Sør-Fron

Coordinates: 61°34′8″N 9°55′24″E / 61.56889°N 9.92333°E / 61.56889; 9.92333
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Sør-Fron Municipality
Sør-Fron kommune
Municipality
Søndre Fron herred  (historic name)
View of the municipal building in Hundorp
View of the municipal building in Hundorp
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Area
 • Total742.21 km2 (286.57 sq mi)
 • Land711.56 km2 (274.73 sq mi)
 • Water30.65 km2 (11.83 sq mi)  4.1%
 • Rank#153 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total3,240
 • Rank#222 in Norway
 • Density4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +1.5%
DemonymFrøning[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3438[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Sør-Fron is a

Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hundorp. Other villages in the municipality include Gålå, Harpefoss, and Lia
.

The 742-square-kilometre (286 sq mi) municipality is the 153rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sør-Fron is the 222nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,240. The municipality's population density is 4.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (12/sq mi) and its population has increased by 1.5% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

General information

Panoramic view over Sør-Fron from Skutelen
Smiubelgen in Rondane National Park

The

Nord-Fron Municipality (population: 4,685) and the southeast portion became Sør-Fron Municipality (population: 3,421). On 27 July 1956, a small area of Sør-Fron municipality (population: 7) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of Vestre Gausdal.[6]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. 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 1838-1851 minus the Sjoa area had switched from Nord-Fron to Sel).[6]

This merger was not well-liked among the residents of the new municipality. On 1 January 1977, the merger was reversed and 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 Sør-Fron, using an alternate word for "south".[8]

See also: Nord-Fron § Name

Coat of arms

The

in bend" (Norwegian: På grøn grunn ei skråstilt sølv klubbe). This means the arms have a green field (background) and the charge is a club. The club has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The club is reminiscent of the club that Kolbein Sterke used in the year 1021 when King Olav Haraldsson met the people of Fron and Dale-Gudbrand at Hundorp. This meeting is recorded in a book by Snorre Sturlusson. "Look, our god is coming with a lot of light," said King Olav. Dale-Gudbrand and the farmers looked at the sun that was just rising. Kolbein then took the club and smashed to pieces the statue of the god Thor standing at Hundorp. After this, the people of the area were Christians, according to Snorre. The arms were designed by Amund Rudi. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[9][10][11][12]

Churches

The

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

Churches in Sør-Fron
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Sør-Frøn Sør-Fron Church Hundorp 1792
Espedalen Chapel
 Espedalen 1974

Government

Sør-Fron Municipality is responsible for

municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[13] 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 Sør-Fron is made up of 19 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party
.

Sør-Fron kommunestyre 2023–2027 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 9
 Sør-Fron Local List (Sør-Fron Bygdaliste)2
Total number of members:19
Sør-Fron kommunestyre 2019–2023 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 10
 Sør-Fron Local List (Sør-Fron Bygdaliste)2
Total number of members:19
Sør-Fron kommunestyre 2015–2019 [16][17]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
 Sør-Fron Local List (Sør-Fron Bygdeliste)2
Total number of members:19
Sør-Fron kommunestyre 2011–2015 [18]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
 Sør-Fron Local List (Sør-Fron Bygdeliste)4
Total number of members:19
Sør-Fron kommunestyre 2007–2011 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
Total number of members:19
Sør-Fron kommunestyre 2003–2007 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
Total number of members:19
Sør-Fron kommunestyre 1999–2003 [17][19]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
 Sør-Fron Local List (Sør-Fron Bygdeliste)1
Total number of members:19
Sør-Fron kommunestyre 1995–1999 [20]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
 Local list for Sør-Fron (Bygdalista i Sør-Fron)1
Total number of members:19
Sør-Fron kommunestyre 1991–1995 [21]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
 Local list for Sør-Fron (Bygdalista i Sør-Fron)2
Total number of members:19
Sør-Fron kommunestyre 1987–1991 [22]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
 Local list for Sør-Fron (Bygdalista i Sør-Fron)3
Total number of members:19
Sør-Fron kommunestyre 1983–1987 [23]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
Total number of members:19
Sør-Fron kommunestyre 1979–1983 [24]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
Total number of members:19
Sør-Fron kommunestyre 1963–1965 [25]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
Total number of members:17
Note: On 1 January 1966, Nord-Fron and Sør-Fron were merged into Fron Municipality. This merger only lasted until 1 January 1977 when the merger was reversed.
Sør-Fron herredsstyre 1959–1963 [26]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
Total number of members:17
Sør-Fron herredsstyre 1955–1959 [27]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:17
Sør-Fron herredsstyre 1951–1955 [28]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:16
Sør-Fron herredsstyre 1947–1951 [29]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) 1
Total number of members:16
Sør-Fron herredsstyre 1945–1947 [30]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 3
Total number of members:16
Sør-Fron herredsstyre 1937–1940* [31]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 5
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.

Mayors

The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Sør-Fron (incomplete list):

  • 1914-1919: Ivar Fosse
  • 1920-1922: O. Kjorstad[32]
  • 1923-1925: Anton Ringdal[33]
  • 1926-1928: Olaf Listad (Bp)[34]
  • 1929-1941: Egil Hernæs (Ap)
  • 1942-1945: Aksel Bjerke (Ap)
  • 1945-1961: Egil Hernæs (NS)
  • 1962-1963: Asbjørn Fevolden (Ap)
  • 1964-1965: Iver Malerbakken (Ap)
  • (1966-1977: part of
    Fron Municipality
    )
  • 1977-1982: Jon Tofte (Ap)
  • 1983-1991: Arne Hernæs (Ap)
  • 1992-1997: Torstein Rudihagen (Ap)
  • 1997-1999: Willy Heimstad (Ap)
  • 1999-2011: Aksel Eng (Ap)
  • 2011-2011: Laila Nyhus Toppen (Ap)
  • 2011–present: Ole Tvete Muriteigen (Sp)

Geography

Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Sør-Fron by country of origin in 2017[35]
Ancestry Number
 Lithuania 85
 Poland 37
 Bosnia-Herzegovina 32
 Denmark 18
 Netherlands 16

Sør-Fron municipality is bordered to the west by Nord-Fron municipality, to the southwest by Øystre Slidre municipality, to the south by Gausdal municipality, to the east by Ringebu and Stor-Elvdal municipalities, and to the north by Folldal municipality. The river Gudbrandsdalslågen runs through the central part of the municipality.

The lakes Atnsjøen, Olstappen, and Sandvatnet/Kaldfjorden/Øyvatnet are located in the municipality. The municipality includes parts of the Gudbrandsdalen and Espedalen valleys.

Rondane National Park

Norwegian National Park
, established in 1962. In 2003, Rondane National Park was enlarged and smaller areas of nature protection were opened or enlarged adjacent to the park.

Culture

The famous play Peer Gynt is staged annually at Lake Gålå in a mountainous region of Sør-Fron as part of a festival. The play itself is supposed to have been set in a Norwegian location such as Gålå.

Notable people

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External links

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