Stemshaug (municipality)

Stemshaug is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 157-square-kilometre (61 sq mi) municipality existed from 1914 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality included the eastern part of the island of Skardsøya and the mainland to the east and south of there surrounding the Dromnessundet and Torsetsundet straits and the Årvågsfjorden. The Tjeldbergodden area on the mainland was also part of Stemshaug. The village of Stemshaug was the administrative centre of the municipality.[2]

Stemshaug herred
Former municipality
Official logo of Stemshaug herred
Møre og Romsdal within
Norway
Stemshaug within Møre og Romsdal
Stemshaug within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 63.3267°N 8.7054°E / 63.3267; 8.7054
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictNordmøre
Established1 July 1914
 • Preceded byAure Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1965
 • Succeeded byAure Municipality
Administrative centreStemshaug
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total157 km2 (61 sq mi)
Population
 (1965)
 • Total877
 • Density5.6/km2 (14/sq mi)
DemonymStemshauging[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1568
Data from Statistics Norway

History
Consecration of the Stemshaug Church in 1908

The municipality of Stemshaug was established on 1 July 1914 when Aure Municipality was divided. The eastern district (population: 851) became the new Stemshaug Municipality and the western district (population: 2,372) continued on as Aure Municipality.[3]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, Stemshaug Municipality (population: 877) was merged with Aure Municipality (population: 2,203), and the parts of Valsøyfjord Municipality (population: 141) and Tustna Municipality (population: 85) located on the island of Ertvågøya. The new municipality was also named Aure.[3]

Name

The municipality is named after the old Stemshaug farm (Old Norse: Stefnishaugr) since the first Stemshaug Church was built there. The first element is stafn which means "stem of a ship" (the nearly vertical forward extension of the keel of a ship). This could refer to the steep hills around the farm and for two long, narrow headlands at the farm. The last element is haugr which means "cairn" or "burial mound".[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 directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[5]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Stemshaug was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Stemshaug herredsstyre 1964 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:13
Stemshaug herredsstyre 1960–1963 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:13
Stemshaug herredsstyre 1956–1959 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:13
Stemshaug herredsstyre 1952–1955 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 11
Total number of members:12
Stemshaug herredsstyre 1948–1951 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
Total number of members:12
Stemshaug herredsstyre 1945–1947 [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:12
Stemshaug herredsstyre 1938–1941* [12]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 9
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. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (19 October 2015). "Stemshaug – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  4. Rygh, Oluf (1908). Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt (in Norwegian) (13 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 434.
  5. Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  6. "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  12. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

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