Vats (municipality)

Vats is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. Located in the traditional district of Haugaland, the municipality existed from 1891 until 1965. The 124-square-kilometre (48 sq mi) municipality encompassed the land to the east and west surrounding the Vatsfjorden and the lake Vatsvatnet. Vats is typically divided into two parts Øvre Vats (around the lake in the north) and Nedre Vats (around the fjord in the south).[2]

Vats herred
Former municipality
View of the local church
Rogaland within
Norway
Vats within Rogaland
Coordinates: 59°29′30″N 05°44′01″E
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictRyfylke
Established1 Jan 1891
Disestablished1 Jan 1965
Administrative centreVats
Area
 • Total124 km2 (48 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1965)
 • Total1,144
 • Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Vatsbu[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1155
Preceded bySkjold in 1891
Succeeded byVindafjord in 1965
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The municipality of Vats was established on 1 January 1891 when it was split off from the municipality of Skjold. Initially, Vats had 1,095 residents. On 1 January 1965, the municipality was dissolved due to recommendations of the Schei Committee. The majority of Vats (population: 1,128) was merged with parts of Imsland, Skjold, and Vikedal, as well as all of Sandeid to form the new municipality of Vindafjord. On the same day, the Breidal and Stølsvik farms on the south side of the Yrkefjorden (population: 16) became a part of Tysvær municipality.[3]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Vats, 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 Vats was made up of 15 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Vats Herredsstyre 1964–1965 [5]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Conservative Party (Høyre)4
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)11
Total number of members:15
Vats Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Conservative Party (Høyre)1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)14
Total number of members:15
Vats Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)15
Total number of members:15
Vats Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)12
Total number of members:12
Vats Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)12
Total number of members:12
Vats Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)		2
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)4
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)6
Total number of members:12
Vats Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)2
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)6
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)4
Total number of members:12

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Vats – tidligere kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  4. Hansen, Tore, ed. (12 May 2016). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

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