Dalsfjord Municipality

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Dalsfjord is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The Script error: No such module "convert". municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Volda Municipality in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The administrative centre was the village of Dravlaus. Other villages in the municipality included Ulvestadbygda (Ulvestad, Lauvstad, and Sætre), Åmelfot, Steinsvik, and Dalsbygda.^[1]

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the Script error: No such module "convert". municipality was the 418th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Dalsfjord Municipality was the 590th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,150. The municipality's population density was Script error: No such module "convert". and its population had decreased by 0.2% over the previous 10-year period.^[2]^[3]

General information

Historically, the area of Dalsfjord was a part of Volda Municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 July 1924, the parish of Dalsfjord was separated from Volda Municipality and it was established as the new Dalsfjord Municipality. Initially, Dalsfjord Municipality had a population of 960. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Dalsfjord Municipality (population: 1,151) ceased to exist when it was merged back into Volda Municipality.^[4]

Name

The municipality is named after the Dalsfjorden since it is the central geographical feature of the municipality. The first element is Template:Wikt-lang which means "valley" or "dale". The last element is Template:Wikt-lang which means "fjord".^[5]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (Script error: No such module "Lang".) within Dalsfjord Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Volda prestegjeld and the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.^[3]

**Churches in Dalsfjord**
Parish (Script error: No such module "Lang".)	Church name	Location of the church	Year built
Dalsfjord	Dalsfjord Church	Dravlaus	1910

Geography

The municipality was located south of the Voldsfjorden and it surrounded the entire Dalsfjorden. The highest point in the municipality was the Script error: No such module "convert". tall mountain Trollvasstinden, on the border with Volda Municipality.^[6] Rovde Municipality, Syvde Municipality, and Vanylven Municipality were all located to the west. Eid Municipality (in Sogn og Fjordane county) was located to the south. Volda Municipality and the Voldsfjorden were located to the east

Government

While it existed, Dalsfjord 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.^[7] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council Script error: No such module "Lang". of Dalsfjord was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.