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Vossestrand

Coordinates: 60°48′N 06°36′E / 60.800°N 6.600°E / 60.800; 6.600
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Vossestrand Municipality
Vossestrand herad
Former municipality
Hordaland within Norway
Hordaland within Norway
Vossestrand within Hordaland
Vossestrand within Hordaland
Coordinates: 60°48′N 06°36′E / 60.800°N 6.600°E / 60.800; 6.600
CountryNorway
CountyHordaland
DistrictVoss
Established1 Jan 1868
 • Preceded byVoss Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byVoss Municipality
Administrative centreVasstrondi
Government
 • Mayor (1960-1963)Per Årmot (Sp)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total527 km2 (203 sq mi)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total1,576
 • Density3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1236[1]
Data from Statistics Norway

Vossestrand is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county in Norway. The 527-square-kilometre (203 sq mi) municipality existed from 1868 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Voss. The municipality was centered on the nearby villages of Vinje and Oppheim, where the two churches for the municipality are located: Vinje Church and Oppheim Church. The large lake Oppheimsvatnet sat in the central part of the municipality. The administrative centre was at Vasstrondi, on the south side of the lake Oppheimsvatnet.[2]

History

Hotel Stalheim in Vossestrand

The municipality of Vossestrand was created on 1 January 1868 when the old (large) municipality of Voss was divided. The northern part became Vossestrand and the southern part remained as Voss. Initially, Vossestrand had a population of 2,009. On 21 August 1869, an unpopulated area of Voss was administratively transferred to the municipality of Vossestrand. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the entire municipality was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Evanger and Voss, forming the present-day Voss Municipality. There were 1,573 residents at the time of the merger.[3]

Municipal council

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

Vossestrand heradsstyre 1960–1963 [4]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 11
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
Total number of members:17
Vossestrand heradsstyre 1956–1959 [5]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 12
Total number of members:17
Vossestrand heradsstyre 1952–1955 [6]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 11
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:16
Vossestrand heradsstyre 1948–1951 [7]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 9
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) 1
Total number of members:16
Vossestrand heradsstyre 1945–1947 [8]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 9
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:16
Vossestrand heradsstyre 1938–1941* [9]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 9
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:16
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

  1. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Vossestrand. – kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  3. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  4. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  5. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  6. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  7. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  8. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
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