Evje

Evje is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The 177-square-kilometre (68 sq mi) municipality[2] existed from 1877 until 1960. It was located in what is now the eastern part of the present-day municipality of Evje og Hornnes in the Setesdal valley of Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Evje where the Evje Church is located.[3] The lake Høvringsvatnet is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the village.

This article is about the former municipality in Aust-Agder, Norway. For the village in Evje og Hornnes, Norway, see Evje (village).
Evje herred
Former municipality
View of the local church
Aust-Agder within
Norway
Evje within Aust-Agder
Coordinates: 58°35′06″N 07°48′30″E
CountryNorway
CountyAust-Agder
DistrictSetesdal
Established1 Jan 1877
Disestablished1 Jan 1960
Administrative centreEvje
Area
 • Total177 km2 (68 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1960)
 • Total1,646
 • Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Evdøl[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0937
Preceded byEvje og Vegusdal in 1877
Succeeded byEvje og Hornnes in 1960
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The municipality of Evje was created on 1 January 1877 when the old municipality of Evje og Vegusdal was divided into Evje (population: 870) and Vegusdal (population: 935). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1960, Evje (population: 1,646) was merged with the neighboring municipality of Hornnes (population: 1,280) to form the new municipality of Evje og Hornnes.[4]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) of Evje is named after an old Evje farm (Old Norse: Efja), since the first church was built there. The name is identical with the word efja which means "eddy", probably referring to the nearby river Otra.[5]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Evje, 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.[6]

Municipal council

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

Evje Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)11
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)2
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:17
Evje Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)4
Total number of members:16
Evje Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)8
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)2
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)4
Total number of members:16
Evje Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)2
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)1
 Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and
the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet)		3
Total number of members:16
Evje Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)2
 Liberal Party (Venstre)4
Total number of members:16

Notable residents

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Kiær, Anders Nicolai; Helland, Amund; Vibe, Johan; Strøm, Boye (1904). Norges land og folk: Nedenes amt (in Norwegian). Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 368. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (15 February 2009). "Evje – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  5. Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt (in Norwegian) (8 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 193.
  6. Hansen, Tore, ed. (12 May 2016). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

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