Orkland (former municipality)

Orkland is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed only for a short time, from 1920 until 1963. The 169-square-kilometre (65 sq mi) municipality encompassed the central part of what is now the municipality of Orkland in Trøndelag county. The main church of the municipality was Moe Church, just south of the village of Vormstad, the administrative centre of the municipality. Most of the population lived in the Orkdalen valley along the river Orklaelva and near the lake Hostovatnet. The main village areas were Vormstad, Svorkmo, and Hoston.[2]

Orkland herred
Former municipality
Official logo of Orkland herred
Sør-Trøndelag within
Norway
Orkland within Sør-Trøndelag
Orkland within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°11′17″N 09°45′58″E
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictOrkdalen
Established1 Jan 1920
 • Preceded byOrkdal Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1963
 • Succeeded byOrkdal Municipality
Administrative centreVormstad
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total169 km2 (65 sq mi)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total1,707
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
DemonymOrklending[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1637
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The municipality of Orkland was originally a part of the municipality of Orkdal (see formannskapsdistrikt), but on 1 July 1920 it was separated from Orkdal to form a new municipality of its own. Initially, it had a population of 1,760.[3]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, the municipalities of Orkland, Orkanger, Orkdal, and Geitastrand were merged to form a new, larger municipality of Orkdal. Prior to the merger, Orkland had a population of 1,707.[3]

Name

The municipality is named after the Orkdalen valley (Old Norse: Orkardalr). The first element is the genitive case of the name of the river Ork (now called Orklaelva). The last element is land which means "land".[4]

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]

Mayors

The mayors of Orkland:[6]

  • 1920–1925: Ole T. Hongslo (V)
  • 1926–1928: Ingebrigt Bakken (V)
  • 1929–1934: Arnt Vormdal (V)
  • 1935–1937: Ole Holte (Bp)
  • 1938–1941: Arnt Vormdal (V)
  • 1941–1945: Ole O. Klingen (NS)
  • 1945–1945: Arnt Vormdal (V)
  • 1946–1959: Knut K. Holte (V)
  • 1960–1962: John Vormdal (V)

Municipal council

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

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

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Orkland" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  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. 125.
  5. Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  6. Holte, Knut K. (1977). "Orkland". In Fiskaa, Haakon M.; Myckland, Haakon Falck (eds.). Norges bebyggelse. Nordlige seksjon. Herredsbindet for Sør-Trøndelag. Vestre del (in Norwegian). Trondheim: Faglitteratur. pp. 658–661.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

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