Sandstad (municipality)

Sandstad is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 160-square-kilometre (62 sq mi) municipality existed from 1914 until its dissolution in 1964 when it was merged into what is now Hitra municipality in Trøndelag county. The former municipality of Sandstad included all of the southern and southeastern parts of the island of Hitra, plus the several islands in the Trondheimsleia off the shores of Hitra. The municipality had one church, Sandstad church, located in the village of Sandstad.[2]

Sandstad herred
Former municipality
Official logo of Sandstad herred
Sør-Trøndelag within
Norway
Sandstad within Sør-Trøndelag
Sandstad within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63.5224°N 09.0954°E / 63.5224; 09.0954
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictFosen
Established1 July 1914
 • Preceded byFillan Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byHitra Municipality
Administrative centreSandstad
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total160 km2 (60 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,028
 • Density6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
DemonymSandstadværing[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1615
Data from Statistics Norway

History
Map of the old municipal boundaries on the island of Hitra
Sandstad Church

On 1 July 1914, the southern district of the municipality Fillan was separated to form a municipality of its own called Sandstad. The initial population was 947. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipalities of Sandstad, Fillan, Kvenvær, and Hitra were merged to form a new, larger municipality of Hitra. Prior to the merger, the population of Sandstad was 1,028.[3]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Sandstad farm (Old Norse: Sǫndulfsstaðir). The first element is the old male name Sǫndulfr. The last element is the plural nominative case of staðr which means "place" or "abode".[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 Sandstad:[6][7]

  • 1915-1920: Kasper Utsetø (V)
  • 1921-1928: Ole Aalmo (H)
  • 1929-1934: Nils Strøm (H)
  • 1935-1945: John Aalmo (H)
  • 1946-1947: Alf Nesset (Ap)
  • 1948-1955: John Aalmo (H)
  • 1956-1963: Olaf Sivertsen (Ap)

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Sandstad was made up of 15representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Sandstad herredsstyre 1960–1963 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 6
Total number of members:15
Sandstad herredsstyre 1956–1959 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 2
Total number of members:15
Sandstad herredsstyre 1952–1955 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 6
Total number of members:12
Sandstad herredsstyre 1948–1951 [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 6
Total number of members:12
Sandstad herredsstyre 1945–1947 [12]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 5
Total number of members:12
Sandstad herredsstyre 1938–1941* [13]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
Total number of members:12
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. Haugen, Morten, ed. (28 November 2014). "Sandstad – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 February 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. 79.
  5. Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  6. Utseth, Sverre R. (1989). Hitraboka. Gårds- og slektshistorie, Sandstad sokn (in Norwegian). Hitra kommune. ISBN 9788299198301.
  7. Utseth, Sverre R.; Aalmo, Lars (1957). "Sandstad". In Fiskaa, Haakon M.; Myckland, Haakon Falck (eds.). Norges bebyggelse: Nordlige seksjon: Herredsbindet for Sør-Trøndelag: Nordre del (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk faglitteratur. p. 274.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

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