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Former Municipalities Of Norway
This is a list of former List of municipalities of Norway, municipalities of Norway, i.e. municipalities that no longer exist. When the local council system was introduced in Norway in 1837-38, the country had 392 municipalities. By 1958, the number had grown to a total of 744 rural municipalities, 64 city municipalities as well as a small number of small seaports with ''ladested'' status. A Schei Committee, committee led by Nikolai Schei, formed in 1946 to examine the situation, proposed hundreds of mergers to reduce the number of municipalities and improve the quality of local administration. Most of the mergers were carried out, albeit to significant popular protest. By 1966, most of the mergers had been carried out and there were only 470 municipalities remaining. This number continued to slowly decrease throughout the remainder of the 20th century. By January 2002, there were 434 municipalities in Norway, and Erna Solberg, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of Norway
Municipalities in Norway are the basic unit of local government. Norway is divided into 15 administrative regions, called Counties of Norway, counties. These counties are subdivided into 357 municipality, municipalities (as of 2024). The capital city Oslo is both a county and a municipality. Municipalities are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient Health care, health services, old age, senior citizen services, welfare spending, welfare and other Social work, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a Municipal council (Norway), municipal council of Direct election, directly elected representatives. The mayor is Indirect election, indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. Law enforcement and Church of Norway, church services are provided at a national level in Norway. Municipalities are undergoing continuous change by dividing, consolidating, and adjusting boundaries. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age, the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around the year 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skedsmo
Skedsmo was a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality was the List of cities in Norway, town of Lillestrøm (town), Lillestrøm. About one third of the municipal population lived in Lillestrøm. Other important towns are Skedsmokorset, Skjetten and Strømmen. A smaller settlement adjoining Lillestrøm is Kjeller. The local newspaper is ''Romerikes Blad'' (circulation 39,139 in 2004). The paper comes out daily. Skedsmo municipality became part of Lillestrøm, Lillestrøm municipality 1 January 2020. General information Name The name of the municipality (originally the parish) may have originally been the name for the rectory. In Old Norse the name was . The first element is the genitive case of , a Grammatical gender, neuter noun. One possible meaning of this word, , is "a track for footraces or horseraces"; another ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fet, Norway
Fet was a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It was part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fetsund. Fet was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The new municipality of Rælingen was separated from Fet on 1 July 1929. The part of Enebakk municipality lying east of lake Øyeren was transferred to Fet in 1962. On 1 January 2020 Fet was merged with Skedsmo and Sørum municipalities to form Lillestrøm municipality. General information Name The name (Old Norse: ''Fit'') was first recorded in 1321 (''a Fit''). The word ''fit'' means 'vigorous meadow'. Coat-of-arms The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 19 December 1986. The arms show a logging hook, which was used in the area to haul the logs cut in the surrounding forests. The logs were transported over the streams and lakes to the sawmills. The people used long poles with hooks to haul the logs. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eidsvoll
Eidsvoll (; sometimes written as ''Eidsvold'') is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet. General information Etymology The first element is the genitive case of the word ''eid'' (Old Norse: ''eið'') and the last element is ''voll'' (Old Norse: ''vǫllr'') which means "meadow" or "field (agriculture), field". The meaning of the word ''eid'' in this case is "a road passing around a waterfall". People from the districts around the lake (Mjøsa) who were sailing down the river Vorma, and people from Romerike sailing up the same river, both had to enter this area by passing the Sundfossen waterfall. Because of this, the site became an important meeting place long before the introduction of Christianity. Prior to 1918, the name was spelled "Eidsvold". The town of Eidsvold, Queensland, Eidsvold in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feiring, Norway
Feiring is an area in the Eidsvoll municipality in Akershus county, Norway. History Feiring has around 1000 inhabitants. Feiring lies on the west side of the lake Mjøsa. In 1870 the area became a municipality in its own right when it was split from Hurdal. Feiring had an area of 102.45 km2. It then merged into the municipality Eidsvoll in 1964. Norwegian National Road 33, the state road between Minnesund and Østre Toten, which runs through Feiring, was built in the 1890s. Feiring church (''Feiring Kirke'') was built in 1870. The original plan had been to restore the old church from 1693, but after debate in the local council it was decided to build a new church. All the same, much of the material which was used to build the new church was borrowed from the old church, which was made of timber. In the 17th century about 20 copper-mines were set up to the north and north-west of the church, with the smelting works by Flesvikelva. From 1806 to 1818 Carsten Anker ran the Feirin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frogn
