Kornstad (municipality)

Coordinates: 62°57′53″N 07°27′10″E / 62.96472°N 7.45278°E / 62.96472; 7.45278
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Kornstad Municipality
Kornstad herred
Averøy Municipality
Administrative centreKornstad
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total66 km2 (25 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total1,918
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1552[1]
Data from Statistics Norway

Kornstad is a

Romsdal Peninsula to the west of the island. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Kornstad where Kornstad Church is located.[2]

History

View of the Kornstad Church

The municipality of Kornstad was established on 1 January 1897 when the old

Averøy Municipality.[3]

Name

The municipality (originally the

Old Norse: Kornastaðir) since the first Kornstad Church was built there. The meaning of the first element is a little uncertain. It may come from the old male name Korni or it could be a shortened version of íkorni which means "squirrel". The last element is the plural form of staðr which means "place" or "village".[4]

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.[5]

Municipal council

The

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

Kornstad herredsstyre 1960–1963 [6]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 7
Total number of members:17
Kornstad herredsstyre 1956–1959 [7]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 6
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:17
Kornstad herredsstyre 1952–1955 [8]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:16
Kornstad herredsstyre 1948–1951 [9]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:16
Kornstad herredsstyre 1945–1947 [10]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 6
Total number of members:16
Kornstad herredsstyre 1938–1941* [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
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. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    .
  2. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    . Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. ISBN 9788253746845
    .
  4. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1908). Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt (in Norwegian) (13 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 341.
  5. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    . Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 24 April 2020.


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