Tingvoll

Tingvoll is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Tingvollvågen. Other villages include Meisingset, Kvisvik, and Torjulvågen. The municipality covers a peninsula on the mainland as well as a few surrounding islands. Norwegian National Road 70 and European route E39 both run through the municipality.

This article is about the municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. For the village of Tingvoll, see Tingvollvågen.
Tingvoll kommune
Tingvold herred (historic)
Municipality
View of the Tingvollfjorden
View of the Tingvollfjorden
Flag of Tingvoll kommune
Flag
Coat of arms of Tingvoll kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Tingvoll kommune
Møre og Romsdal within
Norway
Tingvoll within Møre og Romsdal
Tingvoll within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°57′13″N 08°13′5″E
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictNordmøre
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreTingvollvågen
Government
 • Mayor (2019)Ingrid Waagen (Sp)
Area
 • Total336.81 km2 (130.04 sq mi)
 • Land321.62 km2 (124.18 sq mi)
 • Water15.19 km2 (5.86 sq mi)  4.5%
 • Rank#253 in Norway
Population
 (2022)
 • Total2,960
 • Rank#226 in Norway
 • Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −4.5%
DemonymTingvollgjelding[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1560
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

The 337-square-kilometre (130 sq mi) municipality is the 253rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tingvoll is the 226th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,960. The municipality's population density is 9.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (24/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 4.5% over the previous 10-year period.[3][4]

General information
View of Tingvollvågen
View of Tingvoll Church

The parish of Tingvoll was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1866, the northern part of the municipality (population: 1,222) was separated to form the new Straumsnes Municipality. On 1 January 1874, a part of Stangvik Municipality (population: 61) was transferred to Tingvoll. On 1 January 1877, the Tiltereidet and Meisalstranden part of Tingvoll (population: 212) on the west side of the Sunndalsfjorden was transferred to Nesset Municipality. On 1 January 1880, the Torjulvågen area of Halsa Municipality (population: 240) was transferred to Tingvoll. On 1 January 1890, the Rausand area of Tingvoll (population: 101) was transferred to Nesset Municipality.[5]

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 Straumsnes (population: 1,160) and the part of Frei Municipality on the island of Aspøya (population: 147) were merged into Tingvoll. On 1 January 1965, the part of Tingvoll located on the western side of the Tingvollfjorden (population: 778) was transferred to Gjemnes Municipality and the Åsprong-Sandnes area near Meisingset (population: 26) was transferred from Stangvik Municipality to Tingvoll.[5]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Tingvoll farm (Old Norse: Þingvǫllr) since the first Tingvoll Church was built there. The first element is þing which means "thing" or "assembly". The last element is vǫllr which means "meadow" or "flat ground" (so Tingvoll means "meeting place", like Þingvellir in Iceland). Before 1918, the name was written Tingvold.[6]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 7 September 1984. The official blazon is "Argent, five oak leaves vert in annulo stems to centre" (Norwegian: I sølv fem grønne eikeblad i rosett). This means the arms have a field (background) has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The charge is a group of five oak leaves arranged in a circle with their stems pointing to the centre. The oak leaves were chosen as a symbol since Norway's northernmost autochthonous oak forests can be found in the municipality. Each leaf represents one of the five main villages in the municipality: Tingvollvågen, Straumsnes, Gyl, Torjulvågen, and Meisingset. The arms were designed by Alvhild Ulseth. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[7][8][9]

See also: Coats of arms of Eigersund, Nedre Eiker, Songdalen, and Øvre Eiker

Churches

The Church of Norway has two parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Tingvoll. It is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.

Churches in Tingvoll
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
TingvollTingvoll ChurchTingvollvågenc. 1180
StraumsnesStraumsnes ChurchStraumsnes1864
Langøy ChapelLangøya1935

History

Eight or nine centuries ago, Tingvoll was the site of the Nordmøre Ting. There was a flat field there, which in Norwegian is called voll. It was here that meetings were held, called ting, thus the name Tingvoll. The name has the same origin as the Scottish town of Dingwall, the parliament of the Isle of Man Tynwald, the English town of Thingwall (which Norwegian Vikings colonised[10]), Wirral Peninsula, and Þingvellir in Iceland.

Tingvoll Church, also known as the Nordmøre Cathedral (Nordmørsdomen), was built around 1180 at the village of Tingvollvågen.

Government

All municipalities in Norway are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[11] The municipality falls under the Møre og Romsdal District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Tingvoll is made up of 25 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the council is as follows:

Tingvoll kommunestyre 2020–2023 [12]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:25
Tingvoll kommunestyre 2016–2019 [13]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:25
Tingvoll kommunestyre 2012–2015 [14]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:25
Tingvoll kommunestyre 2008–2011 [13]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:25
Tingvoll kommunestyre 2004–2007 [13]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:25
Tingvoll kommunestyre 2000–2003 [13]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:25
Tingvoll kommunestyre 1996–1999 [15]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:25
Tingvoll kommunestyre 1992–1995 [16]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:25
Tingvoll kommunestyre 1988–1991 [17]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:25
Tingvoll kommunestyre 1984–1987 [18]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:25
Tingvoll kommunestyre 1980–1983 [19]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:25
Tingvoll kommunestyre 1976–1979 [20]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
 Free Voters List (Frie Velgeres Liste)3
Total number of members:25
Tingvoll kommunestyre 1972–1975 [21]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:25
Tingvoll kommunestyre 1968–1971 [22]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:25
Tingvoll kommunestyre 1964–1967 [23]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:29
Tingvoll herredsstyre 1960–1963 [24]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:21
Tingvoll herredsstyre 1956–1959 [25]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:21
Tingvoll herredsstyre 1952–1955 [26]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 6
Total number of members:20
Tingvoll herredsstyre 1948–1951 [27]  
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
Tingvoll herredsstyre 1945–1947 [28]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 7
Total number of members:20
Tingvoll herredsstyre 1938–1941* [29]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 6
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
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.

