Skjold (municipality)

Skjold is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 172-square-kilometre (66 sq mi) municipality encompassed all the area surrounding the Grindafjorden and Skjoldafjorden. The area is located in the present-day municipalities of Vindafjord and Tysvær. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Skjold where the Skjold Church is located.[2]

Skjold herred
Former municipality
View of the Skjold area
Rogaland within
Norway
Skjold within Rogaland
Coordinates: 59°30′09″N 05°35′12″E
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictHaugaland
Established1 Jan 1838
Disestablished1 Jan 1965
Administrative centreSkjold
Area
 • Total172 km2 (66 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1965)
 • Total2,395
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Skjoldabu[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1154
Created asFormannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Succeeded byVindafjord and Tysvær in 1965
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The parish of Skjold was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1849, the southwestern half of Skjold (population: 2,058) was separated to form the new municipality of Tysvær, leaving Skjold with 3,439 residents. In 1891, the eastern district of Skjold (population: 1,095) was separated to form the new municipality of Vats, leaving Skjold with 1,961 residents. On 1 January 1964, a small part of northern Skjold located north of the Ålfjorden (population: 24) was transferred to Sveio municipality in Hordaland county.

On 1 January 1965, the municipality of Skjold was dissolved based on recommendations to the government of Norway by the Schei Committee. The districts of Liarheim and Langeland (population: 1,262), mostly located north and east of the Grindafjorden, were merged with the municipality of Sandeid and parts of the municipalities of Imsland, Vats, and Vikedal to create the new municipality of Vindafjord. The districts Dueland, Grinde, and Yrkje (population: 1,133), mostly located south and west of the Grindafjorden and Skjoldafjorden, were merged with the municipalities of Tysvær and Nedstrand and parts of the municipalities of Avaldsnes, Vats, and Vikedal to form the new, larger municipality of Tysvær.[3]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Skjold, 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.[4]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Skjold was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Skjold Herredsstyre 1964–1965 [5]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)14
Total number of members:17
Skjold Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)15
Total number of members:17
Skjold Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)17
Total number of members:17
Skjold Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)		1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)15
Total number of members:16
Skjold Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)16
Total number of members:16
Skjold Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)		2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)14
Total number of members:16
Skjold Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)16
Total number of members:16

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Skjold – tidligere kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  4. Hansen, Tore, ed. (12 May 2016). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

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