Frogn is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Follo, Norway, Follo Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the List of cities in Norway, town of Drøbak. Frogn was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The city of Drøbak was merged with Frogn on 1 January 1962. Frogn is located at the southern part of the peninsula between the main Oslofjord and Bunnefjorden. It borders Nesodden, Ås, Akershus, Ås and Vestby. General information Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Frogn'' farm (Old Norse: ''Fraun''), since the first church was built here. The name must be very old and the meaning is unknown. One theory is that it is derived from the Norse word ''frauð'' which means "manure" and the meaning would then be "the fertilized field" (see also Frogner and Tøyen). Prior to 1889, the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drøbak
Drøbak is a town and the centre of the municipality of Frogn, in Akershus county, Norway. The city is located along the Oslofjord, and has 13,409 inhabitants. History Drøbak and Frogn was established as a parish on its own through a royal decree on 8 September 1823. It had been a part of Ås parish. Drøbak was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). It was merged with Frogn on 1 January 1962. Traditionally, Drøbak was the winter harbour of Norway's capital, Oslo, since in severe winters the fjord will freeze from outside Drøbak all the way up to Oslo. It had city status between 1842 and 1962, upon which point the municipality was merged into the rural municipality Frogn and lost its city status. The city status was regained by the municipality council on 13 February 2006. It was also decided that adjacent villages such as Heer would be included within the city. A notable event in Drøbak's history is the World War II sinking of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sørum
Sørum was a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Sørumsand. Sørum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The municipality of Blaker was merged with Sørum on 1 January 1962. Since 1 January 2020, Sørum has been part of Lillestrøm municipality. Frogner Old Church Frogner Old Church (''Frogner gamle kirke'') dates from ca. 1180. It is part of the Norwegian Church and belongs to Østre Romerike deanery in Diocese of Borg. The edifice is in stone and has 90 seats. The Medieval era church burned in 1918, the walls repaired in 1936, floors and ceilings in 1948. The restoration was completed in 1977. General information Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Sørum'' farm (Old Norse: ''Suðrheimr''), since the first church was built here. The first element is ''suðr'' which means "south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaker
Blaker is a village and a former municipality of Akershus county, Norway. History The municipality was established on 1 July 1919, when Aurskog was split in two. At the time of establishment, Blaker had a population of 2,533. On 1 January 1962, Blaker with its then 2,345 inhabitants was merged with Sørum to form the new Sørum municipality. The village is situated on the east bank of Glomma, with a railway station on Kongsvingerbanen The Kongsvinger Line () is a railway line between the towns of Lillestrøm and Kongsvinger in Norway and onwards to Charlottenberg in Sweden. The railway was opened on 3 October 1862 and is Norway's second standard gauge line (after the Hoved ... and Blaker Fortress. The fortress was in use from 1683, expanded to a bastioned star fort in the middle of the 18th century, and decommissioned in 1820. Blaker Church (''Blaker Kirke'') was built in 1881. The church was huilt of wood and has 450 seats. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurskog-Høland
Aurskog-Høland is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bjørkelangen. The municipality of Rømskog, in Østfold county was merged into Aurskog-Høland on 1 January 2020. General information Name The new municipality of Aurskog-Høland was created on 1 January 1966 after the merger of the four old municipalities of Aurskog, Nordre Høland, Søndre Høland, and Setskog. The name ''Aurskog'' comes from the old ''Ør'' farm (Old Norse: ''Aurr'' which means "gravel"). The last element is ''skog'' (Old Norse: ''skógr'' which means "wood" therefore the meaning of the full name is "the woods around the farm Aurr". Prior to 1918, the name was written "Urskog". The name ''Høland'' is an old district name. The first element is ''høy'' which means " hay" and the last element is ''land'' which means "land". Coat-of-arms The coat-of-arms is from modern times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Søndre Høland
Søndre Høland is a former municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It was created when Høland municipality was split in two on 1 July 1924. At that time Søndre Høland had a population of 2,106. On 1 January 1964 Søndre Høland was merged with Nordre Høland, Setskog and Aurskog to form the new municipality Aurskog-Høland Aurskog-Høland is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bjørkelangen. The municipality of Rømskog, in Østfold county was m .... Prior to the merger Søndre Høland had a population of 2,173. References * Former municipalities of Norway {{Akershus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
