Varhaug (municipality)

Varhaug is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 85-square-kilometre (33 sq mi) municipality existed from 1894 until 1964. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Varhaug where Varhaug Church is located. The municipality encompassed the central part of the present-day Hå Municipality. It included the villages of Varhaug and Vigrestad as well as the surrounding countryside.[2]

Varhaug herred
Former municipality
View of Varhaug Church, the main church for the municipality
Rogaland within
Norway
Varhaug within Rogaland
Coordinates: 58°37′05″N 05°39′25″E
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictJæren
Established1 Jan 1894
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
Administrative centreVarhaug
Area
 • Total85 km2 (33 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1964)
 • Total3,454
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Varhaugsbu[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1118
Preceded byHå in 1894
Succeeded byHå in 1964
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The municipality of Varhaug was established in 1894 when the old municipality of Hå was divided into two municipalities: Nærbø (population: 1801) and Varhaug (population: 1806). On 1 January 1964, there were many major municipal mergers in Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On that date the three neighboring municipalities of Varhaug, Nærbø, and Ogna were all merged to form the municipality of Hå. The village of Varhaug became the administrative centre for the new, larger municipality. Prior to the merger, Varhaug municipality had a population of 3,454.[3]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Varhaug, 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 Varhaug was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Varhaug Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [5]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)16
Total number of members:17
Varhaug Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)4
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)13
Total number of members:17
Varhaug Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)3
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)13
Total number of members:16
Varhaug Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)16
Total number of members:16
Varhaug Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)		1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)15
Total number of members:16
Varhaug Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)4
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)12
Total number of members:16

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Varhaug – tidligere kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  4. Hansen, Tore, ed. (12 May 2016). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

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