Hølonda

Hølonda is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 167-square-kilometre (64 sq mi) municipality existed from 1865 until its dissolution in 1964. Hølonda encompassed the southwestern part of what is now the municipality of Melhus in Trøndelag county. The municipality was west of the river Gaula. The administrative centre was the village of Korsvegen. The main church for the municipality was Hølonda Church, near Gåsbakken.[2]

Hølonda herred
Høilandet herred (historic)
Former municipality
Hotell Norge in Hølonda
Hotell Norge in Hølonda
Official logo of Hølonda herred
Sør-Trøndelag within
Norway
Hølonda within Sør-Trøndelag
Hølonda within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°06′49″N 10°01′23″E
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictGauldalen
Established1865
 • Preceded byMelhus Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byMelhus Municipality
Administrative centreKorsvegen
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total167 km2 (64 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total1,428
 • Density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
DemonymHølonding[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1651
Data from Statistics Norway

History
Map of Hølonda in 1960

The municipality of Høilandet (later changed to Hølonda) was established in 1865 when it was separated from the old municipality of Melhus. The new municipality had an initial population of 1,818. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Hølonda (population: 1,428), Horg (population: 2,560), Flå (population: 843), Melhus (population: 3,978), and the Langørgen farm (population: 11) in Buvik were all merged to form a new, larger municipality of Melhus.[3]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named Hølonda (Old Norse: Høylandir). The first element is høy which means "high". The last element is the plural form of land which means "land" or "district". Prior to 1889, the name was written Høilandet, then from 1889 until 1931 it was written Hølandet, and then from 1932 until its dissolution in 1964, it was spelled Hølonda.[4]

See also: Names of Høland and Høylandet

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 elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[5]

Municipal council

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

Hølonda herredsstyre 1960–1963 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 6
Total number of members:17
Hølonda herredsstyre 1956–1959 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 6
Total number of members:17
Hølonda herredsstyre 1952–1955 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 6
Total number of members:16
Hølonda herredsstyre 1948–1951 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 6
Total number of members:16
Hølonda herredsstyre 1945–1947 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 10
Total number of members:16
Hølonda herredsstyre 1938–1941* [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 11
Total number of members:16
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 Hølonda:[12]

  • 1859–1864: Anders Nilsen Krogstad
  • 1864–1872: Ole Andersen Røe
  • 1872–1882: Anders Flå
  • 1882–1883: Even Evensen Myhren
  • 1884–1887: Thore Johnsen Thonstad
  • 1887–1887: Steffen Andersen Røe
  • 1888–1891: Rasmus Rasmussen Gaustad (H)
  • 1892–1898: Ole O. Krogstad[13]
  • 1899–1913: Kristen Olsen Kulbrandstad (V)
  • 1914–1916: Halvor J. Restad
  • 1917–1925: John L. Konstad (Bp)
  • 1926–1931: Ola Øyen (V)
  • 1932–1937: John L. Konstad (Bp)
  • 1938–1940: Erik Sundseth (V)
  • 1940–1941: Ottar Moe (NS)
  • 1942–1942: Hans Bollingmo (NS)
  • 1942–1945: Konrad S. Gaustad (NS)
  • 1945-1945: Martin Rasmussen Gaustad (LL)
  • 1946–1951: Sivert Johnsen Almås (V)
  • 1952–1963: Konrad Blokkum (V)

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (12 September 2017). "Hølonda – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  4. Rygh, Oluf (1901). Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt (in Norwegian) (14 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 267.
  5. Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. "Ordførere paa Hølonda". Nidaros (in Norwegian). 11 January 1930. p. 5.
  13. "Valgte ordførere i viceordførere for 1892". Folketidende (in Norwegian). 2 January 1892. p. 2.

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