Tromsøysund

Tromsøysund is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. The 1,596-square-kilometre (616 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed most of what is now Tromsø Municipality including areas on the island of Kvaløya and on the mainland. It completely surrounded the city of Tromsø, both on a number of islands as well as on the mainland. The municipality included the villages of Bjerkaker, Tromsdalen, and Movik. The administrative centre was the village of Tromsdalen, just across the strait from the city of Tromsø.[1]

Tromsøysund herred
Tromsøe landdistrikt (historic)
Former municipality
Arm of the Ramfjorden in Tromsøysund
Arm of the Ramfjorden in Tromsøysund
Coat of arms of Tromsøysund herred
Coat of arms
Official logo of Tromsøysund herred
Troms within
Norway
Tromsøysund within Troms
Tromsøysund within Troms
Coordinates: 69°38′53″N 18°59′13″E
CountryNorway
CountyTroms
DistrictHålogaland
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byTromsø Municipality
Administrative centreTromsøysund
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total1,596 km2 (616 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total16,727
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1934
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The large prestegjeld of Tromsøe existed for hundreds of years. In 1838, the new formannskapsdistrikt law established municipal self-government in Norway. According to the law, each prestegjeld became a municipality, but all cities in Norway had to be separated from their prestegjeld and be their own municipalities. So, on 1 January 1838, the city of Tromsøe became a municipality and the large surrounding district became the municipality of Tromsøe landdistrikt. Initially, the new municipality had a population of 4,286.[2][3]

In 1860, the southern part of the municipality (population: 3,610) was split off from Tromsøe landdistrikt to become the new Balsfjord Municipality. This left Tromsøe landdistrikt with 2,632 inhabitants. In November 1860, the name of the municipality was changed to Tromsøsundet (the spelling was changed to the more modern spelling Tromsøysund later). On 1 January 1861, an area of Tromsøysund (population: 110) was transferred to the city of Tromsø. On 1 January 1873, a part of the neighboring municipality of Malangen (population: 287) was merged back into Tromsøysund (this area in Malangen was separated from Balsfjord in 1871). This area included the Bakkejord-Kvalnes-Lauksletta-Mjelde area in southern Kvaløya and Brokskar-Bentsjorda area on the mainland. At the same time, an uninhabited part of Tromsøysund was also transferred to Tromsø. On 1 July 1915, another part of Tromsøysund (population: 512) was transferred to the city of Tromsø. Again on 1 July 1955, the Bjerkaker area of Tromsøysund (population: 1,583) was transferred to the city of Tromsø.[2]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, a major municipal merger took place. All of Tromsøysund municipality (population: 16,727) was merged with the city of Tromsø (population: 12,602), the parts of Hillesøy municipality on Kvaløya island (population: 1,316), and most (except the Svensby area) of Ullsfjord municipality (population: 2,019) to form a new, larger Tromsø Municipality.[1][2][4]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Tromsøysundet strait in 1860 (prior to that time it was called Tromsøe landdistrikt, which means the rural district around Tromsø). The first element of the name comes from the island of Tromsøya (Old Norse: Trums). The meaning of the name is uncertain. The last element is sund which means "strait" or "sound". Historically, the [5]

See also: Tromsø § Names and etymology

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 9 April 1954. The official blazon is "Gules, a two-masted ship Or" (Norwegian: På rød bunn et tomastet gull skip). This means the arms have a red field (background) and the charge is a two-masted ship. The ship has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The boat symbolized the importance of the sea and fishing for the municipality. The arms were designed by Sverre Mack who was helped by Hallvard Trætteberg. This coat of arms was the first municipal coat of arms for a rural municipality in Norway (previously, arms had been used for towns and cities, but not rural locations).[6][7]

Government

While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[8]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Tromsøysund was made up of 53 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Tromsøysund herredsstyre 1960–1963 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 30
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 12
Total number of members:53
Tromsøysund herredsstyre 1956–1959 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 25
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 11
Total number of members:45
Tromsøysund herredsstyre 1952–1955 [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 11
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 4
Total number of members:36
Tromsøysund herredsstyre 1948–1951 [12]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 19
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 8
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 5
Total number of members:36
Tromsøysund herredsstyre 1945–1947 [13]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 22
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 9
Total number of members:36
Tromsøysund herredsstyre 1938–1941* [14]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 19
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 13
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:36
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

Mayors

The mayors of Tromsøysund:

  • 1838-1842: Leonhard Holmboe
  • 1842-1844: Hans Kiil Larsen
  • 1844-1848: Hans Simon Christoffersen
  • 1848-1852: Peder Jeremias Larsen
  • 1852-1854: Hans Lokkert Nilsen
  • 1854-1857: Hans A. Moursund, Jr.
  • 1857-1859: Hans Henrik Kjær
  • 1859-1861: Hans Bergesen Holmeslett
  • 1861-1865: Lars Moe
  • 1865-1866: Hans Bergesen Holmeslett
  • 1867-1875: Petter Jensen
  • 1875-1876: Hans Bergesen Holmeslett
  • 1877-1898: P. Chr. Nikolaisen
  • 1899-1910: Hans Pedersen Berg
  • 1911-1913: Hans Nilsen Finnvik
  • 1914-1916: Ole M. Gausdal
  • 1917-1925: Iver Walnum
  • 1926-1928: Anton Jakobsen
  • 1929-1931: Alfred Hansen
  • 1932-1934: Anton Jakobsen
  • 1935-1940: Alfred Hansen
  • 1941-1941: Otto Hj. Munthe-Kaas
  • 1941-1943: Theodor Hansen
  • 1943-1944: Einar W. Nilsen
  • 1944-1944: Fritz Posti
  • 1945-1945: Johan Smith Meyer
  • 1945-1948: Alfred Hansen
  • 1948-1961: Kåre Martin Hansen
  • 1962-1963: Kåre Nordgård

See also

References
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  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  3. Registreringssentral for historiske data. "Hjemmehørende folkemengde Troms 1801-1960" (in Norwegian). University of Tromsø.
  4. "Arkivkatalog. Tromsøysund kommune. 1838–1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Tromsø kommune. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  5. Rygh, Oluf (1911). Norske gaardnavne: Tromsø amt (in Norwegian) (17 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 133.
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  7. "Forskrift om herredsvåpen og herredsflagg, Tromsøysund kommune, Troms". Lovdata.no (in Norwegian). Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet. 9 April 1954. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  8. Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
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