Stoksund

Stoksund is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1892 until its dissolution in 1964. The 114-square-kilometre (44 sq mi) municipality was located in what is now the northwestern part of the municipality of Åfjord in Trøndelag county. The municipality included the island of Stokkøya and the surrounding islets, plus the surrounding area of the mainland. The administrative centre was the village of Revsnes, where the Stoksund Church is located.[2]

Not to be confused with Stocksund.
Stoksund herred
Former municipality
Sør-Trøndelag within
Norway
Stoksund within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°02′14″N 10°02′49″E
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictFosen
Established1 June 1892
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
Administrative centreRevsnes
Area
 • Total114 km2 (44 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1964)
 • Total1,515
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Demonym(s)stokksunding[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1631
Preceded byBjørnør in 1892
Succeeded byÅfjord in 1964
Data from Statistics Norway

Name

The municipal name was spelled Stoksund, with one "k", but today the name of the area is often spelled as "Stokksund". Currently, the official name of the area according to the Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority uses Stokksund, with the letter k used two times. There is no official documentation that exists that shows an official change in the spelling of "Stoksund" to or from "Stokksund".[3][4]

History
Sound Stoksund

The municipality of Stoksund was established on 1 June 1892 when the old municipality of Bjørnør was divided into three separate municipalities: Stoksund (population: 1,122), Osen (population: 1,575), and Roan (population: 2,069).

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 Stoksund (population: 1,515) was merged into the neighboring municipality of Åfjord (population: 2,643) to its south.[5]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Stoksund, 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.[6]

Municipal council

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

Stoksund Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)14
Total number of members:17
Stoksund Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)15
Total number of members:21
Stoksund Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)5
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)11
Total number of members:16
Stoksund Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)5
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)10
Total number of members:16
Stoksund Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)16
Total number of members:16
Stoksund Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [12]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)3
 Conservative Party (Høyre)7
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)6
Total number of members:16

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Haugen, Morten, ed. (2012-01-01). "Stoksund – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  3. Asphaug, Kim Roger (2014-07-09). "De stjal stedsnavnet vårt". Fosna-Folket (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2017-09-13.
  4. "Stadnamn og skrivemåten for stadnamn" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  5. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  6. Hansen, Tore, ed. (2016-05-12). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  12. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
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