Hægeland Municipality

Hægeland Municipality
Hægeland herad
Former municipality
View of the local church in Hægeland
View of the local church in Hægeland
Vest-Agder within Norway
Vest-Agder within Norway
Hægeland within Vest-Agder
Hægeland within Vest-Agder
Coordinates: 58°23′00″N 07°44′28″E / 58.38333°N 7.74111°E / 58.38333; 7.74111
CountryNorway
CountyVest-Agder
DistrictSørlandet
Established1 July 1896
 • Preceded byØvrebø og Hægeland Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byVennesla Municipality
Administrative centreHægelandskrossen
Government
 • Mayor (1959–1963)Odd Ropstad (Sp)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
194.3 km2 (75.0 sq mi)
 • Rank#375 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
500.22 m (1,641.1 ft)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total
844
 • Rank#637 in Norway
 • Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −5.6%
DemonymHægdøl[2]
Official language
[3]
 • Norwegian formNynorsk[4]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1015[5]
Data from Statistics Norway

Hægeland is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 194.3-square-kilometre (75.0 sq mi) municipality existed from 1896 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Vennesla Municipality in the Kristiansand Region of Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Hægelandskrossen where Hægeland Church is located.[6]

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 194.3-square-kilometre (75.0 sq mi) municipality was the 375th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Hægeland Municipality was the 637th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 844. The municipality's population density was 4.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 5.6% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]

General information

The municipality of Hægeland was 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, Hægeland Municipality was dissolved and the following areas were merged to form a new, larger Vennesla Municipality (basically re-creating the old Øvrebø Municipality which existed from 1838 until 1865):[9]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hægeland farm (Old Norse: Helgaland) since the first Hægeland Church was built there. The first element comes from the word heilagr which means "holy", likely since this area was important to ancient Norse pagan worship. The last element is land which means "land" or "district".[6][12]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Hægeland 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.[8]

Churches in Hægeland Municipality
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
HægelandHægeland ChurchHægeland1830

Geography

Øvrebø Municipality was located along the west side of the river Otra. The highest point in the municipality was the 500.22-metre (1,641.1 ft) tall mountain Oksla, located in the northern part of the municipality.[1] Hornnes Municipality (in Aust-Agder county) was located to the north, Iveland Municipality (also in Aust-Agder county) was located to the east, Vennesla Municipality was located to the southeast, Øvrebø Municipality was located to the south, Finsland Municipality was located to the southwest, and Bjelland Municipality was located to the west.

Government

While it existed, Hægeland 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 (Herredsstyre) of Hægeland was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Hægeland heradsstyre 1959–1963 [14]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 10
Total number of members:13
Note: On 1 January 1964, Hægeland Municipality became part of Vennesla Municipality.
Hægeland heradsstyre 1955–1959 [15]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 8
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:13
Hægeland heradsstyre 1951–1955 [16]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 8
Total number of members:12
Hægeland heradsstyre 1947–1951 [17]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 8
Total number of members:12
Hægeland heradsstyre 1945–1947 [18]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 8
Total number of members:12
Hægeland heradsstyre 1937–1941* [19]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 5
  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 Hægeland Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:[20]

  • 1896–1910: Anders A. Robstad
  • 1911–1913: Tomas Gunstveit
  • 1914–1916: Jens Gunstveit
  • 1917–1919: Tomas Gunstveit
  • 1920–1922: Gustav Skisland
  • 1923–1928: Thomas Aasen (Bp)
  • 1929–1934: Torkild Aagedal
  • 1935–1945: Thomas Aasen (Bp)
  • 1945–1947: Gunvald A. Robstad[21]
  • 1947–1951: Nils Omdal[22]
  • 1951–1955: Bertinius Godtfredsen[23]
  • 1955–1959: Kristian Frivoll[24]
  • 1959–1963: Odd Ropstad (Sp)[25]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune: Vennesla" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ↑ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  4. ↑ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.
  5. ↑ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
  6. 1 2 Thorsnæs, Geir; Lauritzen, Per Roger, eds. (2 March 2026). "Hægeland (tettsted)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  8. 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.
  9. 1 2 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. 41 and 34.
  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 21 November 2020.
  15. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  16. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  17. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  18. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  19. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  20. ↑ Vest-Agder fylke 1837-1937 (in Norwegian). Kristiansand: Landmarks bokhandel. 1937. p. 544.
  21. ↑ "Ordførervalg". Sørlandet (in Norwegian). 31 December 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "Nils Omdal ny ordfører i Hægeland". Sørlandet (in Norwegian). 5 December 1947. p. 4. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "Bertinius Godtfredsen ny ordfører i Hægeland". Sørlandet (in Norwegian). 6 December 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Kristian Frivoll ny ordfører i Hægeland". Sørlandet (in Norwegian). 20 December 1955. p. 5. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "Odd Ropstad ny ordfører i Hægeland". Christianssands Tidende (in Norwegian). 3 December 1959. p. 3. Retrieved 13 June 2026.

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