Haltdalen (municipality)

Haltdalen (historically: Holtaalen) is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 509-square-kilometre (197 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until 1972 when it was merged with Ålen to become the present-day municipality of Holtålen in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Haltdalen where the Haltdalen Church is located.[2]

Haltdalen herred

Holtaalen
Former municipality
Sør-Trøndelag within
Norway
Haltdalen within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 62.9266°N 11.1406°E / 62.9266; 11.1406
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictGauldalen
Established1 Jan 1838
Disestablished1 Jan 1972
Administrative centreHaltdalen
Area
 • Total509 km2 (197 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1972)
 • Total778
 • Density1.5/km2 (4.0/sq mi)
Demonym(s)haltdaling
haltdøl[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1645
Created asFormannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Succeeded byHoltålen in 1972
Data from Statistics Norway

Name

The municipality was originally named Holtaalen. The name comes from the local river Holta, a side branch of the larger Gaula River. In the early 20th century, the spelling of the name was changed to Holtålen. In 1937, the municipality was renamed Haltdalen, the name it held until 1972 when it was merged with the neighboring municipality of Ålen to form the new municipality of Holtålen, resurrecting the old name of the municipality that was used before 1937.[2][3]

History

The prestegjeld of Holtaalen was established as a civil municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1841, the western part of the municipality (population: 1,272) was separated to become the new municipality of Singsaas. This left Holtaalen with 1,885 residents. Then in 1855, the southeastern part of Holtaalen (population: 1,487) was separated to become the new municipality of Aalen. This left Holtaalen with 809 residents. The spelling of the name was later changed to Holtålen. In 1937, the name was changed from Holtålen to Haltdalen. Starting in the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1972, the neighboring municipalities of Haltdalen (population: 778) and Ålen (population: 1,944) were merged to form the new municipality of Holtålen.[3]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Haltdalen, 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.[4]

Municipal council

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

Haltdalen Kommunestyre 1968–1971 [5]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)7
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)5
Total number of members:13
Haltdalen Kommunestyre 1964–1967 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)7
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)4
Total number of members:13
Haltdalen Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)7
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)1
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)3
Total number of members:13
Haltdalen Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)8
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)1
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)2
Total number of members:13
Haltdalen Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)7
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)1
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)2
Total number of members:12
Haltdalen Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)5
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)2
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)2
Total number of members:12
Haltdalen Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)5
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)2
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)2
Total number of members:12
Haltdalen Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [12]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)6
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)5
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)1
Total number of members:12

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-12-21). "Haltdalen – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  4. Hansen, Tore, ed. (2016-05-12). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
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  6. "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
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  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  12. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
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