Kvikne Municipality

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Kvikne is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The Script error: No such module "convert". municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1966. The area is now divided between Tynset Municipality in Innlandet county and Rennebu Municipality in Trøndelag county. The area was one of the northernmost parts of the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre was the village of Kvikne where Kvikne Church is located.[1]

Prior to its dissolution in 1966, the Script error: No such module "convert". municipality was the 85th largest by area out of the 466 municipalities in Norway. Kvikne Municipality was the 422nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,092. The municipality's population density was Script error: No such module "convert". and its population had decreased by 13.3% over the previous 10-year period.[2][3]

Copper mining and soapstone quarries were historically significant industries in the municipality.[1]

General information

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Historic photo of Bjørgan in Kvikne
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Vollan farm in Kvikne

Kvikne was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The borders never changed during the existence of the municipality, which is fairly unusual in Norway.[4]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. Kvikne Municipality was dissolved on 1 January 1966 and its lands were divided between two neighboring municipalities. The Script error: No such module "convert". Kvikne parish in the south (population: 664) was merged into Tynset Municipality in Hedmark county and the Script error: No such module "convert". Innset parish in the north (population: 420) was incorporated into Rennebu Municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county. A few years later in 1970, the border was adjusted again with the Garlia farm (population: 5) being transferred from Tynset Municipality to Rennebu Municipality.[1][4][5]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named Kvikne (Template:Langx) which is an old name for the area. The name probably comes from the word Template:Wikt-lang which means "alive" or "lively". The name may be referring to the quick clay in the area.[1][6]

Churches

The Church of Norway had two parishes (Script error: No such module "Lang".) within Kvikne Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Kvikne prestegjeld and the Nord-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.[3]

Churches in Kvikne
Parish (Script error: No such module "Lang".) Church name Location of the church Year built
Kvikne Kvikne Church Kvikne 1654
Innset Innset Church Innset 1642 (rebuilt in 2000)

Geography

The mountain municipality was located in the northernmost part of the old Hedmark county. Tolga-Os Municipality was located to the east, Tynset Municipality was located to the southeast, Folldal Municipality was located to the southwest, Oppdal Municipality was located to the west (in Sør-Trøndelag county), Rennebu Municipality was located to the northwest (in Sør-Trøndelag county), and Sokndal Municipality and Budal Municipality were located to the northeast (both in Sør-Trøndelag county). The highest point in the municipality was the Script error: No such module "convert". tall mountain Marsjøfjellet, located on the border with Folldal Municipality.[7]

Government

While it existed, Kvikne 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.[8] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council Script error: No such module "Lang". of Kvikne was made up of 13 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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Kvikne herredsstyre 1963–1965 [9]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 4
  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 7
  Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
Total number of members:13
Note: On 1 January 1966, Kvikne Municipality was divided between Tynset Municipality and Rennebu Municipality.
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Kvikne herredsstyre 1959–1963 [10]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
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  Centre Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
  Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 4
Total number of members:13
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Kvikne herredsstyre 1955–1959 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
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  Farmers' Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 6
  Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
Total number of members:13
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Kvikne herredsstyre 1951–1955 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
  Farmers' Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 5
  Liberal Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
Total number of members:12
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Kvikne herredsstyre 1947–1951 [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
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  Farmers' Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 2
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Total number of members:12
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Kvikne herredsstyre 1945–1947 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
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  Christian Democratic Party Script error: No such module "Lang". 3
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Total number of members:12
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Kvikne herredsstyre 1937–1941* [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
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Total number of members:12
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.
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Mayors

Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The mayor (Template:Langx) of Kvikne Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position (incomplete list):

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  • 1838–1841: Even Ulseth[16]
  • 1849–1851: Peter Lorentz de Ferry Smith[17]
  • 1860–1862: Halsten Ulset[18]
  • 1867–1867: Rev. Schult[19]
  • 1870–1872: Anders Jørgensen Reitan[20]
  • 1873–1876: Halsten Ulset[21]
  • 1877–1894: Hans Iversen Storeng[22]
  • 1894–1898: John Bobak[23]
  • 1898–1905: O. Hagen[24]
  • 1905–1908: John Bobak[25]
  • 1908–1911: Ole L. Næverdal (V)[26]
  • 1911–1913: K.H. Ulset[27]
  • 1914–1918: Johannes Grue (V)[28]
  • 1919–1922: H. Eithun (V)[29]
  • 1922–1931: Ole L. Næverdal (V)[30]
  • 1931–1934: Lars Kleven (V)[31]
  • 1931–1940: Kristian Heiberg-Gjerstad (Bp)[32]
  • 1940–1941: Lars Kleven (V)[33]
  • 1941–1942: John Dalsegg (NS)[34]
  • 1942–1944: Anders Trondshaug (NS)[35]
  • 1944–1945: Johan A. Storeng[36]
  • 1946–1947: Olav J. Ween (V)[37]
  • 1947–1951: Per Ås Grue (LL)[38]
  • 1951–1952: Sigurd Berg Heimer (Ap)[39]
  • 1952–1955: I.K. Flaten (Bp)[40]
  • 1955–1959: Karstein Grue (V)[41]
  • 1959–1963: Anders Ausberg (Sp)[42]
  • 1963–1965: Kåre Kleven (Sp)[43]

Climate

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See also

References

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