Bremsnes Municipality
Bremsnes herred
Former municipality
Church in Bremsnes
Church in Bremsnes
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Bremsnes within Møre og Romsdal
Bremsnes within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 63°05′18″N 07°39′40″E / 63.08833°N 7.66111°E / 63.08833; 7.66111
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictNordmøre
Established1 Jan 1897
 • Preceded byKvernes Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byAverøy Municipality
Administrative centreBremsnes
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total120 km2 (50 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total4,116
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
DemonymBremsnesing[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1554[2]
Data from Statistics Norway

Bremsnes is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 120-square-kilometre (46 sq mi) municipality[3] existed from 1897 until its dissolution in 1964. Bremsnes municipality surrounded the Bremsnesfjorden and it included parts of the islands of Averøya, Frei, and Nordlandet. Bremsnes essentially encircled the town of Kristiansund on the west, south, and east sides. The administrative centre of Bremsnes was the village of Bremsnes, where Bremsnes Church is located.[4]

History

The municipality of Bremsnes was established on 1 January 1897 when the large municipality of Kvernes was divided into four municipalities: Kvernes, Kornstad, Eide, and Bremsnes. Initially, Bremsnes had a population of 2,917. On 8 July 1903, an uninhabited part of Bremsnes was transferred back to Kvernes.[5]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Bremsnes municipality was dissolved. The Bolga and Valen areas on the island of Frei (population: 884) became a part of Frei Municipality. The Dale area on the island of Nordlandet (population: 963) was incorporated into Kristiansund Municipality. The rest of Bremsnes (population: 3,153) was merged with Kvernes Municipality and most of Kornstad Municipality to create the new Averøy Municipality.[5]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Bremsnes farm (Old Norse: Brymsnes) since the first Bremsnes Church was built there. The first element is brim which means "surf" or "the surface of the sea". The last element is nes which means "headland".[4][6]

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.[7]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Bremsnes was made up of 29 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Bremsnes herredsstyre 1960–1963 [8]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 6
Total number of members:29
Bremsnes herredsstyre 1956–1959 [9]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 7
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:29
Bremsnes herredsstyre 1952–1955 [10]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 6
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:20
Bremsnes herredsstyre 1948–1951 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 6
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:20
Bremsnes herredsstyre 1945–1947 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 7
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:20
Bremsnes herredsstyre 1938–1941* [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 2
Total number of members:20
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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  3. ^ Helland, Amund (1911). "Bremsnes herred". XV Romsdals amt. Anden del. Norges land og folk (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 905. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (20 February 2018). "Bremsnes - tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  6. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1908). Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt (in Norwegian) (13 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 329–330.
  7. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 24 April 2020.


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