Vossestrand

Vossestrand is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county in Norway. The 527-square-kilometre (203 sq mi) municipality existed from 1868 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Voss. The municipality was centered on the nearby villages of Vinje and Oppheim, where the two churches for the municipality are located: Vinje Church and Oppheim Church. The large lake Oppheimsvatnet sat in the central part of the municipality. The administrative centre was at Vasstrondi, on the south side of the lake Oppheimsvatnet.[1]

Vossestrand herad
Former municipality
Hordaland within
Norway
Vossestrand within Hordaland
Coordinates: 60°48′N 06°36′E
CountryNorway
CountyHordaland
DistrictVoss
Established1 Jan 1868
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
Administrative centreVasstrondi
Government
 • Mayor (1960-1963)Per Årmot (Sp)
Area
 • Total527 km2 (203 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1963)
 • Total1,576
 • Density3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1236
Preceded byVoss in 1868
Succeeded byVoss in 1964
Data from Statistics Norway

History
Hotel Stalheim in Vossestrand

The municipality of Vossestrand was created on 1 January 1868 when the old (large) municipality of Voss was divided. The northern part became Vossestrand and the southern part remained as Voss. Initially, Vossestrand had a population of 2,009. On 21 August 1869, an unpopulated area of Voss was administratively transferred to the municipality of Vossestrand. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the entire municipality was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Evanger and Voss, forming the present-day Voss Municipality. There were 1,573 residents at the time of the merger.[2]

Municipal council

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

Vossestrand Heradsstyre 1960–1963 [3]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
 Conservative Party (Høgre)1
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)11
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)2
Total number of members:17
Vossestrand Heradsstyre 1956–1959 [4]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
 Conservative Party (Høgre)1
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)12
Total number of members:17
Vossestrand Heradsstyre 1952–1955 [5]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)2
 Conservative Party (Høgre)1
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)11
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:16
Vossestrand Heradsstyre 1948–1951 [6]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Conservative Party (Høgre)1
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)9
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste)		1
Total number of members:16
Vossestrand Heradsstyre 1945–1947 [7]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)9
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste)		2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)1
Total number of members:16
Vossestrand Heradsstyre 1938–1941* [8]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)9
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)1
Total number of members:16

See also

References
  1. Store norske leksikon. "Vossestrand. – kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  3. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  4. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  5. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.