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Ogna Municipality
Ogna herred
Former municipality
Ogne herred  (historic name)
View of the local Ogna Church
View of the local Ogna Church
Rogaland within Norway
Rogaland within Norway
Ogna within Rogaland
Ogna within Rogaland
Coordinates: 58°30′56″N 05°48′29″E / 58.51556°N 5.80806°E / 58.51556; 5.80806
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictDalane
Established1839
 • Preceded byEigersund Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byHå Municipality
Administrative centreOgna
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
104.3 km2 (40.3 sq mi)
 • Rank#512 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
416.1 m (1,365 ft)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total
1,444
 • Rank#545 in Norway
 • Density13.8/km2 (36/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +2.8%
DemonymOgnabu[2]
Official language
[4]
 • Norwegian formNeutral[3]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1117[5]
Data from Statistics Norway

Ogna is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 104.3-square-kilometre (40.3 sq mi) municipality existed from 1839 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Hå Municipality in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre was the village of Ogna where Ogna Church is located. Other villages in the municipality included Brusand, Hæen, and Sirevåg.[6][7]

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 104.3-square-kilometre (40.3 sq mi) municipality was the 512th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Ogna Municipality was the 545th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,444. The municipality's population density was 13.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (36/sq mi) and its population had increased by 2.8% over the previous 10-year period.[8][9]

General information

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The municipality of Ogne (later spelled Ogna) was established in 1839 when the (much larger) Egersund landdistrikt (the rural municipality surrounding the town of Egersund) was divided. The northwestern district (population: 825) became the new Ogne Municipality and the rest (population: 2,016) remained as Egersund landdistrikt.[10]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.[11][12] On 1 January 1964, the following areas were merged to form the new Hå Municipality:[10]

Name

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Ogna farm (Old Norse: Ógna) since the first Ogna Church was built there. The name comes from the verb ógna which means "to threaten", likely referring to the local river since it has strong currents and it is prone to flooding in the spring.[13]

Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Ogne. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Ogna.[14]

Churches

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The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Ogna Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Egersund prestegjeld and the Dalane prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger.[9]

Churches in Ogna Municipality
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Ogna Ogna Church Ogna c. 1250

Geography

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The highest point in the municipality was the 416.1-metre (1,365 ft) tall mountain Brusaknuden on the border with Time Municipality.[1] Time Municipality was located to the north, Bjerkreim Municipality was located to the east, Eigersund Municipality was located to the southeast, the North Sea was located to the southwest, and Varhaug Municipality was located to the northwest.

Government

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While it existed, Ogna 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.[15] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Dalane District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

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The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Ogna Municipality was made up of 15 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Ogna herredsstyre 1959–1963 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 8
Total number of members:15
Note: On 1 January 1964, Ogna Municipality became part of Hå Municipality.
Ogna herredsstyre 1955–1959 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 9
Total number of members:15
Ogna herredsstyre 1951–1955 [18]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:12
Ogna herredsstyre 1947–1951 [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12
Total number of members:12
Ogna herredsstyre 1945–1947 [20]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
Total number of members:12
Ogna herredsstyre 1937–1941* [21]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12
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 Ogna Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:[22]

  • 1839–1839: Hans Abel Hiorth
  • 1840–1843: Ole Gabrielsen Mathingsdal
  • 1844–1847: Lars Johannessen Qverme
  • 1848–1849: Sigbjørn Olsen Hølleland
  • 1850–1855: Ole Gabrielsen Mathingsdal
  • 1856–1863: Sigbjørn Olsen Hølleland
  • 1864–1864: Gabriel Olsen Mattingsdal
  • 1865–1865: Christian Gundersen Friestad
  • 1866–1887: Christopher Gjermundsen Varden

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune: Hå" (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. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
  6. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir; Lauritzen, Per Roger, eds. (26 November 2024). "Ogna (tidligere kommune)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  7. ^ Lindtjørn, Morten (1938). Ogna herad i hundre år: 1838-1938: minneskrift (in Norwegian). Stavanger.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  11. ^ Grepstad, Jon, ed. (25 March 2025). "Nikolai Schei". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  12. ^ Hansen, Tore; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (27 May 2024). "kommuneinndelingen i Norge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  13. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1915). Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 95 and 61.
  14. ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 1057–1065. 1917.
  15. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  22. ^ Grude, Joakim (1887). Amtsformandskabet i Stavanger Amt 1838-1887 (in Norwegian). Stavanger: Dreyers Boktrykkeri.

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