Vigmostad (municipality)
Vigmostad Municipality
Vigmostad herred | |
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![]() View of Vigmostad Church in the early 1900s | |
![]() Vest-Agder within Norway | |
![]() Vigmostad within Vest-Agder | |
Coordinates: 58°12′10″N 07°20′02″E / 58.20278°N 7.33389°E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Vest-Agder |
District | Sørlandet |
Established | 1 Jan 1911 |
• Preceded by | Nord-Audnedal Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Lindesnes Municipality |
Administrative centre | Vigmostad |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 89 km2 (34 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 589 |
• Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-1028[1] |
Vigmostad is a former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The 89-square-kilometre (34 sq mi) municipality existed from 1911 until its dissolution in 1964. The old municipality roughly covered part of the present-day municipality of Lindesnes in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Vigmostad where Vigmostad Church is located.[2]
History
The municipality of Vigmostad was established on 1 January 1911, when the old municipality of Nord-Audnedal was divided into Vigmostad (population: 923) and Konsmo (population: 782). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Vigmostad municipality was dissolved, and its area was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Sør-Audnedal and Spangereid to create the new municipality of Lindesnes. Prior to the merger, Vigmostad had a population of 589.[3]
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Vigmostad farm (Old Norse: Vígmundarstaðir), since that is the location of Vigmostad Church. The first element of the name is the old male name Vígmundar (river-mouth) or Vígmarr (river-mare(sea)), and the last element is staðir, which means "homestead" or "farm".[4]
Government
All municipalities in Norway, including Vigmostad, 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 was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[5]
Municipal council
The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Vigmostad was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 7 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 17 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 6 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 9 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 6 | |
Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 2 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 7 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 12 | |
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945. |
See also
References
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Vigmostad" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 148.
- ^ Hansen, Tore, ed. (12 May 2016). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 22 November 2020.