Fillan is a former municipality in the old

Sør-Trøndelag Sør-Trøndelag (; ) was a Counties of Norway, county comprising the southern portion of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Nord-Trøndelag () county as well as the counties of Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, and Hedmark. ...

county,

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. The municipality existed from 1886 until its dissolution in 1964. It is now part of

Hitra Municipality Hitra is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality covers the Hitra (island), island of Hitra and hundreds of smaller islands, islets, and Skerry, skerries as well as an ar ...

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. The municipality included the northeastern part of the island of Hitra surrounding the Fillfjorden, plus about 100

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s, and

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—including

Fjellværsøya Fjellværsøya is an island in Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is located in the eastern part of Hitra Municipality, east of the main island of Hitra and it is surrounded by the Frøyfjorden, Kråkvågfjorden, and F ...

and Ulvøya. The

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of the municipality was the village of Fillan. Other villages in the municipality included

Ansnes Ansnes is a village in Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Fillfjorden on the northeastern coast of the island of Hitra. There is a bridge from Ansnes to the island of Fjellværsøya to the east. The ...

, Nordbotn, and Ulvan. Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 496th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Fillan Municipality was the 478th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,786. The municipality's

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was and its population had increased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period. The former municipality had a church and a chapel in it, both of which now form a

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within the present-day

Fillan Church Fillan Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fillan on the east coast of the island of Hitra. It is one of the churches for the ''Hitra og Fillan ...

is located in the village of Fillan and

Nordbotn Chapel Nordbotn Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nordbotn on the island of Fjellværsøya. It is one of the churches for the ''Hitra og Fillan'' par ...

on the island of

General information

The municipality of Fillan was established on 1 January 1886 when the old

was divided into two separate municipalities:

(population: 2,241) in the west and the new Fillan Municipality (population: 2,241) in the east. On 1 July 1914, Fillan Municipality was divided into two separate municipalities: Fillan Municipality (population: 1,543) in the north and the new

Sandstad Municipality Sandstad is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1914 until its dissolution in 1964 when it was merged into what is now Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county. The former Sandstad Munic ...

(population: 947) in the south and shrinking the municipality from to only . During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1964, Fillan Municipality (population: 1,759),

Kvenvær Municipality Kvenvær is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1913 until 1964. It is located in what is now Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county. The municipality included the western part of the ...

(population: 840),

(population: 1,028), and

(population: 1,344) were merged to form a new, larger

Name

The municipality (originally the

) is named after the old '' Fillan'' farm ( or ) since the first

was built there. The name is likely the original name for the local Fillfjorden, but the name's meaning is uncertain.

Churches

The

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

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and the

Sør-Fosen prosti This list of churches in Nidaros is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nidaros in Norway. It includes all of the parishes in Trøndelag county. The diocese is based at the Nidaros Cathedral in the city of Trondheim (city), T ...

(

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) in the

Diocese of Nidaros Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Trøndelag county in Central Norway and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. Since 10 September 2017, the Bishop of Nidaros is Herborg ...

Geography

The municipality was located on the northeastern part of the island of Hitra. It was bordered by

to the west and

to the south. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Staurfjellet, on the border of Fillan Municipality and

. Fillan.JPG, View of the village of Fillan Fillan krike.JPG,

Foggy morning Knarrlagsund.jpg, Knarrlagsund village FillanCommunityCentre.JPG, View of the village of Fillan

Government

While it existed, Fillan 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 Fillan 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 Fillan was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position: * 1914–1916: Petter Hansen Eidsvaag * 1917–1922: Olaus Selvaag ( FV) * 1922–1931: Ole B. Tranvik ( FV) * 1932–1937: Harald Alfred Eriksen ( V) * 1938–1941: Anton A. Fjellvær ( V) * 1943–1945: Harald Christian Kjesbu ( NS) * 1945-1945: Anton A. Fjellvær ( V) * 1946–1947: Harald Alfred Eriksen ( V) * 1948–1963: Arne Schanche Nilsen ( Bp)

References

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