Beitstad (municipality)

Beitstad (Urban East Norwegian: [ˈbæ̂ɪtstɑ]) is a former municipality in what was Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 201-square-kilometre (78 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed what is now the northeastern part of the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county. Beitstad was originally quite large, but by 1964, it included the areas east of the Beitstadsundet and Hjellbotn bay and north of the inner-most parts of the Trondheimsfjorden. The administrative centre was the village of Beitstad where Beitstad Church is located.[2]

Beitstad kommune

Bedstaden herred
Former municipality
Nord-Trøndelag within
Norway
Beitstad within Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°05′07″N 11°21′41″E
CountryNorway
CountyNord-Trøndelag
DistrictInnherred
Established1 Jan 1838
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
Administrative centreBeitstad
Area
 • Total201 km2 (78 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1964)
 • Total2,563
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Demonym(s)beitstøing[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1727
Created asFormannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Succeeded bySteinkjer in 1964
Data from Statistics Norway

History
View of Beitstad (c. 1955)

The parish of Bedstaden was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1846, the neighboring municipality of Nummedalseidet to the north was merged with Bedstaden. The spelling was later changed to Beitstad. On 1 January 1904, the northern district of Nummedalseidet (population: 1,368) was separated from Beitstad to create the new municipality of Namdalseid (again, this was the same area that joined Beitstad in 1846). The split left Beitstad with 2,946 inhabitants. On 1 July 1913 another split took place. All of Beitstad located west of the Beitstadsundet strait and Hjellbotn bay (population: 993) was established as the separate municipality of Malm, leaving Beitstad with a population of 1,934.

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, a large merger took place: the neighboring municipalities of Beitstad (population: 2,563), Egge (population: 3,476), Kvam (population: 1,245), Ogndal (population: 2,678), Sparbu (population: 4,027), and Stod (population: 1,268) were all merged with the town of Steinkjer (population: 4,325) to form the new municipality of Steinkjer.[3]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Beitstad, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elects a mayor.[4]

Municipal council

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

Beitstad Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [5]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)7
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)9
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:17
Beitstad Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)7
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)9
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:17
Beitstad Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)8
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)6
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:16
Beitstad Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)7
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)8
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:16
Beitstad Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)8
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)6
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:16
Beitstad Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)7
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)7
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:16

Mayors

During the 125-year history of Beitstad municipality, there were a total of 14 men who served as mayor.[11]

  • Jakob Velde (1838–1841)
  • Henrik Foosnæs (1842–1845)
  • Jakob Velde (1846–1853)
  • Morten Elden (1854–1855)
  • Ole S. Welde (1856–1859)
  • Jakob Velde (1860–1867)
  • Ole S. Welde (1868–1873)
  • Morten Elden (1874–1877)
  • Christoffer Hjelde (1878–1879)
  • Hans Konrad Foosnæs (1880–1910)
  • Odin Kvam (1911–1913)
  • Hans Konrad Foosnæs (1914–1916)
  • Odin Kvam (1917–1919)
  • Edv. Stamnæs (1920–1925)
  • Kristoffer Brækken (1926–1928)
  • Edvard Stamnæs (1929–1934)
  • Henrik Bartnes (1935–1940)
  • Anton Welde (1941, 1945)
  • Odin Rostad (1947–1947)
  • Einar Kvam (1948–1951)
  • Odin Rostad (1952–1955)
  • Einar Kvam (1956–1958)
  • Knut Aas (1959–1963)

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2018-02-04). "Beitstad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  4. Hansen, Tore, ed. (2016-05-12). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  5. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  11. "Ordførere i Beitstad kommune" (in Norwegian). Steinkjerleksikonet. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
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