Øvrebø Municipality

Øvrebø Municipality
Øvrebø herad
Former municipality
View of the local Øvrebø Church
View of the local Øvrebø Church
Vest-Agder within Norway
Vest-Agder within Norway
Øvrebø within Vest-Agder
Øvrebø within Vest-Agder
Coordinates: 58°17′29″N 07°46′42″E / 58.29139°N 7.77833°E / 58.29139; 7.77833
CountryNorway
CountyVest-Agder
DistrictSørlandet
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1861
 • Succeeded byØvrebø og Hægeland Municipality and Vennesla Municipality
Re-established1 July 1896
 • Preceded byØvrebø og Hægeland Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byVennesla Municipality
Administrative centreSkarpengland
Government
 • Mayor (1960-1963)Tellef Lie
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
108.98 km2 (42.08 sq mi)
 • Rank#501 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
382 m (1,253 ft)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total
959
 • Rank#618 in Norway
 • Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +5.3%
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formNynorsk[3]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1016[4]
Data from Statistics Norway

Øvrebø is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The municipality existed twice during the 19th and 20th centuries. Originally, from 1838 until 1861, the 398-square-kilometre (154 sq mi) municipality encompassed roughly the same boundaries as the present-day Vennesla Municipality. The second iteration of the municipality was only 109 square kilometres (42 sq mi) and it corresponded to the central part of present-day Vennesla Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Skarpengland. The small village of Øvrebø is located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Skarpengland, and this is where the Øvrebø Church is located.[5]

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 108.98-square-kilometre (42.08 sq mi) municipality was the 501st largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Øvrebø Municipality was the 618th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 959. The municipality's population density was 8.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (23/sq mi) and its population had increased by 5.3% over the previous 10-year period.[6][7]

General information

The large parish of Øvrebø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). It existed as a municipality until 1 January 1861[8], when it was dissolved and split into two separate municipalities: the southeastern district (population: 1,103) became the new Vennesla Municipality and the rest of the old municipality (population: 1,829) became the new Øvrebø og Hægeland Municipality.[9]

The municipality of Øvrebø was re-established on 1 July 1896 when the old Øvrebø og Hægeland Municipality was divided to create two new municipalities: the southern district (population: 888) became the new Øvrebø Municipality and the northern district (population: 843) became the new Hægeland Municipality.[9]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.[10][11] On 1 January 1964, the Eikeland area (population: 39) of Øvrebø Municipality was transferred to the newly-created Songdalen Municipality to the southwest. On the same date, Øvrebø Municipality was dissolved and its remaining land was merged with the following areas to form a larger Vennesla Municipality:[9]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Øvrebø farm (Old Norse: Øfribœr) since the first Øvrebø Church was built there. The first element comes from the word øfri which means "upper". The last element is bœr which means "farm" or "farmstead" (it is cognate with the Dutch language word "boer" which means "farmer"). The name therefore means "the upper farm".[12]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Øvrebø Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Vennesla prestegjeld and the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder.[7]

Churches in Øvrebø Municipality
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
ØvrebøØvrebø ChurchØvrebø1800

Geography

Øvrebø Municipality was located in the Otra river valley, a little west of the river. The highest point in the municipality was the 382-metre (1,253 ft) tall mountain Rystheia.[1] Hægeland Municipality was located to the north, Vennesla Municipality was located to the east, Oddernes Municipality was located to the southeast, Greipstad Municipality was located to the south, Øyslebø Municipality was located to the southwest, and Finsland Municipality was located to the west.

Government

While it existed, Øvrebø Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[13] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Setesdal District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Øvrebø Municipality was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Øvrebø heradsstyre 1959–1963 [14]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:13
Note: On 1 January 1964, Øvrebø Municipality became part of Vennesla Municipality.
Øvrebø heradsstyre 1955–1959 [15]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 8
Total number of members:13
Øvrebø heradsstyre 1951–1955 [16]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 10
Total number of members:12
Øvrebø heradsstyre 1947–1951 [17]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 10
Total number of members:12
Øvrebø heradsstyre 1945–1947 [18]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 9
Total number of members:12
Øvrebø heradsstyre 1937–1941* [19]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 6
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:12
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 mayor (Nynorsk: ordførar) of Øvrebø Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:[20][8]

  • 1838–1839: Rev. Aksel Christian Pharo
  • 1840–1841: H.P. Smith
  • 1842–1843: Rev. Aksel Christian Pharo
  • 1844–1845: Alf Robstad
  • 1846–1849: H.P. Smith
  • 1850–1851: Ole A. Egeland
  • 1852–1855: H.P. Smith
  • 1856–1856: J. Boysen
  • 1857–1857: Ole A. Egeland
  • 1858–1860: Alf A. Robstad
  • (1861–1896: Municipality dissolved)
  • 1896–1901: Terje Horrisland
  • 1902–1907: Lars O. Røyneland
  • 1908–1914: O.G. Homme
  • 1914–1916: Lars O. Røyneland
  • 1917–1940: O.S. Ilebekk
  • 1941–1945: Anders Skarpengland
  • 1945–1947: O.S. Ilebekk
  • 1948–1955: Torjus Eikeland
  • 1956–1959: Anders Skarpengland
  • 1960–1963: Tellef Lie

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Kart over Norge" (in Norwegian). Kartverket.
  2. ↑ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. ↑ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.
  4. ↑ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
  5. ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (30 November 2021). "Øvrebø (tidligere kommune)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  6. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  7. 1 2 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 1951). Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 (PDF). Norges Offisielle Statistikk (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: H. Aschehoug & Co.
  8. 1 2 Vest-Agder fylke 1837-1937 (in Norwegian). Kristiansand: Landmarks bokhandel. 1937. pp. 532 and 541.
  9. 1 2 3 Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  10. ↑ Grepstad, Jon, ed. (25 March 2025). "Nikolai Schei". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  11. ↑ Hansen, Tore; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (27 May 2024). "kommuneinndelingen i Norge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  12. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 36.
  13. ↑ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  15. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  16. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  17. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  18. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  19. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  20. ↑ "Ordfører i Øvrebø". Flickr. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

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