Syvde

Syvde is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1918 until its dissolution in 1964. The 125-square-kilometre (48 sq mi) municipality included the areas surrounding the Syvdsfjorden in the eastern part of the present-day Vanylven Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Myklebost, at the end of the fjord. Syvde Church was the municipal church.[2]

This article is about the former municipality in Sunnmøre, Norway. For the village in Vanylven, Norway, see Myklebost, Vanylven.
Syvde herred
Søvde herred (historic)
Former municipality
View from Eidså across the Syvdsfjorden in the area of the old Syvde municipality
View from Eidså across the Syvdsfjorden in the area of the old Syvde municipality
Official logo of Syvde herred
Møre og Romsdal within
Norway
Syvde within Møre og Romsdal
Syvde within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°05′16″N 05°44′15″E
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictSunnmøre
Established1 Feb 1918
 • Preceded byVanylven Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byVanylven Municipality
Administrative centreMyklebost
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total125 km2 (48 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total1,458
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
DemonymSyvding[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1512
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The municipality of Syvde was established on 1 February 1918 when the old Vanylven Municipality was split into two municipalities: Vanyvlen and Syvde. Initially, Syvde had a population of 1,260. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, all of Syvde Municipality (population: 1,458), all of Rovde Municipality located south of the Rovdefjorden (population: 436), and all of Vanylven Municipality (population: 2,003) where merged into a new, larger Vanylven Municipality.[3]

Name

The municipality is named after the local fjord, Syvdsfjorden (Old Norse: Sybðir). The name is likely derived from the word svífa which means "to swerve" or "to drift", probably referring to the crooked or bent shape of the fjord. Historically, the name was spelled Søvde.[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 directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[5]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Syvde was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Syvde heradsstyre 1960–1963 [6]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 17
Total number of members:17
Syvde heradsstyre 1956–1959 [7]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 17
Total number of members:17
Syvde heradsstyre 1952–1955 [8]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 16
Total number of members:16
Syvde herredsstyre 1948–1951 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 6
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
Total number of members:16
Syvde heradsstyre 1945–1947 [10]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 16
Total number of members:16
Syvde heradsstyre 1938–1941* [11]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
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.

See also

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (17 June 2017). "Syvde - tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  4. Rygh, Oluf (1908). Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt (in Norwegian) (13 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 11.
  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.

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