Heddal
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Heddal is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The Script error: No such module "convert".[1] municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Notodden Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Heddal where the Heddal Stave Church.[2]
History
The parish of Hitterdal (later spelled Heddal) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The municipality originally consisted of two parishes: Hitterdal with the Hitterdal Stave Church and Lilleherred with the Lilleherred Church (the spellings of the churches and parishes have varied historically). On 1 January 1913, the newly-designated kjøpstad (town) of Notodden (population: 4,821) was separated from Heddal to form a separate self-governing town as an enclave within Heddal Municipality. This left Heddal with 2,890 residents.[3]
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Heddal Municipality was dissolved and the following areas were merged to form a new, larger Notodden Municipality:[3]
- most of Gransherad Municipality (population: 1,115) - except for the upper Jondalen valley which became part of Kongsberg Municipality
- all of Heddal Municipality (population: 4,844)
- the Rudsgrendi area of Hovin Municipality (population: 21)
- the town of Notodden (population: 7,523)
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Heddalen valley (Template:Langx) since the historic Heddal Stave Church was built there. The first element is derived from the old name for the local river Heddøla, a tributary of the Skien River. The old name of the river comes from the genitive case of the word Script error: No such module "Lang". which has an unknown meaning. The last element is Template:Wikt-lang which means "valley" or "dale".[4] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Hitterdal or Hiterdal. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Heddal.[5]
Government
During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[6]
Municipal council
The municipal council Script error: No such module "Lang". of Heddal was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.
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| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 12 | |
| Conservative Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 1 | |
| Communist Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 1 | |
| Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 2 | |
| Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 4 | |
| Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 1 | |
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders Script error: No such module "Lang". | 8 | |
| Total number of members: | 29 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 16 | |
| Communist Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 2 | |
| Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 3 | |
| Farmers' Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 6 | |
| Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 1 | |
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders Script error: No such module "Lang". | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 29 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 17 | |
| Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 2 | |
| Farmers' Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 5 | |
| Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 1 | |
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders Script error: No such module "Lang". | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 28 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 18 | |
| Communist Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 3 | |
| Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 4 | |
| Farmers' Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 5 | |
| Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 1 | |
| Joint list of the Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". and the Radical People's Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 32 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 19 | |
| Communist Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 4 | |
| Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 4 | |
| Farmers' Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 3 | |
| Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 1 | |
| Joint list of the Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". and the Radical People's Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 32 | |
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 19 | |
| Farmers' Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 6 | |
| Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". | 3 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties Script error: No such module "Lang". | 4 | |
| Total number of members: | 40 | |
| 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. | ||
Notable people
- Egil Bergsland (1924–2007), a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
- Thorolf Bugge (1879–1935), a Norwegian trade unionist and politician
- Olea Crøger (1801–1855), a Folklore collector who published old folk tunes
- Sigmund Groven (born 1946), a Norwegian classical harmonica player
- Hans Herbjørnsrud (1938–2023), an author of short stories.
See also
- List of former municipalities of Norway
- Asteroid 15050 Heddal
- Heddal Stave Church (built after 1150)
- Heddal Open Air Museum
References
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