members:16
Lånke Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)7
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)4
 Liberal Party (Venstre)5
Total number of members:16
Lånke Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)6
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)6
 Liberal Party (Venstre)4
Total number of members:16

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Askheim, Svein, ed. (2017-11-26). "Lånke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  3. "Prestegjeld og sogn i Sør-Trøndelag" (in Norwegian). Arkivverket.no. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  4. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  5. Hansen, Tore, ed. (2016-05-12). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
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