Malm Municipality
Malm herred
Former municipality
Malme herred  (historic name)
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway
Nord-Trøndelag within Norway
Malm within Nord-Trøndelag
Malm within Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°04′31″N 11°13′26″E / 64.0753°N 11.2240°E / 64.0753; 11.2240
CountryNorway
CountyNord-Trøndelag
DistrictInnherred
Established1 July 1913
 • Preceded byBeitstad Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byVerran Municipality
Administrative centreMalm
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total261 km2 (101 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total2,975
 • Density11/km2 (30/sq mi)
DemonymMalmbygg[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1726[2]
Data from Statistics Norway

Malmⓘ is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 261-square-kilometre (101 sq mi) municipality existed from 1913 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality included the northeastern portion of what is now the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Malm where Malm Church is located.[3]

History

View of the Tjuin area of Malm

The municipality was established on 1 July 1913 when the western district of the municipality of Beitstad was separated to form the new municipality of Malm. The initial population of Malm was 993 people, which left Beitstad with 1,934. 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 Malm (population: 2,975) was merged with the neighboring municipality of Verran (population: 1,803), creating a new municipality called Verran.[4]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Malm farm (Old Norse: Malmar) since the first Malm Church was built there. The name is the plural form of malmr which means "ore", likely referring to a gravelly plain or iron ore.[5] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Malme. On 18 September 1914, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Malm.[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]

Mayors

The mayors of Malm:[8]

Municipal council

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

Malm herredsstyre 1960–1963 [9]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:13
Malm herredsstyre 1956–1959 [10]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 2
Total number of members:13
Malm herredsstyre 1952–1955 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 3
Total number of members:12
Malm herredsstyre 1948–1951 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 5
Total number of members:12
Malm herredsstyre 1945–1947 [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 3
Total number of members:12
Malm herredsstyre 1938–1941* [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 4
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.

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. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (4 February 2018). "Malm – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  5. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1903). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt (in Norwegian) (15 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 233.
  6. ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1914. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 375. 1914.
  7. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  8. ^ Vanebo, Odd H., ed. (2011). "Ordførere i gamle Verran kommune". Vet hvor godt vi har fått det og hvem vi kan takke for det. Verran arbeiderparti 100 år (in Norwegian). Kirkenær: Lodiz. ISBN 9788299864503.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 14 April 2020.


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