Former municipality in Norway
Former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
Åsen is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway . The 140-square-kilometre (54 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was located to the southwest part of what is now Levanger municipality in Trøndelag county, roughly bordered in the north by the lakes Hammervatnet and Hoklingen , and by the Åsenfjorden to the west. The administrative centre was the village of Åsen .[ 3]
History
View of the local church and municipal government building (herredshus ).
The municipality of Aasen was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The spelling was later changed to Åsen . During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1962, the town of Levanger (population: 1,669) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Frol (population: 3,774), Åsen (population: 1,939), and Skogn (population: 4,756) to form a new, larger municipality called Levanger .[ 4]
Name
The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the local fjord, Åsenfjorden (Old Norse : Ásfjǫrðr ). The name is identical to the Norwegian word åsen which means "the hill".[ 5] On 21 December 1917, a royal resolution enacted the 1917 Norwegian language reforms . Prior to this change, the name was spelled Aasen with the digraph "Aa ", and after this reform, the name was spelled Åsen , using the letter Å instead.[ 6] [ 7]
Government
While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, unemployment , social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads . During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor .[ 8]
Municipal council
The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Åsen was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
Mayors
The mayors of Åsen:[ 15] [ 16]
1838–1839: Jonas Jonsen Nes
1839-1839: Erik Mikalsen Skjelstad
1840–1843: Peder Ellevsen Berg
1844–1845: Ole Tørrissen Vedul
1846–1847: Peder Steffensen Nonstad
1848–1859: Peder Olsen
1860–1866: Christian Bye
1867–1869: Ole Island
1870–1873: Henrik Reinaas
1874–1879: John Stavnaas
1880–1889: Peder O. Mæhre (V )
1890–1891: Arn Solem Bye (V )
1892–1919: Ole Martin Augdahl (V )
1920–1922: Anders Todal (V )
1923–1925: John Wold (Bp )
1926–1931: Anders Todal (V )
1932–1937: John Wold (Bp )
1938–1941: Sigurd Aarnseth (V )
1942–1943: Sigurd Lundby (NS )
1944-1944: Ragnar Fiskvik (NS )
1945-1945: Sigurd Aarnseth (V )
1946–1947: Olaf Jensen (Ap )
1948–1951: Fridtjov Mo (Bp )
1952–1955: Olav Mo (Bp )
1956–1957: Olaf Jensen (Ap )
1958–1959: Ivar Jørum (Ap )
1960–1961: Fridtjov Mo (Sp )
See also
References
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^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer" . Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget .
^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (26 March 2018). "Åsen – tidligere kommune" . Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 31 March 2018 .
^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå . ISBN 9788253746845 .
^ Rygh, Oluf (1903). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt (in Norwegian) (15 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 74.
^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m" . Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 1000. 1917.
^ Den Nye rettskrivning : regler og ordlister (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: Den Mallingske Boktrykkeri. 1918.
^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre" . Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 1 January 2023 .
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 14 April 2020 .
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 14 April 2020 .
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 14 April 2020 .
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 14 April 2020 .
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 14 April 2020 .
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 14 April 2020 .
^ "Ordførere i Åsen kommune" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2023 .
^ Gårds- og slektshistorie (in Norwegian). Vol. 3. Åsen historienemnd. 1996. pp. 163–164.