Horg

This article is about the former municipality in Norway. For the Nordic stone altar, see Hörgr.
Horg Municipality
Horg herred
Former municipality
Lundemo farm in Horg (c. 1925)
Lundemo farm in Horg (c. 1925)
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Horg within Sør-Trøndelag
Horg within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°08′19″N 10°15′14″E / 63.13861°N 10.25389°E / 63.13861; 10.25389
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictGauldalen
Established1841
 • Preceded byStøren Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byMelhus Municipality
Administrative centreLundamo
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total291 km2 (112 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total2,560
 • Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
DemonymHorgbygg[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1650[2]
Data from Statistics Norway

Horg is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 291-square-kilometre (112 sq mi) municipality existed from 1841 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality of Horg encompassed the southern part of what is now the municipality of Melhus in Trøndelag county. The municipality included areas on both sides of the river Gaula. The administrative centre was the village of Lundamo. The main church for the municipality was Horg Church.[3]

History

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The old and new Horg Church before tearning down the old building.

The municipality of Horg was established as a municipality in 1841 when the old municipality of Støren was divided into Horg, Støren, and Soknedal. The initial population of the new municipality of Horg was 2,374. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Hølonda (population: 1,428), Horg (population: 2,560), Flå (population: 843), Melhus (population: 3,978), and the Langørgen farm (population: 11) in Buvik were all merged to form a new, larger municipality of Melhus.[4]

Name

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Horg farm (Old Norse: Hǫrgr) since the first Horg Church was built there. The name comes from the word hǫrgr which is the name for an "altar" or "cairn", so the site was likely an important site for the Old Norse religion.[5]

Government

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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]

Mayors

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The mayors of Horg:[7][8]

  • 1840–1842: Ole Hegge Knoff
  • 1843-1845: unknown
  • 1846–1849: Peder Olsen Lind
  • 1850-1855: N. Nordtømme
  • 1856–1860: Angrim M. Gylland
  • 1861-1861: Ole Pedersen Krogstad
  • 1862–1863: Esten Arntsen Solberg
  • 1864–1867: Peder Olsen Lind
  • 1868–1869: Ingebrigt Nilsen Kjelstad
  • 1870–1881: Angrim M. Gylland (H)
  • 1882–1895: Arnt Johnsen Einum (V)
  • 1896–1897: Halvor O. Midttømme
  • 1898–1901: Arnt Johnsen Einum (V)
  • 1902–1913: Ole Asbjørnsen Løhre (H)
  • 1914–1922: Erik Midttømme (V)
  • 1923–1925: John Busklein (Bp)
  • 1926–1932: Rolf Midttømme (Bp)
  • 1933-1833: Peder E. Esphaug (V)
  • 1934-1934: John Busklein (Bp)
  • 1935–1937: Iver Olsen Foss (Ap)
  • 1938-1938: Mikkel Myklegård (Ap)
  • 1939–1940: Arnt Moen (Ap)
  • 1941–1945: Knut Røe (NS)
  • 1945–1947: Arnt Moen (Ap)
  • 1948–1951: John Buseth (Ap)
  • 1952–1959: Johannes Lium (Ap)
  • 1960–1963: Martin Bergum (Ap)


Municipal council

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The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Horg was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Horg herredsstyre 1960–1963 [9]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
Total number of members:17
Horg herredsstyre 1956–1959 [10]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
Total number of members:17
Horg herredsstyre 1952–1955 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:16
Horg herredsstyre 1948–1951 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 7
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:16
Horg herredsstyre 1945–1947 [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:16
Horg herredsstyre 1938–1941* [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:16
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

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References

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  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. (12 September 2017). "Horg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 January 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. 260.
  6. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. ^ Horg, P.J. (1978). "Horg". In Fiskaa, Haakon M.; Myckland, Haakon Falck (eds.). Norges bebyggelse. Nordlige seksjon. Herredsbindet for Sør-Trøndelag. Østre del. I–II (in Norwegian). Trondheim: Faglitteratur. pp. 213–223.
  8. ^ Haukdal, Jens (1981). Busetnad og folkeliv i Horg. Gard og grend (in Norwegian). Vol. 1. Melhus kommune. pp. 56–57. ISBN 8299083001.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

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