Korgen is a former municipality in

Nordland Nordland (; , , , ) is one of the three northernmost Counties of Norway, counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to t ...

county,

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. The municipality existed from 1918 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality included the central part of what is now

Hemnes Municipality Hemnes is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Korgen ...

, centered around the river Røssåga. It was located in the traditional district of

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. The

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was the village of

Korgen Korgen is the administrative centre of Hemnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village located along the river Røssåga, about south of the village of Bjerka. Korgen is connected by the European route E6 highway to the nearby town ...

where

Korgen Church Korgen Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hemnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Korgen. It is the church for the Korgen parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) i ...

is located. Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 161st largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Korgen Municipality was the 294th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,105. The municipality's

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was and its population had increased by 9.7% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

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The municipality of Korgen was established on 1 July 1918 when it was separated from the large

. Initially, the municipality had 1,369 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1964, Korgen Municipality (population: 3,033) was merged with

(population: 1,352), the southern district of

Sør-Rana Municipality Sør-Rana is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1929 until its dissolution in 1964. The areais now part of Hemnes Municipality. (Hemnes Municipality was also named ''Sør-Rana'' from 1838 until 1844) ...

(population: 934), and the far northern part of

Hattfjelldal Municipality or is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hattfjelldal. Other villages include Grubben, Svenskvollen, and Varntresk. Hat ...

(population: 168) to create a new, larger

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named after the old ''

'' farm since the first

was built there. The name is probably derived from the word which means "extension". This is likely referring to the location of the farm, on a long, wide peninsula surrounded on three sides by the river Røssåga.

Churches

The

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

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and the Indre Helgeland prosti (

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) in the

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Geography

The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain

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, on the border with

Government

While it existed, Korgen 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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Mayors

The

() of Korgen was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position: *1918-1919: J. Petersen *1919-1925: Martin Jenssen *1925-1931: Ludvig Jakobsen *1932-1935: Jens Bech Skogan ( Bp) *1935-1942: Svend Kibsgaard *1943-1944: Nils Olaus Rydså ( NS) *1945-1945: Svend Kibsgaard *1946-1955: Ivar Helbekkmo *1955-1963: Ole Brygfjeld ( Ap)

Municipal council

The

of Korgen 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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References

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