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Coordinates: 62°38′50″N 11°52′20″E / 62.6473°N 11.8721°E / 62.6473; 11.8721
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Brekken Municipality
Brekken herred
Former municipality
View of the municipal government building
View of the municipal government building
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Brekken within Sør-Trøndelag
Brekken within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 62°38′50″N 11°52′20″E / 62.6473°N 11.8721°E / 62.6473; 11.8721
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictGauldalen
Established1926
 • Preceded byRøros Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byRøros Municipality
Administrative centreBrekken
Government
 • Mayor (1956–1963)Per A. Strickert (Ap)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
843.2 km2 (325.6 sq mi)
 • Rank#111 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
1,561.38 m (5,122.64 ft)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total
947
 • Rank#619 in Norway
 • Density1.1/km2 (3/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −13.2%
DemonymBrekking[2]
Official language
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 • Norwegian formNeutral[3]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1642[5]
Data from Statistics Norway

Brekken is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 843-square-kilometre (325 sq mi) municipality existed along the border with Sweden from 1926 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality is now located in the northeastern part of Røros Municipality in Trøndelag county. The municipality encompassed the areas located to the north, east, and southeast of the lake Aursunden. The administrative centre was the village of Brekken where Brekken Church is located.[6]

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 843.2-square-kilometre (325.6 sq mi) municipality was the 111th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Brekken Municipality was the 619th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 947. The municipality's population density was 1.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.8/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 13.1% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]

General information

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View of the Brekken area
View of Brekken Church

The parish of Brekken was established as a municipality on 1 January 1926 when the large Røros Municipality was split into four parts: Brekken Municipality (population: 1,098) in the northeast, Glåmos Municipality (population: 983) in the north, Røros landsogn (population: 701) in the south and west, and the central area surrounding the town of Røros (population: 2,284) remained as a much smaller Røros Municipality.[9]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Brekken Municipality (population: 964), Glåmos Municipality (population: 700), and Røros landsogn (population: 482) were all merged with Røros Municipality (population: 3,063) to form a new, larger Røros Municipality.[9]

Name

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The municipality is named after the village of Brekken (Old Norse: Brekka) since the Brekken Church was built there. The name comes from the word brekka which means "hill".[6][10]

Churches

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The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Brekken Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Røros prestegjeld and the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.[8]

Churches in Brekken
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Brekken Brekken Church Brekken 1878

Geography

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Brekken Municipality was located along the border with Sweden. Tydal Municipality was located to the north, Ålen Municipality was to the northeast, Glåmos Municipality was to the west, and Røros landsogn was to the west and south. The highest point in the municipality was the 1,561.38-metre (5,122.6 ft) tall mountain Storviglen which sits about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the border with Sweden.[1]

Government

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While it existed, Brekken Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[11] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

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The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Brekken was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Brekken herredsstyre 1959–1963 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 5
Total number of members:13
Brekken herredsstyre 1955–1959 [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 5
Total number of members:13
Brekken herredsstyre 1951–1955 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 6
Total number of members:12
Brekken herredsstyre 1947–1951 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 5
Total number of members:12
Brekken herredsstyre 1945–1947 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 5
Total number of members:12
Brekken herredsstyre 1937–1941* [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 6
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.

Mayors

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The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Brekken was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:[18]

  • 1926–1936: Svend N. Borgos (Bp)
  • 1937–1942: Jacob J. Ryen (Ap)
  • 1942–1945: Anders J. Stensaas (NS)
  • 1945–1955: Jacob J. Ryen (Ap)
  • 1956–1963: Per A. Strickert (Ap)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.
  4. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  5. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  6. ^ a b Haugen, Morten O., ed. (26 November 2024). "Brekken". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  7. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  8. ^ a b Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 1951). Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 (PDF). Norges Offisielle Statistikk (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: H. Aschehoug & Co.
  9. ^ a b Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  10. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1901). Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt (in Norwegian) (14 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 201.
  11. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  18. ^ Sundt, Johannes (1992). Røros før – og nå … Utgitt i anledning 150-årsjubileet til RørosBanken (in Norwegian). Røros: RørosBanken. p. 169.

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