Stoksund

Stoksund is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1892 until its dissolution in 1964. The 114-square-kilometre (44 sq mi) municipality was located in what is now the northwestern part of the municipality of Åfjord in Trøndelag county. The municipality included the island of Stokkøya and the surrounding islets, plus the surrounding area of the mainland. The administrative centre was the village of Revsnes, where the Stoksund Church is located.[2]

Not to be confused with Stocksund.
Stoksund herred
Stokksund herred
Former municipality
View of Harsvika in Stoksund
View of Harsvika in Stoksund
Official logo of Stoksund herred
Sør-Trøndelag within
Norway
Stoksund within Sør-Trøndelag
Stoksund within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°02′14″N 10°02′49″E
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictFosen
Established1 June 1892
 • Preceded byBjørnør Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byÅfjord Municipality
Administrative centreRevsnes
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total114 km2 (44 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total1,515
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
DemonymStokksunding[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1631
Data from Statistics Norway

History
Sound Stoksund

The municipality of Stoksund was established on 1 June 1892 when the old municipality of Bjørnør was divided into three separate municipalities: Stoksund (population: 1,122), Osen (population: 1,575), and Roan (population: 2,069). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Stoksund (population: 1,515) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Åfjord (population: 2,643) to its south.[3]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Stoksund strait which runs between the island of Stokkøya and the mainland. The first element of the name comes from the Old Norse word stokkr which means "log" or "stick". The last element is sund which means "strait" or "channel".[4] The municipal name was spelled Stoksund, with one "k", but today the name of the area is often spelled as "Stokksund". Currently, the official name of the area according to the Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority uses Stokksund, with the letter "k" used two times. There is no official documentation that exists that shows an official change in the spelling of "Stoksund" to or from "Stokksund".[5][6]

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.[7]

Mayors

The mayors of Stoksund:[8][9]

  • 1892–1898: Karolius Sørdal
  • 1899–1907: Jonas C. Refsnes (V)
  • 1908–1910: Eilert Andersen Herfjord
  • 1911–1913: Jonas C. Refsnes (V)
  • 1914–1916: Eilert Andersen Herfjord
  • 1917–1919: Kristian Lian (H)
  • 1920–1925: Samson Harbak
  • 1926–1928: Kristian Sørgjerd (V)
  • 1929–1931: Kristian Lian (H)
  • 1932–1941: Holger Stjern (Bp)
  • 1941–1942: Ola Kobberød (NS)
  • 1942–1945: Martin Eilertsen Herfjord (NS)
  • 1945–1955: Holger Stjern (Bp)
  • 1956–1960: Magne Sydskjør (H)
  • 1960–1963: Konrad Solberg (Ap)

Municipal council

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

Stoksund herredsstyre 1960–1963 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 14
Total number of members:17
Stoksund herredsstyre 1956–1959 [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 15
Total number of members:21
Stoksund herredsstyre 1952–1955 [12]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 11
Total number of members:16
Stoksund herredsstyre 1948–1951 [13]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
Total number of members:16
Stoksund herredsstyre 1945–1947 [14]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 16
Total number of members:16
Stoksund herredsstyre 1938–1941* [15]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 7
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 6
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. Haugen, Morten, ed. (1 January 2012). "Stoksund – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 March 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. 12.
  5. Asphaug, Kim Roger (9 July 2014). "De stjal stedsnavnet vårt". Fosna-Folket (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 13 September 2017.
  6. "Stadnamn og skrivemåten for stadnamn" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  7. Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  8. Sæther, Stein Arne, ed. (1993). Fosen. Natur, kultur og mennesker (in Norwegian). Trondheim: Adresseavisens Forlag. pp. 215–216.
  9. Guttelvik, Henrik (1973). Bjørnør: Osen, Roan, Stoksund. Kommunejubileet 1837–1937 (in Norwegian). Bjørnør historielag. p. 43.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  12. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  13. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  14. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  15. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

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