Vigmostad (municipality)

Vigmostad Municipality
Vigmostad herred
Former municipality
View of Vigmostad Church in the early 1900s
View of Vigmostad Church in the early 1900s
Vest-Agder within Norway
Vest-Agder within Norway
Vigmostad within Vest-Agder
Vigmostad within Vest-Agder
Coordinates: 58°12′10″N 07°20′02″E / 58.20278°N 7.33389°E / 58.20278; 7.33389
CountryNorway
CountyVest-Agder
DistrictSørlandet
Established1 Jan 1911
 • Preceded byNord-Audnedal Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byLindesnes Municipality
Administrative centreVigmostad
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
89 km2 (34 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total
589
 • Density6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1028[1]
Data from Statistics Norway

Vigmostad is a former municipality that was located in the old Vest-Agder county in Norway. The 89-square-kilometre (34 sq mi) municipality existed from 1911 until its dissolution in 1964. The old municipality roughly covered part of the present-day municipality of Lindesnes in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Vigmostad where Vigmostad Church is located.[2]

History

The municipality of Vigmostad was established on 1 January 1911, when the old municipality of Nord-Audnedal was divided into Vigmostad (population: 923) and Konsmo (population: 782). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Vigmostad municipality was dissolved, and its area was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Sør-Audnedal and Spangereid to create the new municipality of Lindesnes. Prior to the merger, Vigmostad had a population of 589.[3]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Vigmostad farm (Old Norse: Vígmundarstaðir or Vígmarstaðir) since the first Vigmostad Church was built there. The first element is derived from an old male given name, either Vígmundr or Vigmarr. The last element is the plural form of staðr which means "place" 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 Vigmostad was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Vigmostad herredsstyre 1960–1963 [6]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:13
Vigmostad herredsstyre 1956–1959 [7]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 7
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:17
Vigmostad herredsstyre 1952–1955 [8]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 6
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:12
Vigmostad herredsstyre 1948–1951 [9]  
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
Vigmostad herredsstyre 1945–1947 [10]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 6
  Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) 3
Total number of members:12
Vigmostad herredsstyre 1938–1941* [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 7
  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 (Norwegian: ordfører) of Vigmostad:[12]

  • 1911–1919: Per Einar Person Spilling
  • 1920–1934: Ola Askildson Spilling
  • 1935–1941: Daniel Ekeland (V)
  • 1941–1944: Per Person Spilling
  • 1944–1945: Stian Person Opsal
  • 1945–1947: Daniel Ekeland (V)
  • 1948–1951: Sverre Aukland (V)
  • 1952–1955: Per Person Spilling
  • 1956–1960: Olav Løland (Bp)
  • 1960–1964: Torleif Gabrielsen (Sp)

See also

References

  1. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Vigmostad" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  3. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  4. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 148.
  5. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  12. ^ Bergstøl, Tore (1960). "Tilhøve til statsmakta". Vigmostadboka. 2 : Nærings- og kulturlivet (in Norwegian). Mandal: Trykki Salvesen. pp. 363–364.