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Vigra Municipality

Coordinates: 62°33′28″N 06°04′42″E / 62.55778°N 6.07833°E / 62.55778; 6.07833
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Vigra Municipality
Vigra herad
Former municipality
Roald herred  (historic name)
View of Vigra island
View of Vigra island
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Vigra within Møre og Romsdal
Vigra within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°33′28″N 06°04′42″E / 62.55778°N 6.07833°E / 62.55778; 6.07833
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictSunnmøre
Established1 Jan 1890
 • Preceded byHaram Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byGiske Municipality
Administrative centreRoald
Government
 • Mayor (1959–1963)Karl O. Blindheim (LL)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
20.1 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
 • Rank#627 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
122 m (400 ft)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total
1,571
 • Rank#528 in Norway
 • Density78.2/km2 (203/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +15.5%
DemonymVigring[2]
Official language
[4]
 • Norwegian formNynorsk[3]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1533[5]
Data from Statistics Norway

Vigra is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 20-square-kilometre (7.7 sq mi) municipality existed from 1890 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Giske Municipality in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The administrative centre was the village of Roald and Vigra Church was the main church for the municipality.[6]

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 20.1-square-kilometre (7.8 sq mi) municipality was the 627th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Vigra Municipality was the 528th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,571. The municipality's population density was 78.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (203/sq mi) and its population had increased by 15.5% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]

General information

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On 1 January 1890, the large Haram Municipality was divided. The western island district (population: 794) was established as the new Roald Municipality and the rest remained as Haram Municipality (population: 1,956). In 1911, the name was changed to Vigra Municipality.[9]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Vigra Municipality (population: 1,569) was merged with the neighboring Giske Municipality (population: 3,075) to create a new, larger Giske Municipality.[9]

Name

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The municipality was originally named Roald Municipality, after the old Roald farm (Old Norse: Róǫld) which was likely the original name of the island as well (later the island became known as Vigra). The meaning of the name is unknown. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the name to Vigra Municipality.[10] The new name was chosen since it is the name of the main island in the municipality, Vigra (Old Norse: Vigr). The name is derived from the word vígr which means "spear". It is likely that a peninsula of the island was being compared to the shape of a spear blade.[6][11]

Churches

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The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Vigra Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Haram prestegjeld and the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.[8]

Churches in Vigra
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Vigra Vigra Church Vigra 1894

Geography

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The municipality included the island of Vigra along with many smaller islets surrounding it. The highest point in the municipality was the 122-metre (400 ft) tall mountain Molnesfjellet.[1] The island municipality was surrounded by Giske Municipality to the south and Haram Municipality to the north and east.

Government

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Vigra Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[12] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

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The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Vigra was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Vigra heradsstyre 1959–1963 [13]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 11
Total number of members:13
Note: On 1 January 1964, Vigra Municipality became part of Giske Municipality.
Vigra heradsstyre 1955–1959 [14]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 11
Total number of members:13
Vigra heradsstyre 1951–1955 [15]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 9
Total number of members:12
Vigra heradsstyre 1947–1951 [16]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 9
Total number of members:12
Vigra heradsstyre 1945–1947 [17]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 9
Total number of members:12
Vigra heradsstyre 1937–1941* [18]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
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

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The mayor (Nynorsk: ordførar) of Vigra was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:[19]

  • 1890–1891: Johannes O. Rørvik (V)
  • 1892–1897: Hans Roald (MV)
  • 1898–1901: Johan O. Synnes (MV/H)
  • 1902–1919: Ole N. Blindheim
  • 1920–1922: Johan Roald
  • 1923–1928: Olav M. Synnes
  • 1929–1931: Ole Jakob Blindheim (V)
  • 1932–1935: Olav M. Synnes
  • 1935–1941: Andreas K. Roald[20]
  • 1941–1945: Knut Gamlem (NS)[20]
  • 1945–1948: Salamon H. Røsvik[21]
  • 1948–1955: Oskar Stinessen (Ap)
  • 1956–1959: Johan J. Roaldsand[22]
  • 1959–1963: Karl O. Blindheim (LL)[23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kart over Norge" (in Norwegian). Kartverket.
  2. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.
  4. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  5. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
  6. ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (26 November 2024). "Vigra (tidligere kommune)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  7. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  8. ^ a b Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 1951). Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 (PDF). Norges Offisielle Statistikk (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: H. Aschehoug & Co.
  9. ^ a b Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  10. ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 1057–1065. 1917.
  11. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1908). Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt (in Norwegian) (13 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 200.
  12. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  19. ^ Rogne, M (1937). "Kommunestyringa 1837–1937". Haram og Vigra kommune 1837–1937 (in Norwegian). Ålesund: Sunnmørspostens bok- og aksidenstrykkeri. pp. 20–22.
  20. ^ a b "Ordfører". Fylket (in Norwegian). 11 October 1941. p. 2.
  21. ^ "Ordførar". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). 5 August 1947. p. 4.
  22. ^ "Ordførervalg i Møre og Romsdal". Tidens Krav (in Norwegian). 2 January 1956. p. 2. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  23. ^ "Ordførervalg". Arbeiderbladet (in Norwegian). 23 December 1959. Retrieved 27 April 2025.

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