Folden

Coordinates: 67°37′26″N 15°16′45″E / 67.62389°N 15.27917°E / 67.62389; 15.27917
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Folden Municipality
Folden herred
Former municipality
Nordland within Norway
Nordland within Norway
Folden within Nordland
Folden within Nordland
Coordinates: 67°37′26″N 15°16′45″E / 67.62389°N 15.27917°E / 67.62389; 15.27917
CountryNorway
CountyNordland
DistrictSalten
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 1887
 • Succeeded byNordfold-Kjerringøy
and Sørfold
Population
 (1887)
 • Total3,293
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1845[1]
Data from Statistics Norway

Folden is a

Steigen Municipality.[3]

History

The municipality of Folden was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The municipality existed until 1 January 1887, when it was divided into two new municipalities: Nordfold-Kjerringøy and Sørfold. Before the partition, Folden had a population of 3,293.[4]

Name

The municipality is named after the local

Nordfolda ("the northern Folda") and Sørfolda ("the southern Folda").[5]

Government

During its existence, this municipality was governed by a

municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[6]

Mayors

The mayors of Folden:[7]

  • 1838–1843: Jørgen Meyer Heffermehl
  • 1843–1844: Søren Normann
  • 1844–1850: Georg Taylor Faye
  • 1851-1851: Gunder Enevoldsen
  • 1852–1856: Torer Hemsen
  • 1856–1862: Anders Andersen Alvenes
  • 1863–1864: Søren Normann
  • 1865–1868: Alexander Lagaard
  • 1869–1872: Arent Paulsen Elenjord
  • 1873–1878: Peder Benoni Larsen
  • 1879–1880: Ernst Kristian Gladsjø
  • 1881–1882: Petter Hansen
  • 1883–1884: Henrik Normann
  • 1885–1886: Lars Johnsen Wormdahl

See also

References

  1. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    .
  2. ^ Helland, Amund (1908). "Nordfolden, Sørfolden, og Kjerringø herreder". Norges land og folk: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian). Vol. XVIII. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 298. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  3. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    . Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  4. ISBN 9788253746845
    .
  5. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 234.
  6. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    . Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  7. ISBN 8274160290
    .
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