Furnes (municipality)

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Coordinates: 60°50′30″N 11°01′19″E / 60.841565°N 11.0218620°E / 60.841565; 11.0218620
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Furnes Municipality
Furnes herred
Ringsaker Municipality
Administrative centreFurnes
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Land201 km2 (78 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total7,288
DemonymFurnesing[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0413[2]
Data from Statistics Norway

Furnes is a

Ringsaker Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Furnes where the Furnes Church is located.[3]

History

The municipality of Furnes was established in 1891 when the old municipality of

Ringsaker Municipality.[4]

Name

The municipality (originally the

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" or "fir tree". The last element is nes which means "headland".[3][5]

Government

While it existed, this municipality was responsible for

municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[6]

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 [7]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
Total number of members:23
Furnes herredsstyre 1956–1959 [8]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 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 [9]  
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 [10]  
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 [11]  
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* [12]  
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:[13]

  • 1890-1894: Lars Jesnæs (H)
  • 1895-1896: Ole Rømer Aagaard Sandberg (H)
  • 1897-1901: Erik Maurud (H)
  • 1902-1907: Andreas H. Jestnæs (H)
  • 1908-1910: Erik Jevanord
  • 1911-1919: Børre Vik (H)
  • 1920-1925: Per L. Alhaug
  • 1926-1937: Karl Gålås (Bp)
  • 1938-1940: Knud Lundby (H)
  • 1941-1944: Karl Bakken (NS)
  • 1945-1945: Knud Lundby (H)
  • 1946-1958: Ole Haget (Ap)
  • 1959-1963: Peder Esbjørnsen (Ap)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    .
  3. ^
    Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    . Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  4. ISBN 9788253746845
    .
  5. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1900). Norske gaardnavne: Hedmarkens amt (in Norwegian) (3 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 68.
  6. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    . Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960.
  8. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938.
  13. ^ Bleken-Nilssen, Toralv (1985). Furnes bygdebok (in Norwegian). Furnes historielag. pp. 10, 33–46.


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