Borgund, Møre og Romsdal
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 Borgund
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| Coordinates: 62°27′58″N 06°14′01″E / 62.46611°N 6.23361°ECoordinates: 62°27′58″N 06°14′01″E / 62.46611°N 6.23361°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| Municipality ID | NO-1531 |
| Adm. Center | Borgund |
| Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt in 1838 |
| Merged into | Ålesund in 1968 |
Borgund is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality consisted of the islands of Sula, Humla, Tørla, and Ellingsøya, as well as parts of Oksenøya, Hessa, and Nørvøya, plus many minor islands throughout the area. Giske and Skodje were also originally part of the municipality.[1]
[edit] History
The municipality of Borgund was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). According to the 1835 census, the municipality had a population of 3,754.[2] In 1849, the district of Skodje was separated from Borgund to become a municipality of its own. This left Borgund with 4,461 inhabitants. On 1 January 1908, the islands of Giske were separated from Borgund to become a separate municipality. Borgund then had a population of 6,734. On 1 January 1916, a small part of Skodje (population: 14) was transferred to Borgund. Also on 1 July 1958, a small part of Hareid on the island of Sula with 68 inhabitants was transferred to Borgund.[3]
On 1 January 1965, the northern part of Borgund (including the Gamlem, Søvik, and Grytastranda areas on the mainland and the islands of Bjørnøya, Terøya and many small islands around them) with 1,191 inhabitants, was incorporated into the neighboring Haram municipality to the north. On 1 January 1968, Borgund municipality ceased to exist when it was incorporated into the town of Ålesund. Prior to the merger Borgund had a population of 20,132. It was the most populous municipality in Møre og Romsdal at the time.[4] On 1 January 1977, the island of Sula, previously a part of Borgund, was separated from Ålesund to constitute a separate municipality.[3]
[edit] Incorporation into Ålesund
There was considerable debate on the 1968 incorporation into Ålesund and on what to name the new, larger municipality. The municipal council of Borgund opposed its own incorporation into Ålesund as worked out by the Schei Committee. However, when the Norwegian Parliament agreed to the incorporation, Borgund's municipal council passed a resolution that the new municipality be named Borgund instead of Ålesund. The case went to the Government of Norway, who drafted a resolution that the name Ålesund should be kept. In the Council of State of 10 March 1967, the cabinet Borten agreed to this, except for Per Borten, Kjell Bondevik, Bjarne Lyngstad, and Dagfinn Vårvik who formally dissented—to no avail. The name Ålesund was recommended, and the Norwegian Parliament passed it.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Borgund – Møre og Romsdal" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/Borgund/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- ^ Registreringssentral for historiske data. "Hjemmehørende folkemengde Møre og Romsdal 1801-1960" (in Norwegian). University of Tromsø. http://www.rhd.uit.no/dok/nos15.html.
- ^ a b Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf.
- ^ a b Søberg, Morten (2009). "Usemje rundt Kongens bord" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Senatet som aldri vart. Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget. pp. 47–48. ISBN 9788252173321.
