Laudal Municipality

Laudal Municipality
Laudal herad
Former municipality
View of the local Laudal Church
View of the local Laudal Church
Vest-Agder within Norway
Vest-Agder within Norway
Laudal within Vest-Agder
Laudal within Vest-Agder
Coordinates: 58°14′49″N 07°30′16″E / 58.24694°N 7.50444°E / 58.24694; 7.50444
CountryNorway
CountyVest-Agder
DistrictSørlandet
Established1 Jan 1899
 • Preceded byØyslebø og Laudal Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byMarnardal Municipality
Administrative centreLaudal
Government
 • Mayor (1959–1963)Alf Tjomsland (Sp)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
93.2 km2 (36.0 sq mi)
 • Rank#524 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
341 m (1,119 ft)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total
581
 • Rank#671 in Norway
 • Density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −21.4%
DemonymLaudøl[2]
Official language
[3]
 • Norwegian formNynorsk[4]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1022[5]
Data from Statistics Norway

Laudal is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 93.2-square-kilometre (36.0 sq mi) municipality existed from 1899 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Lindesnes Municipality in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Laudal where Laudal Church is located.[6]

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 93.2-square-kilometre (36.0 sq mi) municipality was the 524th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Laudal Municipality was the 671st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 581. The municipality's population density was 6.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (16/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 21.4% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]

General information

The municipality of Laudal was established on 1 January 1899 when the old Øyslebø og Laudal Municipality was divided into two: the northern district (population: 836) became the new Laudal Municipality and the southern district (population: 991) became the new Øyslebø 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, Laudal Municipality was dissolved and the following areas were merged to form the new Marnardal Municipality:[9]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Laudal farm (Old Norse: Laugardalr) since the first Laudal Church was built there. The first element of the name of the farm comes from the old name for the river, Laug, (now the Lågåna river). The old river name is identical to the word laug which means "bath". The last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale". Therefore, the name means the bath river valley. Historically, the name was spelled Løvdal, using a more archaic spelling of the same name.[6][12]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Laudal Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Holum prestegjeld and the Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder.[8]

Churches in Laudal Municipality
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
LaudalLaudal ChurchLaudal1826

Geography

The municipality was located in the Mandalen valley, through which the river Mandalselva flows. The highest point in the municipality was the 341-metre (1,119 ft) tall mountain Drivåsen, on the border with Øyslebø Municipality.[1] Bjelland Municipality was located to the north, Finsland Municipality was located to the east, Øyslebø Municipality was located to the southeast, Vigmostad Municipality was located to the southwest, and Konsmo Municipality was located to the west.

Government

While it existed, Laudal 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 Mandal District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Laudal Municipality 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.

Laudal heradsstyre 1959–1963 [14]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 8
Total number of members:13
Note: On 1 January 1964, Laudal Municipality became part of Marnardal Municipality.
Laudal heradsstyre 1955–1959 [15]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 8
Total number of members:13
Laudal heradsstyre 1951–1955 [16]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 7
Total number of members:12
Laudal heradsstyre 1947–1951 [17]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 7
Total number of members:12
Laudal heradsstyre 1945–1947 [18]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 6
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) 3
Total number of members:12
Laudal heradsstyre 1937–1941* [19]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
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 Laudal Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:

  • 1899–1904: Knut Tobiassen Lauvdal[20]
  • 1904–1910: Ole O. Fidje[21]
  • 1911–1922: Knut Tobiassen Lauvdal[22]
  • 1922–1928: Gase Haraldstad[23]
  • 1928–1934: Aanen Haraldstad (Bp)[24]
  • 1934–1937: Ole Kristian Fidje (Bp)[25]
  • 1937–1940: Aanen Haraldstad (Bp)[26]
  • 1941–1943: Bjørgulf Rygnastad (NS)[27]
  • 1943–1945: Bjørn Homme (NS)[28]
  • 1945–1945: Gase Haraldstad[29]
  • 1946–1947: Søren Skuland (Ap)[30]
  • 1948–1959: Jørgen Fjellestad (Bp)[31]
  • 1959–1963: Alf Tjomsland (Sp)[32]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Helland, Amund (1903). "Laudal herred". X. Lister og Mandals Amt. Anden del. Norges land og folk (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 273. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  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. (23 February 2026). "Laudal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2 July 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.
  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. ↑ "Til ordfører". Lindesnes (in Norwegian). 21 December 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Ordførervalg". Lindesnes (in Norwegian). 16 December 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  22. ↑ "Lister og Mandals amtsting for 1914-1916". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). 31 March 1914. p. 1. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "Ordførarvalet i Laudal". Agder Tidend (in Norwegian). 15 December 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  24. ↑ "Laudal". Agder Tidend (in Norwegian). 17 December 1928. p. 6. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  25. ↑ "Ole Kristian Fidje vald til ny ordførar i Laudal". Lindesnes (in Norwegian). 22 December 1934. p. 2. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  26. ↑ "Då Laudal heradstyre valde formannskap og ordförar". Lindesnes (in Norwegian). 24 December 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  27. ↑ "Ordførere". Stavangeren (in Norwegian). 22 February 1941. p. 1. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  28. ↑ "Ny ordfører og varaordfører i Laudal". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). 25 September 1943. p. 3. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  29. ↑ "Laudal". Samleren (in Norwegian). 27 November 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  30. ↑ "Laudal heradstyre valde i går". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). 28 December 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  31. ↑ "Laudal heradstyre". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). 14 January 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  32. ↑ "Alf Tjomsland". [[Lindesnes (newspaper)|]] (in Norwegian). 9 December 1959. p. 2. Retrieved 6 July 2026.

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