Ogndal (historically: ''Skei'') is a former municipality in what was the old

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 1885 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality included the whole Ogndalen valley and areas to the west, up to, but not including the town of Steinkjer in what is now the central and western 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. Initially, the

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of the municipality was the small village of Skei where the Skei Church was located. In 1917, the

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of Ogndal was moved to the nearby town of Steinkjer (even though that was not a part of Ogndal Municipality). Ongdal kirke

Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 227th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Ogndal Municipality was the 351st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,625. The municipality's

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was and its population had increased by 22.3% over the previous 10-year period. The main church for Ogndal, Skei Church, is located in the village of Skei in western Ogndal. Another church, Bodom Chapel, is located in the eastern part of the municipality.

General information

The municipality of ''Skei'' was established on 1 January 1885 when it was separated from the larger

Sparbu Municipality Sparbu is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. It encompassed the southwestern part of what is now Steinkjer Municipality, south of the town of Stein ...

. The initial population of Skei Municipality was 1,441. On 13 December 1900, the name was changed from ''Skei Municipality'' to ''Ogndal Municipality'', since the municipality encompasses the Ogndalen valley, through which the river

Ogna Ogna is a village in Hå municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located immediately north of the village of Sirevåg on the shores of the Ognaelva river. The village was the administrative centre of the historic municipality o ...

flows. The municipality of Ogndal bordered the growing town of Steinkjer and as Steinkjer grew, it annexed parts of Ogndal Municipality. On 1 January 1902, an unpopulated area in western Ogndal Municipality was transferred to the town of Steinkjer. In 1941, another small area of Ogndal Municipality (population: 57) was transferred to the town of Steinkjer. Again, in 1948, another small area of Ogndal Municipality (population: 78) was transferred to Steinkjer. On 1 January 1964, a large municipal merger took place involving six rural municipalities and the town of Steinkjer. The following places were merged to form a new, larger

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

(population: 4,027) *

Egge Municipality Egge is a former municipality in what was Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1869 until 1964. It included the land just north of the town of Steinkjer in what is now Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county. The ...

(population: 3,476) *Ogndal Municipality (population: 2,678) *

Beitstad Municipality Beitstad () is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in what was Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Steinkjer Municipality in Trønd ...

(population: 2,563) *

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) *

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(population: 1,245)

Name

The municipality was originally (from 1885 until 1900) named after the old ''Skei'' farm () since the first Skei Church was built there. The name is the

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of which means "a place for racing or riding". On 13 December 1900, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality from ''Skei'' to ''Ogndalen''. The new name came from the local Ogndalen valley () in which the municipality is located. The first element comes from the name of the local river

. It is the

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of the word which means "fear" or "the terrifying". The last element is which means "

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" or "dale". On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Ogndal'', removing the definite form ending ''-en''.

Churches

The

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

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and the

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(

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) in the

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Geography

Ogndal Municipality was located east of the town of

Steinkjer 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 ...

and

. It was also bordered by

to the north,

Snåsa Municipality (Norwegian language, Norwegian; ) or ; /ˈsnɔ̯ɑse/ is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the ...

to the northeast,

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to the southeast, and

to the southwest. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Semsklumpen, on the border with

Government

While it existed, Ogndal 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 Ogndal was made up of 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 Ogndal was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position: * 1885–1891: Benjamin Ryan * 1892–1893: Sakarias Støen * 1894–1897: Johan Kristian Schiefloe * 1898-1898: Oluf Anton Schult * 1899–1910: Christian Overrein * 1911–1913: Rafael Bolaas ( LL) * 1914–1916: Edvard Røysing ( LL) * 1917–1919: Bertin Kjesbu ( LL) * 1920–1922: Nikolay Norstrøm ( LL) * 1923–1925: Bertin Kjesbu ( Bp) * 1926–1927: Nikolay Norstrøm ( Bp) * 1927–1928: Arne Kjesbu ( Bp) * 1929–1931: Bertin Kjesbu ( Bp) * 1932–1937: Arne Kjesbu ( Bp) * 1938–1941: Axel Stigum ( Ap) * 1942–1945: Arnfinn Benum ( NS) * 1945-1945: Axel Stigum ( Ap) * 1946–1947: Andreas Bruem ( Bp) * 1948–1951: Alf Øye ( Bp) * 1952–1955: Axel Stigum ( Ap) * 1956–1963: Johan Mathisen ( Ap) * 1963-1963: Reidar Johansen ( Ap)

References

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