Søndeled Municipality

Søndeled Municipality
Søndeled herred
Former municipality
Østerrisør landdistrikt  (historic name)
View of the Søndeled Church
View of the Søndeled Church
Aust-Agder within Norway
Aust-Agder within Norway
Søndeled within Aust-Agder
Søndeled within Aust-Agder
Coordinates: 58°45′38″N 09°04′30″E / 58.76056°N 9.07500°E / 58.76056; 9.07500
CountryNorway
CountyAust-Agder
DistrictØstre Agder
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byRisør Municipality
Administrative centreSøndeled
Government
 • Mayor (1956–1963)Jakob Vik
Area
 (upon dissolution)[1]
 • Total
188.5 km2 (72.8 sq mi)
 • Rank#383 in Norway
Highest elevation
[2]
244.26 m (801.4 ft)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total
3,152
 • Rank#288 in Norway
 • Density16.7/km2 (43/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +1.1%
DemonymSønndøling[3]
Official language
[4]
 • Norwegian formNeutral[5]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0913[6]
Data from Statistics Norway

Søndeled is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county, Norway. The 188.5-square-kilometre (72.8 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Risør Municipality in the traditional district of Østre Agder in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Søndeled at the innermost part of the Søndeledfjorden. Other villages in Søndeled included Stamsøy, Akland, Moen, Bossvika, and Sivik.[1]

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 188.5-square-kilometre (72.8 sq mi) municipality was the 383rd largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Søndeled Municipality was the 288th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,152. The municipality's population density was 16.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (43/sq mi) and its population had increased by 1.1% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]

General information

Administrative history

The parish of "Østerrisør landdistrikt" was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). It was called Østerrisør (lit. 'East Risør') to distinguish itself from Vesterrisør (lit. 'West Risør'). It was called a "landdistrikt" because it was the rural district surrounding the neighboring town of Østerrisør. In 1865, the name was changed to Søndeled Municipality.[9]

On 1 January 1867, an uninhabited part of Søndeled Municipality was transferred to the neighboring Dybvaag Municipality. Later, on 1 January 1901, a small urban area of eastern Søndeled Municipality (population: 658) was transferred to the neighboring town of Risør.[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, Søndeled Municipality (population: 3,134) was dissolved and merged with Risør Municipality (population: 3,002) to form an enlarged Risør Municipality.[9]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the local Søndeledfjorden (Old Norse: Sundaleið) since the first Søndeled Church was built there. The first element is the plural genitive case of the word sund which means "sound" or "strait". The last element is the plural form of leið which means "way" or "path". Thus, the name means something like the "paths between the straits".[12]

Churches

The Church of Norway had two parishes (sokn) within Søndeled Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Søndeled prestegjeld and the Aust-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder.[8]

Churches in Søndeled Municipality
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
Indre SøndeledIndre Søndeled ChurchSøndeledc. 1150
Ytre SøndeledYtre Søndeled ChurchFrydendal (just outside
the town of Risør)		1878

Geography

The municipality encompassed the land around the Søndeledfjorden. The highest point in the municipality was the 244.26-metre (801.4 ft) tall mountain Espehaugen, located near the border with Vegårshei Municipality.[2] Sannidal Municipality (in Telemark county) was located to the north, Skåtøy Municipality (in Telemark county) was located to the northeast, the Skagerrak was located to the east, Risør Municipality was an enclave located in the eastern part of Søndeled Municipality, Tvedestrand Municipality was located to the south, Vegårshei Municipality was located to the west, and Gjerstad Municipality was located to the northwest.

Government

While it existed, Søndeled 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 Holt District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Søndeled Municipality was made up of 25 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Søndeled herredsstyre 1959–1963 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 8
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 4
Total number of members:25
Note: On 1 January 1964, Søndeled Municipality became part of Risør Municipality.
Søndeled herredsstyre 1955–1959 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 8
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 4
Total number of members:25
Søndeled herredsstyre 1951–1955 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 9
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 3
Total number of members:24
Søndeled herredsstyre 1947–1951 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 7
  Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) 11
Total number of members:24
Søndeled herredsstyre 1945–1947 [18]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 6
  Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) 7
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
Total number of members:24
Søndeled herredsstyre 1937–1941* [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 12
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 4
Total number of members:24
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 (Norwegian: ordfører) of Søndeled Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:[20][21]

  • 1838–1839: Hovor Halvorsen Akland
  • 1840–1841: Halvor Olsen Stamsø
  • 1842–1845: Hovor Halvorsen Akland
  • 1846–1849: Halvor Mogensen Akland
  • 1850–1853: Hovor Halvorsen Akland
  • 1854–1855: Halvor Mogensen Akland
  • 1856–1859: Halvor Olsen Stamsø
  • 1859–1879: Ole Torjesen Lindstøl[22]
  • 1880–1881: Anders Hovorsen Moland
  • 1882–1883: Gregers Tengelsen Øia
  • 1884–1885: Ole Eriksen Skjelsø
  • 1886–1891: Halvor Halvorsen Stamsø
  • 1892–1895: Peder Tjøstelsen Aas
  • 1896–1900: Tallak Lindstøl[23]
  • 1901–1902: Hovor Andersen Moland
  • 1902–1904: Peder Tjøstelsen Aas
  • 1905–1910: Hovor Andersen Moland
  • 1911–1914: Halvor Gundersen Homme
  • 1914–1916: Ole Johnsen Egeland
  • 1917–1919: Lars Løkketangen
  • 1920–1922: Halvor Gundersen Homme
  • 1923–1928: Lars Løkketangen
  • 1929–1931: Guttorm Moland
  • 1932–1934: Anders Dørsdal
  • 1935–1940: Anders Sletten
  • 1941–1942: Ingvald Urfjell
  • 1943–1944: Tjøstel Skjeldsø
  • 1945–1945: Ingvald Urfjell
  • 1945–1945: Anders Sletten
  • 1946–1955: Ola Røysland
  • 1956–1963: Jakob Vik

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Thorsnæs, Geir; Lauritzen, Per Roger, eds. (14 July 2026). "Risør". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  4. ↑ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  5. ↑ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.
  6. ↑ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
  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 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 (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt (in Norwegian) (8 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 20.
  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 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  17. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  18. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  19. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  20. ↑ Vevstad, Jens (1943). Aust-Agder fylke gjenom 100 år (in Norwegian). Arendal: P. M. Danielsens forlag.
  21. ↑ Jenssen, Normann (1987). "Ordførere i Søndeled fra 1838-1963". Risør og Søndeled 1837-1987 : glimt fra kommunenes historie gjennom 150 år : utgitt i anledning Formannskapslovenes 150 års jubileum (in Norwegian). Risør: Søndeled og Risør Historielag. p. 155. ISBN 8299096715. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "Ordfører". Lillesands-Posten (in Norwegian). 10 November 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  23. ↑ "Til Ordfører". Kristianiaposten (in Norwegian). 23 December 1895. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

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