Hylestad

Not to be confused with Hyllestad.
Hylestad Municipality
Hylestad herred
Former municipality
View of the local Hylestad Church
View of the local Hylestad Church
Aust-Agder within Norway
Aust-Agder within Norway
Hylestad within Aust-Agder
Hylestad within Aust-Agder
Coordinates: 59°05′37″N 7°32′09″E / 59.0935°N 07.5359°E / 59.0935; 07.5359
CountryNorway
CountyAust-Agder
DistrictSetesdal
Established1 July 1915
 • Preceded byValle Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1962
 • Succeeded byValle Municipality
Administrative centreRysstad
Area
 (upon dissolution)[1]
 • Total
570 km2 (220 sq mi)
Population
 (1962)
 • Total
662
 • Density1.2/km2 (3.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0939[2]
Data from Statistics Norway

Hylestad is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The 570-square-kilometre (220 sq mi) former municipality existed from 1915 until its dissolution in 1962. It was located in the southern part of the present-day municipality of Valle in the traditional region of Setesdal in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Rysstad where the Hylestad Church was located.[1]

History

The parish of Hylestad was established as a municipality on 1 July 1915 when the municipality of Valle was divided into two municipalities: Hylestad (population: 658) in the south and Valle (population: 1,051) in the north. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, Hylestad was reincorporated into Valle. Prior to the merger Hylestad had a population of 662.[3]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hylestad farm (Old Norse: Hyljastaðir) since the first Hylestad Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the word hylr which means "deep place" or "pool in a river". The last element is the plural form of staðr which means "place", "homestead" or "abode".[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 directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[5]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Hylestad 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.

Hylestad herredsstyre 1960–1961 [6]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 3
Total number of members:13
Hylestad herredsstyre 1956–1960 [7]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 3
Total number of members:13
Hylestad herredsstyre 1952–1955 [8]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 7
Total number of members:12
Hylestad herredsstyre 1948–1951 [9]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 7
Total number of members:12
Hylestad herredsstyre 1945–1947 [10]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 6
Total number of members:12
Hylestad herredsstyre 1938–1941* [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 5
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 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 mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Hylestad:[12]

  • 1915-1916: Gunnar Torgeirsson Rysstad (H)
  • 1916-1922: Tarald J. Harstad (Ap)
  • 1923-1925: Gunnar Torgeirsson Rysstad (H)
  • 1926-1928: Torgeir G. Straume
  • 1929-1934: Jon O. Nomeland
  • 1934-1937: Aani Aanisson Rysstad (Ap)
  • 1938-1941: Jon O. Nomeland
  • 1941-1945: Jon T. Rysstad (NS)
  • 1945-1951: Jon O. Nomeland
  • 1952-1955: Såvi G. Straume (V)
  • 1956-1961: Torjus J. Nomeland

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Hylestad". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 March 2009.
  2. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  3. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  4. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt (in Norwegian) (8 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 224.
  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 21 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Ordførarar i Valle kommune". SetesdalsWiki.no (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 22 July 2023.