Fron, Norway
Fron Municipality
Fron herred | |
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Gudbrandsdal | |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1851 |
• Succeeded by | Nord-Fron and Sør-Fron municipalities |
Re-established | 1 Jan 1966 |
• Preceded by | Nord-Fron and Sør-Fron municipalities |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1977 |
• Succeeded by | Nord-Fron and Sør-Fron municipalities |
Administrative centre | Hundorp |
Government | |
• Mayor (1976-1977) | Asbjørn Myrvang (Ap) |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 2,388.90 km2 (922.36 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,803.37 km2 (696.29 sq mi) |
• Water | 80.16 km2 (30.95 sq mi) 3.4% |
Population (1977) | |
• Total | 9,640 |
• Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
Demonym | Frøning[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0518[2] |
Fron is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The 2,389-square-kilometre (922 sq mi) municipality has existed twice: from 1838-1851 and again from 1966-1977. The municipality was dissolved in 1977 and split up into the present-day municipalities of Nord-Fron and Sør-Fron which are both part of Innlandet county. The administrative centre of Fron was the village of Hundorp where the Sør-Fron Church is located.[3]
History
The
Since that time, there have been talks about reuniting the two municipalities once again, but the plans have not come to pass. In the 2010s, Nord-Fron, Sør-Fron, and Ringebu looked into merging, but this did not happen. Nord-Fron also made inquiries to merge with Sel, but this did not happen either.[5]
Name
The municipality (originally the
Government
While it existed, this municipality was responsible for
Municipal council
The
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 21 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 8 | |
Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) | 1 | |
Sør-Fron Cross-politics party (Sør-Fron Tverrpolitiske parti) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 35 | |
Note: On 1 January 1977, Fron was divided into Nord-Fron Municipality . |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 22 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 10 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 35 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 22 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 9 | |
Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 35 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
---|---|---|
Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 27 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 12 | |
List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 42 | |
Note: On 1 January 1966, Nord-Fron Municipality were merged into Fron Municipality. The first council was the merger of the two old councils for Sør-Fron and Nord-Fron. |
Mayors
See also
References
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ISBN 9788253746845.
- ^ "Mange er positive til en ny kommune i Midt-Gudbrandsdal". Sør-Fron kommune (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1900). Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt (in Norwegian) (4 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 99 & 120.
- Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene 1975" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1977.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene 1972" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1973.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene 1967" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1967.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964.
- ^ "Ordførarar i Oppland". NRK Innlandet. 13 June 2003. Retrieved 8 June 2022.