Beitstad () is a former municipality in what was

Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a counties of Norway, county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Sør-Trøndelag ("South Trøndelag") county as well as the county of Nordl ...

county,

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. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of

Steinkjer Municipality or is a municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Steinkjer (town), town of Steinkjer which is located on the inne ...

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; or is a county and coextensive with the Trøndelag region (also known as ''Midt-Norge'' or ''Midt-Noreg,'' "Mid-Norway") in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County (); in 1804 the county was ...

county. Beitstad was originally quite large, but by 1964, it included the areas east of the Beitstadsundet and Hjellbotn bay and north of the inner-most parts of the

Trondheimsfjorden The Trondheim Fjord or Trondheimsfjorden (), an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's List of Norwegian fjords, third-longest fjord at long. It is located in the west-central part of the country in Trøndelag county, and it stretches from Ørl ...

. The

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was the village of

Beitstad Beitstad () is a village in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Beitstadsundet strait at the end of the Beitstadfjorden at the inner end of the Trondheimsfjord, about southwest of the village o ...

where Beitstad Church is located. Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 370th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Beitstad Municipality was the 353rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,601. The municipality's

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was and its population had decreased by 1.7% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

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The

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of ''Bedstaden'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () was the name of a Norwegian self-governing municipality. The name was used from the establishment these municipalities in 1838 until the name fell out of use in 1863. The municipalities had their legal basis from two laws enacted on 14 Jan ...

law). In 1846, the neighboring Nummedalseidet Municipality to the north was merged with Bedstaden. The spelling was later changed to Beitstad. On 1 January 1904, the northern district of Nummedalseidet (population: 1,368) was separated from Beitstad to create the new

Namdalseid Municipality Namdalseid is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 to 1846 and then again from 1904 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Namsos Municipality. It was part of the Namdalen region. The admin ...

(this was the same area that joined Beitstad Municipality in 1846). The split left Beitstad Municipality with 2,946 inhabitants. On 1 July 1913 another split took place. All of Beitstad Municipality located west of the Beitstadsundet strait and the Hjellbotn bay (population: 993) was separated and became the new

Malm Municipality is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1913 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality included a portion of what is now Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administr ...

, leaving Beitstad Municipality with a population of 1,934. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1964, a large merger took place with the following municipalities being merged to form a new, larger

. *Beitstad Municipality (population: 2,563) *

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(population: 3,476) *

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(population: 1,245) *

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(population: 2,678) *

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(population: 4,027) *

Stod Municipality Stod is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1964. It originally encompassed the northern part of what is now Steinkjer Municipality, stretching from the town of Steinkjer ...

(population: 1,268) *the town of Steinkjer (population: 4,325)

Name

The municipality (originally the

) is named after the local

Beitstadfjorden Beitstadfjorden () is the innermost arm of the Trondheimsfjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in Steinkjer Municipality, Inderøy Municipality, and a small part extends into Indre Fosen Municipality. The fjord has a length of from s ...

(). The first element is which was likely the old name for the local Beitstadfjorden. The meaning of this name is uncertain, but it may come from the which means "to graze" or "to bite". The last element is which means "landing place" or "harbour". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Bedstaden'' or ''Beitstaden''. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Beitstad'', removing the definite form ending ''-en''.

Churches

The

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had one parish () within Beitstad Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Beitstad

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and the

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(

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) in the

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Geography

The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Jønnemsklumpen on the border with

. The municipality was located at the innermost part of the

was located to the west,

was to the north,

and

were to the east, and the fjord was to the south.

Government

While it existed, Beitstad Municipality was responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality was governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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was

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the

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Municipal council

The

of Beitstad was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political

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Mayors

The

() of Beitstad was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position: * 1838-1841: Jakob Velde * 1842–1845: Henrik Foosnæs * 1846–1853: Jakob Velde * 1854–1855: Morten Elden * 1856–1859: Ole S. Welde * 1860–1867: Jakob Velde * 1868–1873: Ole S. Welde ( V) * 1874–1877: Morten Elden ( V) * 1878–1879: Christoffer Hjelde ( V) * 1880–1910: Hans Konrad Foosnæs ( V) * 1911–1913: Odin Kvam ( V) * 1914–1916: Hans Konrad Foosnæs ( V) * 1917–1919: Odin Kvam ( V) * 1920–1925: Edvard Stamnæs ( Bp) * 1926–1928: Kristoffer Brækken ( V) * 1929–1934: Edvard Stamnæs ( Bp) * 1935–1940: Henrik Bartnes ( Bp) * 1941-1945: Anton Welde ( NS) * 1945-1945: Henrik Bartnes ( Bp) * 1946–1947: Odin Rostad ( Ap) * 1948–1951: Einar Kvam ( Bp) * 1952–1955: Odin Rostad ( Ap) * 1956–1958: Einar Kvam ( Bp) * 1959–1963: Knut Aas ( Sp)

References

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