Nord-Fron

Coordinates: 61°39′32″N 9°43′40″E / 61.65889°N 9.72778°E / 61.65889; 9.72778
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Nord-Fron Municipality
Nord-Fron kommune
Municipality
Nordre Fron herred  (historic name)
View of the lake Olstappen and Skåbu village area
View of the lake Olstappen and Skåbu village area
Ap)
Area
 • Total1,141.32 km2 (440.67 sq mi)
 • Land1,091.82 km2 (421.55 sq mi)
 • Water49.5 km2 (19.1 sq mi)  4.3%
 • Rank#95 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total5,589
 • Rank#169 in Norway
 • Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −4.1%
DemonymFrøning[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formNynorsk
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3436[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Nord-Fron is a

Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vinstra. Other population centers in Nord-Fron include the villages of Kvam and Skåbu
.

The 1,141-square-kilometre (441 sq mi) municipality is the 95th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Nord-Fron is the 169th most populous municipality in Norway, with a population of 5,589. The municipality's population density is 5.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi), and its population has decreased by 4.1% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

General information

The

Sør-Fron Municipality (population: 3,421).[6]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the Sjoa area (population: 413) was transferred from Nord-Fron to the neighboring Sel Municipality. Then, on 1 January 1966, the municipalities of Nord-Fron (population: 5,758) and Sør-Fron (population: 3,648) were merged to form a new Fron Municipality (with similar borders to the old Fron municipality that existed from 1838 to 1851 minus the Sjoa area which was then part of Sel).[6]

This merger was not well-liked among the residents of the new municipality. On 1 January 1977, the merger was reversed. Nord-Fron (population: 6,131) and Sør-Fron (population: 3,509) were recreated using their old borders from 1965.[6]

Name

The municipality (originally the

royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Nord-Fron, using an alternate word for "north".[8]

See also: Sør-Fron § Name

Coat of arms

The

Dole Gudbrandsdal horse rearing up on its hind legs. The horse has a tincture of Or, which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The Fron area has a long-standing tradition in horse breeding and is one of the main centres of horse breeding in Norway. Historically, the old Fron municipality used unofficial arms with a horse on it. After Fron was divided into Nord- and Sør-Fron in 1977, Nord-Fron chose these arms. Hallvard Trætteberg designed the arms. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[9][10]

See also: the coats of arms for Eid, Gloppen, Levanger, Lyngen, Skedsmo and Ski
.

Churches

The

Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar
.

Churches in Nord-Fron
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Kvam Kvam Church Kvam 1952
Kvikne Kvikne Church Kvikne 1764
Skåbu Skåbu Church Skåbu 1927
Sødorp Sødorp Church Vinstra 1752
Sødorp Chapel Vinstra 1929

History

Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Nord-Fron by country of origin in 2017[11]
Ancestry Number
 Poland 74
 Eritrea 53
 Syria 39
 Lithuania 31
 Afghanistan 28
 Netherlands 21
 Thailand 18

The Nord-Hoge farm in the Sødorp parish of Nord-Fron is the legendary home of

Peter Asbjørnsen's folk tales and Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt
.

The body of Captain Sinclair is buried in Kvam.

The small

occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during World War II. It was rebuilt after the war.[12]

Geography

Nord-Fron is bordered to the northwest by

Rondane mountains in the north to the Jotunheimen
mountains in the southwest.

There are two main population centres in Nord-Fron: the town of Vinstra in the central part of the municipality and the village of Kvam in the north. Kvam is located at the northern end of the Peer Gynt Road, which passes through high roads with excellent views of the Jotunheimen, Dovrefjell, and Rondane mountain.[13]

Lakes in the area include Feforvatnet, Olstappen, Øyangen, and Sandvatnet/Kaldfjorden/Øyvatnet. Mountains in the region include Gravdalsknappen, Heimdalshøe, Hornflågene, Ingulssjøhøi, Saukampen, Sikkilsdalshøa, Styggehøe, and Smiubelgen.

Government

Nord-Fron Municipality is responsible for

municipal council of directly elected representatives. A vote of the municipal council indirectly elects the mayor.[14] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Vestre Innlandet District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal
.

Municipal council

The

municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Nord-Fron is made up of 25 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party
.

