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Eid Municipality (Møre og Romsdal)

Coordinates: 62°35′12″N 07°29′41″E / 62.58667°N 7.49472°E / 62.58667; 7.49472
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Eid Municipality
Eid herred
Former municipality
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Eid within Møre og Romsdal
Eid within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°35′12″N 07°29′41″E / 62.58667°N 7.49472°E / 62.58667; 7.49472
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictRomsdal
Established1 Jan 1874
 • Preceded byEid og Voll Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byRauma Municipality
Administrative centreEidsbygda
Government
 • Mayor (1948–1963)Erling Moen
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
36.1 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
 • Rank#605 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
1,048 m (3,438 ft)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total
391
 • Rank#685 in Norway
 • Density10.8/km2 (28/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +4%
DemonymEiding[2]
Official language
[4]
 • Norwegian formNeutral[3]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1538[5]
Data from Statistics Norway

Eid is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 36-square-kilometre (14 sq mi) municipality existed from 1874 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Rauma Municipality in the traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre was the village of Eidsbygda.[6]

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 36.1-square-kilometre (13.9 sq mi) municipality was the 605th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Eid Municipality was the 685th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 391. The municipality's population density was 10.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (28/sq mi) and its population had increased by 4% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]

General information

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The small municipality of Eid was established on 1 January 1874 when the old Eid og Voll Municipality was divided into two: Eid Municipality (population: 1,048) on the northeast side of the Romsdalsfjorden and Voll Municipality (population: 695) on the other side of the fjord.[9][10]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, a large municipal merger took place. The following places were merged to form the new Rauma Municipality on that date:[9][10]

Name

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The municipality is named after the old Eid farm (Old Norse: Eið) since the first Eid Church was built there. The name comes from the word eið which means "isthmus" since the farm was located on an isthmus between two fjords.[11]

Churches

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The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Eid Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Eid prestegjeld and the Indre Romsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.[8]

Churches in Eid
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Eid Eid Church Eidsbygda 1796

Geography

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It was located along the Romsdalsfjorden in the north-central part of the present-day Rauma Municipality. The administrative centre and largest population centre was the village of Eidsbygda. The municipality then extended to the southeast to the coast of the Isfjorden.[9] The highest point in the municipality was the 1,048-metre (3,438 ft) tall mountain Skarven, a tripoint located on the border with Grytten Municipality and Veøy Municipality.[1] Veøy Municipality was to the north, Grytten Municipality was to the east, and Voll Municipality were to the south and west (across the fjord).

Government

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While it existed, Eid 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.[12] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

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The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Eid was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Eid herredsstyre 1959–1963 [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:13
Eid herredsstyre 1955–1959 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:13
Eid herredsstyre 1951–1955 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 7
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 3
Total number of members:12
Eid herredsstyre 1947–1951 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12
Total number of members:12
Eid herredsstyre 1945–1947 [17]  
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
Eid herredsstyre 1937–1941* [18]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12
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

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The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Eid was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:

  • 1874–1875: Johan Frisvold[19]
  • 1876–1877: Ole Hamre[20]
  • 1878–1879: Ole Torvik[21]
  • 1880–1883: T. Lereim[22]
  • 1884–1893: Ole Hamre[23]
  • 1893–1907: Anton Eide[24]
  • 1908–1910: Ole Norvik[25]
  • 1911–1923: Tore Midtbust[26]
  • 1923–1925: Ole Mittet[27]
  • 1925–1931: Engelbrekt Lerheim[28]
  • 1931–1942: Anders P. Strømme[29]
  • 1942–1943: Edvard Engen (NS)[30]
  • 1943–1943: Knut Johansen Eide (NS)[31]
  • 1943–1944: David Leonhardt Strømme (NS)[31]
  • 1945–1947: Anders P. Strømme[32]
  • 1948–1963: Erling Moen[33]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kart over Norge" (in Norwegian). Kartverket.
  2. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.
  4. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  5. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
  6. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (26 November 2024). "Eid (tidligere kommune i Møre og Romsdal)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  7. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  8. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c "Administrasjonshistorisk Oversyn for Rauma Kommune" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
  10. ^ a b Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  11. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1908). Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt (in Norwegian) (13 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 228.
  12. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Jernbanemøte". Aalesunds Blad (in Norwegian). 18 August 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  20. ^ "Referat af Romsdals Amtsformandskabs Forhandlinger for Aar 1876". Aalesunds Blad (in Norwegian). 30 May 1876. p. 1. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  21. ^ "Referat af Romsdals Amtsformandskabs Forhandlinger". Romsdalsposten (in Norwegian). 4 June 1878. p. 1. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  22. ^ "Referat af Romsdals Amtsformandskabs Forhandlinger". Romsdals Amtstidende (in Norwegian). 3 June 1880. p. 1. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  23. ^ "Referat af Romsdals Amtsformandskabs Forhandlinger i 1884". Kristiansundsposten (in Norwegian). 11 June 1884. p. 1. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  24. ^ "Romsdals Amtsthing". Romsdals Tidende (in Norwegian). 18 May 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  25. ^ "Romsdals Amtsting". Romsdals Tidende (in Norwegian). 30 May 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  26. ^ "Romsdals Amtsting". Romsdals Tidende (in Norwegian). 7 June 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  27. ^ "Ordførervalg". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). 6 January 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  28. ^ "Møre Fylkesting". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). 1 June 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  29. ^ "Kommunale valg i Eid". Åndalsnes Avis (in Norwegian). 6 February 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  30. ^ "Ordførere". Åndalsnes Avis (in Norwegian). 14 March 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  31. ^ a b "Ordfører". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). 20 September 1943. p. 1. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  32. ^ "Ordfører i Eid". Åndalsnes Avis (in Norwegian). 14 February 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  33. ^ "Ordførervalg". Åndalsnes Avis (in Norwegian). 30 December 1961. p. 2. Retrieved 6 April 2025.

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