Foldereid Municipality
Foldereid herred
Former municipality
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway
Foldereid within Nord-Trøndelag
Foldereid within Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°57′40″N 12°10′46″E / 64.96111°N 12.17944°E / 64.96111; 12.17944
CountryNorway
CountyNord-Trøndelag
DistrictNamdalen
Established1 Oct 1886
 • Preceded byKolvereid Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byNærøy and Høylandet
Administrative centreFoldereid
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total513 km2 (198 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total1,038
 • Density2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi)
DemonymFoldbygg[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1743[2]
Data from Statistics Norway

Foldereid is a former municipality in the northern part of the old Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The 513-square-kilometre (198 sq mi) municipality[3] existed from 1886 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the area surrounding the inner part of the Folda fjord, the Innerfolda in what is now the municipalities of Nærøysund and Høylandet in Trøndelag county. The village of Foldereid, where the Foldereid Church is located, was the administrative centre of the municipality.[4]

History

Historic photo of Foldereid
View of the village of Foldereid
Foldereid Church (aft. 1863)

The municipality of Foldereid was established on 1 October 1886 when it was separated from the large municipality of Kolvereid. Initially, the new municipality had 948 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Foldereid was dissolved. The eastern Kongsmoen area (population: 221) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Høylandet and the remainder of the municipality (population: 817) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Nærøy.[5]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Foldereid farm (Old Norse: Foldareið). The farm is named after the local fjord, Foldafjorden. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the local fjord, fold, which has an uncertain meaning. The last element is eið which means "isthmus", due to the fact that the Foldereid farm lies on a rather flat piece of land that is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide between the Foldafjorden and an arm of the Bindalsfjorden to the north.[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 elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[7]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Foldereid was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Foldereid herredsstyre 1960–1963 [8]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 6
Total number of members:13
Foldereid herredsstyre 1956–1959 [9]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 6
Total number of members:13
Foldereid herredsstyre 1952–1955 [10]  
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
Foldereid herredsstyre 1948–1951 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:12
Foldereid herredsstyre 1945–1947 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
Total number of members:12
Foldereid herredsstyre 1938–1941* [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 6
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
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 Foldereid:[14][15]

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 (1898). "Foldereid herred". XVII Nordre Trondheims amt. Anden del. Norges land og folk (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 974. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. ^ Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (24 May 2013). "Foldereid – tidllgere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  5. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  6. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1903). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt (in Norwegian) (15 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 388–389.
  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 14 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  14. ^ Hansen, Runbjørg Bremset (2000). Nærøyfolket. Bind 1: 1800-1920 (in Norwegian). Kolvereid: Nærøy kommune. p. 348. ISBN 8299575419.
  15. ^ Hansen, Runbjørg Bremset (2004). Nærøyfolket. Bind 2: 1920-1970 (in Norwegian). Kolvereid: Nærøy kommune. p. 282. ISBN 8299575427.


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