Nord-Fron kommunestyre 2023–2027 [15]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 11
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 1
 
Red Party
(Raudt)		 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
Total number of members:25
Nord-Fron kommunestyre 2019–2023 [16]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 15
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
Total number of members:25
Nord-Fron kommunestyre 2015–2019 [17][18]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 13
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 9
Total number of members:25
Nord-Fron kommunestyre 2011–2015 [19]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 10
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:25
Nord-Fron kommunestyre 2007–2011 [18]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 12
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:25
Nord-Fron kommunestyre 2003–2007 [18]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 14
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
Total number of members:25
Nord-Fron kommunestyre 1999–2003 [18]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 20
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
Total number of members:31
Nord-Fron kommunestyre 1995–1999 [20]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 19
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
Total number of members:31
Nord-Fron kommunestyre 1991–1995 [21]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 17
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 3
Total number of members:31
Nord-Fron kommunestyre 1987–1991 [22]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 20
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
Total number of members:31
Nord-Fron kommunestyre 1983–1987 [23]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 21
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
Total number of members:31
Nord-Fron kommunestyre 1979–1983 [24]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 18
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:31
Note: On 1 January 1977, Fron Municipality was divided into Nord-Fron and Sør-Fron municipalities (reversing the merger from 1 January 1966). A special election was held in 1976 for a new council that existed from 1977 to 1979.
Nord-Fron kommunestyre 1963–1965 [25]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 16
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) 1
Total number of members:25
Note: On 1 January 1966, Nord-Fron and Sør-Fron were merged into Fron Municipality.
Nord-Fron heradsstyre 1959–1963 [26]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 15
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
Total number of members:25
Nord-Fron heradsstyre 1955–1959 [27]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 16
  Conservative Party (Høgre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 1
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 7
Total number of members:25
Nord-Fron heradsstyre 1951–1955 [28]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 15
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 9
Total number of members:24
Nord-Fron heradsstyre 1947–1951 [29]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 15
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 6
Total number of members:24
Nord-Fron heradsstyre 1945–1947 [30]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 15
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 7
  Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) 2
Total number of members:24
Nord-Fron heradsstyre 1937–1941* [31]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 14
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 8
  Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) 2
Total number of members:24
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 Nord-Fron (incomplete list):

  • 1894–1898: Ole Iversen Teige (V)
  • 1902–1907: Ole Iversen Teige (V)
  • 1945-1955: Albert Kvammen (Ap)
  • 1956-1965: Paul Brenna (Ap)
  • (1966-1977: part of
    Fron Municipality
    )
  • 1977-1983: Tollef Beitrusten (Ap)
  • 1984-2007: Gunnar Tore Stenseng (Ap)
  • 2007-2011: Tove Haugli (Ap)
  • 2011-2015: Olav Røssum (Sp)
  • 2015–2021: Rune Støstad (Ap)
  • 2021–present: Anne-Marie Olstad (Ap)

Attractions

Smiubelgen in Rondane National Park

Royal residence

The

royal residence by the Norwegian royal family for hunting trips and during the Easter and winter holidays
.

Eidefoss petroglyphs

The rock carvings at Eidefoss are located on the east side of the river south of the white water.[32]

National parks

  • Norwegian National Park, established on 21 December 1962. In 2003, Rondane National Park was enlarged, and smaller areas of nature protection were opened or enlarged.[32]
  • Jotunheim National Park is not technically in Nord-Fron, but its southern border brushes Nord-Fron's western border.[32]

Sister cities

Nord-Fron has

sister city agreements with the following places:[33]
Ole Haagenstad

Notable people

  • Rosemaling
  • Ole Paulssøn Haagenstad (1775 in Fron – 1866), a Norwegian farmer and politician
  • Jacob Smith Jarmann (1816 in Nord-Fron – 1894), a Norwegian firearms designer, invented the Jarmann M1884 rifle
  • elementary particle physics
  • Grete Berget (1954 in Vinstra – 2017), a Norwegian politician and journalist
  • Geir Helgemo (born 1970 in Vinstra), a professional bridge player, Monaco resident
  • Øystein Skar (born 1985 in Vinstra), a Norwegian pianist and composer

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