Mayors

The mayors of Tingvoll:[30][31]

  • 1838-1839: Anders Larsen
  • 1840-1843: Fanejunker Bjerkhol
  • 1844-1847: J. Bugge
  • 1848-1851: P. Hofflund
  • 1852-1854: A. Bjerkhol
  • 1854-1855: Peder I. Kjærivik
  • 1856-1856: Karlsen
  • 1856-1857: Markus Sæthem
  • 1858-1861: H. Brodkorp
  • 1862-1863: Markus Sæthem
  • 1864-1873: Anders Koksvik
  • 1874-1877: John Sæther
  • 1878-1879: Lars A. Koksvik
  • 1880-1883: Lars Solli
  • 1884-1887: L. Nilsen
  • 1888-1895: Hans Meisingset
  • 1896-1897: Lars Meisingset
  • 1898-1898: Lars Koksvik
  • 1899-1904: Lars Meisingset
  • 1905-1922: Lars Gjøvik
  • 1923-1925: A.L. Koksvik
  • 1926-1928: Lars Gjøvik
  • 1929-1934: O.K Varvik
  • 1935-1937: Magnus Skeid
  • 1938-1940: O.H. Drøpping
  • 1941-1943: Petter Grinde
  • 1943-1945: Kristian Kindsbekken
  • 1945-1945: O.H. Drøpping
  • 1946-1951: Magnus Skeid
  • 1952-1955: L.B. Flemmen
  • 1956-1959: Steinar Stomsvik
  • 1960-1963: John Th. Angvik
  • 1964–1965: Steinar Stomsvik
  • 1966–1967: Sverke Romundstad
  • 1968–1969: Oddmund Tveikra
  • 1970–1971: Jon Resell
  • 1972–1975: Sverke Romundstad
  • 1976–1979: Per Kamsvåg
  • 1980–1983: Ivar Bølset
  • 1984–1987: Rasmus Sørheim
  • 1988–1995: Einar Lund
  • 1996–1999: Lars Jostein Holten
  • 1999-2007: Kristin Sørheim
  • 2007–2011: Ole Morten Sørvik (H)
  • 2011–2015: Peder Hanem Aasprang (Sp)
  • 2015–2019: Milly Bente Nørsett (Ap)
  • 2019–present: Ingrid Waagen (Sp)

Geography

Tingvoll Municipality is a peninsula surrounded by the Tingvollfjorden, Vinjefjorden, Freifjorden, Halsafjorden, and Trongfjorden. The municipality also includes some islands including Aspøya. The Bergsøysund Bridge (part of the European route E39 highway) connects Aspøya to the neighboring island of Bergsøya to the west.

Ålvundfjorden sett frå Ålvund.

Climate

Tingvoll has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification), also known as a marine west coast climate. The wettest season is autumn and early winter. The driest season is spring. The average daily high temperature varies from about 3 °C (37 °F) in January and February to 19 °C (66 °F) in July. The all-time high is 32.9 °C (91.2 °F) recorded 9 July 2014.[32] In February 2001 a low of −18 °C (0 °F) was recorded. Earlier weather stations have recorded colder lows. The Tingvoll weather station started recording January 1992.

Climate data for Tingvoll 1991–2020 (23 m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.7
(33.3)		 0.5
(32.9)		 2.1
(35.8)		 5.4
(41.7)		 9
(48)		 12.3
(54.1)		 15
(59)		 14.5
(58.1)		 11.2
(52.2)		 6.4
(43.5)		 3.3
(37.9)		 0.8
(33.4)		 6.8
(44.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 80
(3.1)		 90
(3.5)		 102
(4.0)		 78
(3.1)		 87
(3.4)		 99
(3.9)		 104
(4.1)		 121
(4.8)		 133
(5.2)		 132
(5.2)		 100
(3.9)		 119
(4.7)		 1,245
(48.9)
Source: yr.no/Met.no [33]

Eco-municipality

Tingvoll has been a self declared eco-municipality since 1990, when the municipal council (Kommunestyre) signed the declaration. The movement of eco-municipalities started among rural municipalities in Finland and later in Sweden in the 1980s. The idea was to inspire local economic and cultural development within a sustainable framework. In Tingvoll, the work started with a program for environmental education of the members of the council and the executive officers. The schools adapted national programs for environmental education.

A main part of the early years of eco-municipality, was the program for composting waste from the households. A new type of insulated bin was developed (Hagakompen) to assure composting could handle meat and fish waste, and work well in wintertime as well.

The Bioforsk Organic Food and Farming Division is located at Tingvoll.

Notable people
  • Martha G. Thorwick (1863 in Tingvoll — 1921) an American clubwoman and medical doctor based in San Francisco
  • Gunvor Hals (born 1953 in Tingvoll) a Norwegian television personality
  • Nils Erik Ulset (born 1983 in Tingvoll) a Norwegian biathlete, cross-country skier and three time Paralympic Champion

Sister cities

Tingvoll has sister city agreements with the following places:

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