Fillan (municipality)

Fillan Municipality
Fillan herred
Former municipality
Map of the island of Hitra with the old municipal boundaries (originally Fillan also included Sandstad)
Map of the island of Hitra with the old municipal boundaries (originally Fillan also included Sandstad)
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Fillan within Sør-Trøndelag
Fillan within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°36′23″N 8°58′11″E / 63.6063°N 08.9696°E / 63.6063; 08.9696
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictFosen
Established1 Jan 1886
 • Preceded byHitra Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byHitra Municipality
Administrative centreFillan
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total84 km2 (32 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total1,759
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
DemonymFillværing[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1616[2]
Data from Statistics Norway

Fillan is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 84-square-kilometre (32 sq mi) municipality[3] existed from 1886 until its dissolution in 1964. It is now part of the municipality of Hitra in Trøndelag county. The municipality included the northeastern part of the island of Hitra surrounding the Fillfjorden, plus about 100 islands, islets, and skerries—including Fjellværsøya and Ulvøya. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Fillan. Other villages in the municipality included Ansnes, Nordbotn, and Ulvan.[4]

The former municipality had a church and a chapel in it, both of which now form a parish within the present-day municipality of Hitra. The Fillan church is located in the village of Fillan and the Nordbotn chapel is located on the island of Fjellværsøya.

History

The municipality of Fillan was established on 1 January 1886 when it was separated from the municipality of Hitra to form a municipality of its own. The initial population of the new municipality was 2,241. On 1 July 1914, the southern district of Sandstad was separated from Fillan to form its own municipality, leaving 1,543 residents in Fillan and shrinking the municipality from 244 square kilometres (94 sq mi) to only 84 square kilometres (32 sq mi).[3] During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Fillan, Sandstad, Kvenvær, and Hitra were merged to re-form the old pre-1886 Hitra municipality. Prior to the merger, Fillan had 1,759 residents.[5]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Fillan farm (Old Norse: Filli or Fillar) since the first Fillan Church was built there. The name is likely the original name for the local Fillfjorden, but the name's meaning is uncertain.[6]

  • View of the village of Fillan
    View of the village of Fillan
  • Fillan Church
    Fillan Church
  • Knarrlagsund village
    Knarrlagsund village
  • View of the village of Fillan
    View of the village of Fillan

Government

During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[7]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Fillan was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Fillan herredsstyre 1960–1963 [8]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 8
Total number of members:17
Fillan herredsstyre 1956–1959 [9]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 8
Total number of members:17
Fillan herredsstyre 1952–1955 [10]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 7
Total number of members:16
Fillan herredsstyre 1948–1951 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 12
Total number of members:16
Fillan herredsstyre 1945–1947 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 12
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:16
Fillan herredsstyre 1938–1941* [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 7
Total number of members:16
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

Mayors

The mayors of Fillan:[14]

  • 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)

See also

References

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  14. ^ Fjeldvær, Johanna (1957). "Fillan". In Fiskaa, Haakon M.; Myckland, Haakon Falck (eds.). Norges bebyggelse: Nordlige seksjon: Herredsbindet for Sør-Trøndelag: Nordre del (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk faglitteratur. pp. 18–19.