Stangvik is a former municipality in

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in the northernmost part of Western Norway, Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the Molde (town), town of M ...

county,

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. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality of Stangvik (historically spelled ''Stangvig'') encompassed much of the area surrounding the

Trongfjorden Trongfjorden is a fjord between Surnadal Municipality and Tingvoll Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The fjord is approximately long and is a continuation of the Halsafjorden on the north end near the village of Torjulvågen in ...

and the smaller fjords that branch off of it such as the Ålvundfjorden, Stangvikfjorden, and Todalsfjorden. The municipality was mostly located in what is now

Surnadal Municipality is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Skei. Other villages in Surnadal include Bøverfjorden, Glærem, Moen, Stangvik, Surnadalsøra, Sylte, T ...

and also small portions of what is now

Sunndal Municipality is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in the Nordmøre Districts of Norway, region located in the northeast part of Møre og Romsdal counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village o ...

and

Tingvoll Municipality Tingvoll is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Tingvollvågen. Other villages include Meisingset, Kvisvik, Grimstad, and Torjulvågen. The munici ...

. The

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of the municipality was the village of

Stangvik Stangvik is a village in Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Stangvikfjorden, about southwest of the villages of Surnadalsøra and Skei. The village lies in a small valley along the fjord ...

where

Stangvik Church Stangvik Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stangvik on the shores of the Stangvikfjorden. It is the church for the Stangvik parish wh ...

is located. Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the municipality was the 203rd largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Stangvik Municipality was the 400th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,947. The municipality's

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was and its population had decreased by 16.1% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of ''Stangvig'' was established 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). According to the 1865 census, the municipality had a population of 2,619. On 1 January 1874, a part of Stangvik Municipality (population: 61) was moved to neighboring

. Then on 1 January 1877, another part of Stangvik Municipality (population: 50) was moved to

. In 1879, parts of Surnadal Municipality (population: 83) and

Halsa Municipality Halsa is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 2020 when it became part of Heim Municipality in Trondelag county. It was part of the Nordmøre region. The administrative centre of Hal ...

(population: 279) were moved to Stangvik Municipality. On 1 January 1886, the Møklegjerdet farm (population: 29), just west of

Glærem Glærem is a village in Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the north shore of the Surnadalsfjorden, about northwest of the village of Sylte and about northwest of the villages of Skei and S ...

, was transferred from Stangvik Municipality to Surnadal Municipality. On 1 January 1897, the Sjøflot farm (population: 27), also just west of Glærem, was transferred from Stangvik Municipality to Surnadal Municipality. On 1 May 1895, the area around the

Åsskardfjorden Åsskardfjorden is a fjord in Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long fjord is an arm off the main Trongfjorden. The village of Åsskard lies at the innermost part of the fjord. The villages of Bølandet and Settemsør ...

and the

Hamnesfjorden Hamnesfjorden is a fjord in Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long fjord begins at the mouth of the Bøvra River at the village of Bøverfjorden, just east of the village of Åsskard, about northwest of the villages ...

in the northern part of the municipality was split off to create the new Aasgaard Municipality, leaving Stangvik Municipality with 2,354 inhabitants. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

Schei Committee The Schei Committee () was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post-World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a ...

. On 1 January 1965, Stangvik Municipality ceased to exist. The district around the village of

Ålvund Ålvund is a village in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located at the beginning of the Ålvundfjorden (an extension of the Trongfjorden, about northwest of the village of Ålvundeidet and the Innerdalen valley. ...

and the Ålvundfjorden (population: 508) was moved to the neighboring

, the district around the villages of Åsprong and Sandnes (population: 26) was moved to the neighboring

, and the rest of Stangvik Municipality (population: 1,386), along with all of

Åsskard Municipality Åsskard is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1895 until its dissolution in 1965. It was located in what is now the northern part of Surnadal Municipality. The former municipality of Åsskar ...

, was merged into Surnadal Municipality.

Name

The municipality (originally the

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) is named after the old ''

'' farm () since the first

was built there. The first element is derived from the

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of the word which means "staff" or "pole". This is likely referring to the very straight shape of the shoreline in this area (rather unusual for the very craggy shoreline in western Norway). The last element is which means "

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" or "

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Churches

The

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had two parishes () within Stangvik Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Stangvik

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and the

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(

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) in the

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Geography

The municipality encompassed much of the area surrounding the

and the smaller fjords that branch off of it such as the Ålvundfjorden, Stangvikfjorden, and Todalsfjorden. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain

Neådalssnota Neådalssnota is a mountain in the center of the Trollheimen mountain range. It lies in Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The mountain Snota lies just to the north, just next to the lake Gråsjøen. Neådalssnota, due to ...

, on the border with

was to the north,

was to the east,

Oppdal Municipality is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Oppdal (village), village of Oppdal. Other villages in the ...

(in

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) to the southeast, Ålvundeid Municipality was to the southwest, and

was to the west.

Government

While it existed, Stangvik 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 Stangvik was made up of 21 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 Stangvik was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position (incomplete list): *1846–1847: Erik Kaarvatn *1848–1849: Lars L. Mo *1850–1851: Bersvein Røkkum *1852–1853: Bersvein Brøske *1858–1877: Christian Bruseth *1878–1883: Bersvein Brøske *1884–1885: Lars J. Bæverfjord *1886–1889: Bersvein Brøske *1890–1894: Lars L. Mo *1894–1907: Lars Røkkum *1907–1916: Peder J. Kvande *1919–1922: Kristian Bruseth *1922–1937: Josva Halle *1937–1941: Erling Torhus ( Ap) *1945–1945: Josva Halle *1945–1947: Albert Halseth *1947–1955: Anders J. Halset *1955–1963: Olav T. Halle ( Bp) *1963–1964: Ola Torhus ( Ap)

References

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