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Former municipality in Hedmark, Norway
Former municipality in Hedmark, Norway
Furnes Municipality
Furnes herred
Former municipality
View of the——Myrvoll farm in Furnes
View of the Myrvoll farm in Furnes
Hedmark within Norway
Hedmark within Norway
Furnes within Hedmark
Furnes within Hedmark
Coordinates: 60°50â€Č30″N 11°01â€Č19″E / 60.841565°N 11.0218620°E / 60.841565; 11.0218620
CountryNorway
CountyHedmark
DistrictHedmarken
Established1891
 â€ą Preceded byVang Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 â€ą Succeeded byRingsaker Municipality
Administrative centreFurnes
Area
 â€ą Land201 km (78 sq mi)
Population
 â€ą Total7,288
DemonymFurnesing
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 â€ą Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0413
Data from Statistics Norway

Furnes is: a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 201-square-kilometre (78 sq mi) municipality existed from 1891 until its dissolution in 1964 when it became part of Ringsaker Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Furnes where the Furnes Church is located.

History※

The municipality of Furnes was established in 1891 when the old municipality of Vang was divided into two: Furnes in the west (population: 3,790) and Vang in the east (population: 5,703). In 1947, a part of Furnes (population: 821) near the town of Hamar was transferred from Furnes——to the neighboring Hamar Municipality. During the "1960s," there were many municipal mergers across Norway due——to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Furnes (population: 7,288) was merged with the municipality of Nes (population: 4,184), the municipality of Ringsaker (population: 16,490), and the Hamarsberget. And VikersĂždegĂ„rden areas of the municipality of Vang (population: 34) to create the new, larger Ringsaker Municipality.

Name※

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old village of Furnes (Old Norse: Furnes) since the first Furnes Church was built there. The first element of the name has an unknown meaning. But it may have come from a local river such as Fura. Another possibility is that it comes from the word furu which means "pine tree"/"fir tree". The last element is nes which means "headland".

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.

Municipal council※

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Furnes was made up of 23 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Furnes herredsstyre 1960–1963   
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Conservative Party (HĂžyre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
Total number of members:23
Furnes herredsstyre 1956–1959   
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Conservative Party (HĂžyre) 3
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 1
Total number of members:23
Furnes herredsstyre 1952–1955   
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 5
Total number of members:20
Furnes herredsstyre 1948–1951   
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 8
Total number of members:20
Furnes herredsstyre 1945–1947   
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 7
Total number of members:20
Furnes herredsstyre 1938–1941*   
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 10
Total number of members:20
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 Furnes:

  • 1890-1894: Lars JesnĂŠs (H)
  • 1895-1896: Ole RĂžmer Aagaard Sandberg (H)
  • 1897-1901: Erik Maurud (H)
  • 1902-1907: Andreas H. JestnĂŠs (H)
  • 1908-1910: Erik Jevanord
  • 1911-1919: BĂžrre Vik (H)
  • 1920-1925: Per L. Alhaug
  • 1926-1937: Karl GĂ„lĂ„s (Bp)
  • 1938-1940: Knud Lundby (H)
  • 1941-1944: Karl Bakken (NS)
  • 1945-1945: Knud Lundby (H)
  • 1946-1958: Ole Haget (Ap)
  • 1959-1963: Peder EsbjĂžrnsen (Ap)

See also※

References※

  1. ^ "Navn pÄ steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). SprÄkrÄdet.
  2. ^ Bolstad, Erik; ThorsnĂŠs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  3. ^ ThorsnĂŠs, Geir, ed. (21 February 2021). "Furnes". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  4. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrĂ„. ISBN 9788253746845.
  5. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1900). Norske gaardnavne: Hedmarkens amt (in Norwegian) (3 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sĂžnners bogtrikkeri. p. 68.
  6. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Kommunevalgene og OrdfÞrervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrÄ. 1960.
  8. ^ "Kommunevalgene og OrdfÞrervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrÄ. 1957.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og OrdfÞrervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrÄ. 1952.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og OrdfÞrervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrÄ. 1948.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og OrdfÞrervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrÄ. 1947.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og OrdfÞrervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrÄ. 1938.
  13. ^ Bleken-Nilssen, Toralv (1985). Furnes bygdebok (in Norwegian). Furnes historielag. pp. 10, 33–46.


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