Gjøvdal

Gjøvdal (historic: Gjevedal) is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1908 until its dissolution in 1960. It covered the Gjøv river valley and the surrounding moors. It is currently part of the municipality of Åmli in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Askland where Gjøvdal Church is located.[1]

Gjøvdal herred

Gjevedal herred (historic)
Former municipality
View of the local Gjøvdal Church
Aust-Agder within
Norway
Gjøvdal within Aust-Agder
Coordinates: 58°52′18″N 08°18′14″E
CountryNorway
CountyAust-Agder
DistrictØstre Agder
Established1 Jan 1908
Disestablished1 Jan 1960
Administrative centreAskland
Population
 (1960)
 • Total362
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0930
Preceded byÅmli in 1908
Succeeded byÅmli in 1960
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The parish of Gjøvdal was part of the municipality of Åmli since 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1908, the municipality of Åmli was split into three separate municipalities: Gjevedal (population: 590), Lille Topdal (population: 389), and Åmli (population: 2,024). In 1911, the name Gjevedal was changed to "Gjøvdal".

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1960, the municipality of Gjøvdal (population: 362) was reunited with Åmli (population: 1,947) to form a new, enlarged Åmli municipality. (The municipality of Tovdal was merged into Åmli in 1967.)[2][3]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Gjevedal valley (Old Norse: Gefardalr). The first element is the name of the river Gjøv (Gef) which flows through the valley. Gef means "to give (as in a reward to the fisherman)". The last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale".[4]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Gjøvdal, 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.[5]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Gjøvdal was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Gjøvdal Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)9
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)4
Total number of members:13
Gjøvdal Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [7]  
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
Gjøvdal Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [8]  
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
Gjøvdal Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [9]  
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
Gjøvdal Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)7
 Joint list of the Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)
and the Liberal Party (Venstre)		5
Total number of members:12

See also

References
  1. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (20 June 2015). "Gjøvdal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  3. "Gjøvdal". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  4. Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt (in Norwegian) (8 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 54.
  5. Hansen, Tore, ed. (12 May 2016). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

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