Frol

Frol is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 140-square-kilometre (54 sq mi) municipality existed from 1856 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was first known as Levanger landsogn and then in 1911 the name was changed to Frol. The municipality included all the area surrounding the town of Levanger in what is now the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county.[2][3]

Frol herred

Levanger landsogn
Former municipality
Nord-Trøndelag within
Norway
Frol within Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°41′08″N 11°29′15″E
CountryNorway
CountyNord-Trøndelag
DistrictInnherred
Established1856
Disestablished1 Jan 1962
Area
 • Total140 km2 (50 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1962)
 • Total3,774
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Demonym(s)froling[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1720
Preceded byLevanger in 1856
Succeeded byLevanger in 1962
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The municipality was established as Levanger landsogn in 1856 when the old Levanger formannskapsdistrikt was divided into two municipalities the "town" (kjøpstad) and the "rural district" (landsogn). The two municipalities were named Levanger kjøpstad (population: 1,017) and Levanger landsogn (population: 2,290). On 28 November 1874, two uninhabited parts of the neighboring municipality of Skogn were transferred to Levanger landsogn by a royal resolution. On 13 November 1951, the Lillemarksbakkene area in Frol (population: 51) was transferred to the town of Levanger.

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, the town of Levanger (population: 1,669) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Frol (population: 3,774), Åsen (population: 1,939), and Skogn (population: 4,756) to form a new, larger municipality called Levanger.[4]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Frol, 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 is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elects a mayor.[5]

Municipal council

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

Frol Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)11
 Conservative Party (Høyre)1
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)5
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:21
Frol Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)11
 Conservative Party (Høyre)1
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)5
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:21
Frol Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)5
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:20
Frol Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)5
 Liberal Party (Venstre)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)2
Total number of members:20
Frol Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)9
 Liberal Party (Venstre)5
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)6
Total number of members:20
Frol Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)9
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)6
 Liberal Party (Venstre)5
Total number of members:20

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2018-03-28). "Levanger landdistrikt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  3. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2018-03-18). "Frol". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  4. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  5. Hansen, Tore, ed. (2016-05-12). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
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