Nordfold (municipality)

Nordfold is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 561-square-kilometre (217 sq mi) municipality existed from 1906 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality surrounded the Nordfolda branch off of the Folda fjord in what is now Steigen Municipality, plus a small portion of the present-day Sørfold Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Nordfold, where the Nordfold Church is located.[2][3]

Nordfold herred
Former municipality
View of Nordfold
View of Nordfold
Official logo of Nordfold herred
Nordland within
Norway
Nordfold within Nordland
Nordfold within Nordland
Coordinates: 67.7623°N 15.2302°E / 67.7623; 15.2302
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictSalten
Established1 Jan 1906
 • Preceded byNordfold-Kjerringøy
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded bySteigen and Sørfold
Administrative centreNordfold
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total561 km2 (217 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total1,212
 • Density2.2/km2 (5.6/sq mi)
DemonymNordfoldværing[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1846
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The municipality of Nordfold was established on 1 January 1906 when the old Nordfold-Kjerringøy Municipality was split into two new municipalities: Nordfold (population: 1,485) and Kjerringøy (population: 857). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Nordfold municipality ceased to exist. The eastern Mørsvikbotn district surrounding the Mørsvikfjorden in Nordfold (population: 268) was merged into the neighboring Sørfold Municipality. The rest of Nordfold (population: 1,212) was merged the following locations to create a new, much larger Steigen Municipality: the Brennsund area of Kjerringøy (population: 30), all of Leiranger Municipality (population: 1,397), a small part of Hamarøy Municipality (population: 77), and all of Steigen Municipality (population: 1,829).[4]

Name

The municipality is named after the local Folda fjord (Old Norse: Fold). The first element is the prefix nord which means "northern". The last element is fold which has an unknown meaning (maybe "the broad one"). The inner part of the fjord is divided into two arms Nordfolda ("the northern Folda") and Sørfolda ("the southern Folda").[5]

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.[6]

Municipal council

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

Nordfold herredsstyre 1960–1963 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:17
Nordfold herredsstyre 1956–1959 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 8
Total number of members:17
Nordfold herredsstyre 1952–1955 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 6
Total number of members:16
Nordfold herredsstyre 1948–1951 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:16
Nordfold herredsstyre 1945–1947 [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12
Total number of members:16
Nordfold herredsstyre 1938–1941* [12]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 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 Nordfold:[13]

  • 1906-1916: Peter Gylseth
  • 1917–1919: Theodor I. Sivertsen
  • 1920-1920: Peter Gylseth
  • 1920–1922: Theodor I. Sivertsen
  • 1923-1931: Agvald Vinkenes
  • 1932-1942: Erling J. Vindenes[14]
  • 1943–1945: Johan Aasbakk
  • 1945-1951: Erling J. Vindenes[14]
  • 1956–1959: Guttorm Grytøyr
  • 1960–1963: Arne Arntzen

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Askheim, Svein, ed. (17 June 2017). "Nordfold". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. Helland, Amund (1908). "Nordfold herred". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). Vol. XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 298. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  4. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  5. Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 234.
  6. Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  12. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  13. Fygle, Svein (1991). Steigen bygdebok. no: Steigen kommune (in Norwegian). pp. 472–475. ISBN 8274160290.
  14. "Vindenes, Erling Johan (1900-1984)" (in Norwegian). Stortinget. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

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