Singsås (municipality)

Singsås is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 767-square-kilometre (296 sq mi) municipality existed from 1841 until its dissolution in 1964. Singsås municipality encompassed the eastern part of what is now the municipality of Midtre Gauldal in Trøndelag county. The administrative center was the village of Singsås, where the Singsås Church is located.[2]

Singsås herred
Singsaas herred (historic)
Former municipality
View of the village of Singsås
View of the village of Singsås
Official logo of Singsås herred
Sør-Trøndelag within
Norway
Singsås within Sør-Trøndelag
Singsås within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 62.9562°N 10.7308°E / 62.9562; 10.7308
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictGauldalen
Established1841
 • Preceded byHoltaalen Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byMidtre Gauldal Municipality
Administrative centreSingsås
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total767 km2 (296 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total1,554
 • Density2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi)
DemonymSingsåsbygg[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1646
Data from Statistics Norway

History

In 1841, the western district (population: 1,272) of the old municipality of Holtaalen was split off to form a separate municipality called Singsaas (under the recently passed formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1875, an unpopulated area of Singsås municipality made up of rural farmland and mountains was transferred to the neighboring municipality of Budal. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipalities of Budal (population: 529), Singsås (population: 1,554), Soknedal (population: 1,916), and Støren (population: 2,296) were all merged to form the new municipality of Midtre Gauldal.[3]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Singsås farm (Old Norse: Singillsaas) since the first Singsås Church was built there. The first element is a male name Singull or Singulfr. The last element is possibly áss which means "hill" or "ridge". Prior to the 1917 Norwegian language reform law, the name was spelled with the digraph "aa", and after this reform, the letter å was used instead.[2][4]

Government

While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[5]

Municipal council

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

Singsås herredsstyre 1960–1963 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:17
Singsås herredsstyre 1956–1959 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 9
Total number of members:17
Singsås herredsstyre 1952–1955 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 8
Total number of members:16
Singsås herredsstyre 1948–1951 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 8
Total number of members:16
Singsås herredsstyre 1945–1947 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 8
Total number of members:16
Singsås herredsstyre 1938–1941* [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 8
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 8
Total number of members:16
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.

Mayors

The mayors of Singsås:[12]

  • 1841–1841: Peder Olsen Reppe
  • 1842–1845: Peder Thomassen Talsnes
  • 1846–1849: Esten Andersen Hovstad
  • 1850–1851: Hans Jacobsen Winsnes
  • 1852–1855: Ole Pedersen Kjelden
  • 1856–1859: Peder Pedersen Winsnes
  • 1860–1861: Hans Jacobsen Winsnes
  • 1862–1865: Peder Pedersen Winsnes
  • 1866–1867: Peder Tønder Monsen
  • 1868–1879: Peder Pedersen Winsnes
  • 1880–1898: Hans Olsen Mahlum (H)
  • 1899–1901: Tomas Jensen Bogen (V)
  • 1902–1904: Peder Pedersen Reppe (V)
  • 1905–1916: Ingebrigt Ingebrigtsen Huus (V)
  • 1917–1919: Tomas Jensen Bogen (V)
  • 1920–1922: Ole Olsen Koth (Ap)
  • 1923–1928: Ole Hansen Malum (H)
  • 1929–1934: Hans Pedersen Winsnes (Bp)
  • 1935–1937: Ingebrigt Ingebrigtsen Huus (Bp)
  • 1938–1941: Hans P. Foros (Ap)
  • 1941–1943: Arnt P. Hinsværk
  • 1943–1945: Johan P. Kristiansen
  • 1945–1947: Hans P. Foros (Ap)
  • 1948–1959: Arnt P. Hinsværk (Bp)
  • 1960–1963: Ivar Grytdal (Bp)

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Rosvold, Knut, ed. (29 August 2017). "Singsås – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  4. Rygh, Oluf (1901). Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt (in Norwegian) (14 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 228.
  5. Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. Lodgaard, Christian (1966). "Fra ætt- og grendesamfunn til kommune". Singsåsboka (in Norwegian). Vol. 1–1. Singsås bygdeboknemnd. pp. 141–148.

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