Vinje Municipality
Vinje herred
Former municipality
Hills near Vinjeøra
Hills near Vinjeøra
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Vinje within Sør-Trøndelag
Vinje within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°12′21″N 08°59′09″E / 63.20583°N 8.98583°E / 63.20583; 8.98583
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictFosen
Established1 July 1924
 • Preceded byHemne Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byHemne Municipality
Administrative centreVinjeøra
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total222 km2 (86 sq mi)
Population
 • Total576
 • Density2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1611[1]
Data from Statistics Norway

Vinje is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 222-square-kilometre (86 sq mi) municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the areas around the inner Vinjefjorden and the Søo river valley in what is now the southern part of the present-day municipality of Heim. The administrative centre was the village of Vinjeøra. The lake Vasslivatnet lies in the eastern part of Vinje.[2]

History

Originally (since 1838), Vinje was a part of the municipality of Hemne (see formannskapsdistrikt law). Historically, the parish annex of Vinje actually belonged to Romsdalen county while the main parish of Hemne belonged to Søndre Trondhjem county. But according to the 1837 formannskapsdistrikt law, a parish could no longer be divided between two counties, so the annex of Vinje had to be transferred to the county of Søndre Trondhjem.[3]

On 1 July 1924, the large municipality of Hemne was divided into Vinje municipality (population: 716) in the south, Snillfjord municipality (population: 776) in the east, and the rest of the municipality (population: 2,030) remained as Hemne. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Vinje (population: 576), Hemne (population: 2,325), and the western part of the municipality of Heim (population: 711) were merged to form a new, enlarged municipality of Hemne.[3]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Vinje farm (Old Norse: Vinjar) since the first Vinje Church was built there. The name is the plural form of vin which means "meadow" or "pasture".[4]

Government

While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. 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 Vinje was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Vinje herredsstyre 1960–1963 [6]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 9
Total number of members:13
Vinje herredsstyre 1956–1959 [7]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 9
Total number of members:13
Vinje herredsstyre 1952–1955 [8]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 9
Total number of members:12
Vinje herredsstyre 1948–1951 [9]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 8
Total number of members:12
Vinje herredsstyre 1945–1947 [10]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12
Total number of members:12
Vinje herredsstyre 1938–1941* [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 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 Vinje:[12][13]

  • 1924–1934: Lars Hjorthol (Bp)
  • 1935–1937: Edvard Stølen (Bp)
  • 1938–1940: Fredrik Hofset (V)
  • 1941–1942: Lars Hjorthol (Bp)
  • 1942–1945: Arne Grimsmo (NS)
  • 1945–1945: Fredrik Hofset (V)
  • 1946–1955: Ole Grønset (KrF)
  • 1956–1959: Lars Grønset Hjorthol (Bp)
  • 1960–1963: Leif Lomundal (Sp)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  2. ↑ Haugen, Morten, ed. (28 November 2014). "Vinje – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  4. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1901). Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt (in Norwegian) (14 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 96.
  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 20 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. ↑ Norske kommunalpolitikere: Norges styresmenn (in Norwegian). Vol. 3. Oslo: Bokdepotet forlag. 1957. pp. 182–183.
  13. ↑ Andersen, Thor M. (1931). Norges ordførere 1929–1931 (in Norwegian). Kristiania: A.M. Hanches Forlag. p. 217.

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