Heim (former municipality)

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Heim Municipality
Heim herred
Former municipality
View of the mountain Heimsfjellet
View of the mountain Heimsfjellet
Coat of arms of Heim Municipality
Coat of arms
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Heim within Sør-Trøndelag
Heim within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°25′26″N 9°05′36″E / 63.4238°N 09.0932°E / 63.4238; 09.0932
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictFosen
Established1 Jan 1911
 • Preceded byHemne Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byHemne and Snillfjord
Administrative centreHeim
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total271 km2 (105 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,435
 • Density5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
DemonymHeimsbygg[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1614[2]
Data from Statistics Norway

Heim is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county in Norway. The 271-square-kilometre (105 sq mi) municipality existed from 1911 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the northern part of what is now Heim and Orkland municipalities and the southeastern part of Hitra municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Heim where Heim Church is located.[3]

History[edit]

Originally (since 1838) the municipality was a part of the municipality of Hemne (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1911, the large municipality of Hemne was divided into two: Hemne (population: 3,425) in the south and Heim (population: 1,533) in the north. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Heim ceased to exist as a municipality. The district of Vestre Heim (Western Heim, the area west of the Hemnefjord) with its 711 inhabitants was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Hemne and Vinje to form a new, larger Hemne municipality. At the same time, the district of Austre Heim (Eastern Heim, the area east of the Hemnfjorden) with its 724 residents was merged with the neighboring municipality of Snillfjord and part of the municipality of Agdenes to become a new, larger municipality of Snillfjord.[4]

Name[edit]

The municipality is named after the old Heim farm (Old Norse: Heimr) since the first Heim Church was built there. The name comes from the word heimr which means "home", "homestead", or "farm".[3][5]

Government[edit]

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.[6]

Municipal council[edit]

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

Heim herredsstyre 1960–1963 [7]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
Total number of members:13
Heim herredsstyre 1956–1959 [8]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 11
Total number of members:13
Heim herredsstyre 1952–1955 [9]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
Total number of members:12
Heim herredsstyre 1948–1951 [10]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
Total number of members:12
Heim herredsstyre 1945–1947 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12
Total number of members:12
Heim herredsstyre 1938–1941* [12]  
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
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[edit]

The mayors of Heim:[13]

  • 1911–1913: Johan Andersen Havnebugt (V)
  • 1914–1916: John Johnsen Vaagan, Jr. (V)
  • 1917–1919: Johan Edvardsen Vaagan (V)
  • 1920–1922: John Johnsen Vaagan, Jr. (V)
  • 1923–1925: Johan Edvardsen Vaagan (V)
  • 1926–1928: John Johnsen Vaagan, Jr. (V)
  • 1929–1945: Axel Aas (Ap)
  • 1945-1945: Lars Belsvik
  • 1946-1946: Axel Aas (Ap)
  • 1946–1947: Kolbjørn Johansen Vaagan (Bp)
  • 1947-1947: Axel Aas (Ap)
  • 1948–1951: Kolbjørn Johansen Vaagan (Bp)
  • 1952–1959: John Langø (Ap)
  • 1960–1963: Olaf Stamnes (Sp)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b Haugen, Morten, ed. (14 February 2009). "Heim". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  5. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1901). Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt (in Norwegian) (14 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 85.
  6. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Hemne herreds deling, et 20 år gammelt krav som nu er imøtekommet". Nidaros (in Norwegian). 8 January 1924. p. 5.


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