Egge Municipality
Egge herred
Former municipality
Byafossen train station (1951)
Byafossen train station (1951)
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway
Egge within Nord-Trøndelag
Egge within Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°01′23″N 11°28′28″E / 64.02306°N 11.47444°E / 64.02306; 11.47444
CountryNorway
CountyNord-Trøndelag
DistrictInnherred
Established1 Jan 1869
 • Preceded byStod Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded bySteinkjer Municipality
Administrative centreEgge
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total51 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total3,476
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1733[1]
Data from Statistics Norway

Egge is a former municipality in what was Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 51-square-kilometre (20 sq mi) municipality existed from 1869 until 1964. It included the land just north of the town of Steinkjer in what is now the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county. The small municipality was south of the lake Snåsavatnet, west of the lake Fossemvatnet, and east of Beitstad. The main church for the municipality was Egge Church, just north of the town of Steinkjer.[2]

History

The parish of Egge was established as a municipality on 1 January 1869 when it was separated from the large municipality of Stod. Initially, Egge had a population of 941. In 1948, a small part of Egge (population: 70) was transferred to the neighboring town of Steinkjer.

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, a large merger took place: the neighboring municipalities of Beitstad (population: 2,563), Egge (population: 3,476), Kvam (population: 1,245), Ogndal (population: 2,678), Sparbu (population: 4,027), and Stod (population: 1,268) were all merged with the town of Steinkjer (population: 4,325) to form the new municipality of Steinkjer.[3]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Egge farm (Old Norse: Egg) since the first Egge Church was built there. The name is the dative case of the word egg which means "edge" (as in the edge of a knife), likely representing the fact that the old Egge farm is located on long soil ridge.[4]

Government

During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[5]

Municipal council

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

Egge herredsstyre 1960–1963 [6]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:13
Egge herredsstyre 1956–1959 [7]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:13
Egge herredsstyre 1952–1955 [8]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:12
Egge herredsstyre 1948–1951 [9]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:12
Egge herredsstyre 1945–1947 [10]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:12
Egge herredsstyre 1938–1941* [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
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 mayors of Egge:[12]

  • 1869–1885: Ole Anton Qvam (V)
  • 1886-1886: Peter Østby
  • 1887–1889: Casper Lian
  • 1890–1893: Martinus Utheim (V)
  • 1894–1895: Ole Anton Qvam (V)
  • 1896–1897: Jakob Gram (H)
  • 1898–1905: Peder T. Dyrstad (V)
  • 1906–1919: Paul Saur (V)
  • 1920–1922: Nils Taraldsen (RF)
  • 1923–1925: Trygve Taraldsen (RF)
  • 1926–1931: Johan Nordgård (Ap)
  • 1932–1934: John Næsvold (Ap)
  • 1935–1937: Johan Nordgård (Ap)
  • 1938–1941: Henry Haagensli (Ap)
  • 1941–1945: Tormod Saur (NS)
  • 1945-1945: Henry Haagensli (Ap)
  • 1946–1963: Karl Dahl (Ap)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  2. ↑ Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (7 February 2018). "Egge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  4. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1903). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt (in Norwegian) (15 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 228.
  5. ↑ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "Ordførere i Egge kommune". Steinkjerleksikonet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 March 2023.

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