Skogn (municipality)

Skogn is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 340-square-kilometre (130 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was located to the south and southwest of the town of Levanger in what is now Levanger municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Skogn.[2]

Skogn kommune
Former municipality
View of the area around the Skogn Station (c. 1920)
View of the area around the Skogn Station (c. 1920)
Official logo of Skogn kommune
Nord-Trøndelag within
Norway
Skogn within Nord-Trøndelag
Skogn within Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°42′03″N 11°11′12″E
CountryNorway
CountyNord-Trøndelag
DistrictInnherred
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1962
 • Succeeded byLevanger Municipality
Administrative centreSkogn
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total340 km2 (130 sq mi)
Population
 (1962)
 • Total4,756
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
DemonymSkogning[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1719
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The prestegjeld of Skogn was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). On 28 November 1874, a royal resolution moved two uninhabited parts of Skogn to the neighboring municipality of Levanger landsogn.[3]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, the town of Levanger (population: 1,669) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Frol (population: 3,774), Åsen (population: 1,939), and Skogn (population: 4,756) to form a new, larger municipality called Levanger.[3]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old name for the area (Old Norse: Skaun). The name comes from the word skaun which means "beautiful" or "lovely" (similar to the German word schön).

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.[4]

Mayors

The mayors of Skogn:[5]

  • 1838–1839: Rasmus Hansen
  • 1840–1843: Johannes Mathias Sejersted
  • 1844–1847: Rasmus Hansen
  • 1848-1849: unknown
  • 1850–1851: Peder Isachsen Major
  • 1852–1861: Peter Andreas Sæther
  • 1862–1867: Olai Olsen
  • 1868–1869: K. Holther
  • 1870–1873: Peter Andreas Sæther
  • 1874–1875: Olai Olsen
  • 1876–1877: Per Hojem
  • 1878–1879: H.P. Schaufel
  • 1880–1889: Andreas Høe (V)
  • 1890–1901: Gustav Jermstad (V)
  • 1902–1910: Johan Arnt Næsgaard (V)
  • 1911–1913: Lars Solstad (V)
  • 1914–1915: Severin Hellem (V)
  • 1915–1916: Johan Ludvik Bjørgum
  • 1917–1919: Ove Storaunet (Ap)
  • 1920–1925: Gunnar Nestgaard (Bp)
  • 1926–1934: Ragnvald Stavrum (Bp)
  • 1935–1941: Gunvald Nesgård (Bp)
  • 1941–1945: Svend Gilstad (NS)
  • 1945-1945: Gunvald Nesgård (Bp)
  • 1946–1947: Olaf Løvli (Ap)
  • 1948–1951: Einar Fostad (Bp)
  • 1952–1955: Odin Vist (Ap)
  • 1956–1959: Johan Holan (Sp)
  • 1960-1960: Kristen Fostad (Sp)
  • 1961-1961: Odin Vist (Ap)

Municipal council

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

Skogn herredsstyre 1960–1961 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:25
Skogn herredsstyre 1956–1959 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 8
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:25
Skogn herredsstyre 1952–1955 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 9
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
Total number of members:20
Skogn herredsstyre 1948–1951 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 11
Total number of members:20
Skogn herredsstyre 1945–1947 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:20
Skogn herredsstyre 1938–1941* [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 6
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:20
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. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (26 March 2018). "Skogn – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  4. Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  5. "Ordførere Skogn kommune 1838-1961" (in Norwegian). Levanger kommune.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

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