Sem Municipality

Coordinates: 59°16′56″N 10°19′48″E / 59.2823°N 10.33004°E / 59.2823; 10.33004
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Sem Municipality
Sem kommune
Semsbyen
Government
 • Mayor (1975-1988)Jacob Kirsebom (H)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total102 km2 (39 sq mi)
Population
 (1988)
 • Total21,948
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
DemonymSemsokning[1]
Official language
[3]
 • Norwegian formBokmål[2]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0721[4]
Data from Statistics Norway

Sem is a

Ringshaug, and Tolvsrød.[5]

General information

View of the local Sem Church

The

Nøtterøy Municipality (population: 12) was transferred to Sem Municipality.[6]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

city of Tønsberg (population: 8,896) to form a new, larger Tønsberg Municipality.[6][5]

Name

The municipality (originally the

Old Norse: Sæmr, a compressed form of Sæheimr) since the first Sem Church was built there. The first element is sær which means "sea" or "ocean", likely referring to the local Tønsbergfjorden. The last element is heimr which means "home" or "abode".[7]

Churches

The

Tønsberg domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The churches in the parish included Sem Church, Slagen Church, Vallø Church, Søndre Slagen Church, and Husøy Church
.

History

Originally the parish of Sem was named after the historic Sem Manor (Sem hovedgård). During the

Wilhelm Gustav Wedel.[8]

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.[9] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Tønsberg District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal
.

Mayors

The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Sem:[10]

  • 1838–1840: H.P. Holmboe
  • 1840–1843: Peter Sverdrup
  • 1843–1844: Jens Mørch
  • 1844–1850: Jacob Jacobsen
  • 1850–1852: Ole Helgesen Sande
  • 1852–1854: Mathias Askehaug
  • 1854–1858: O.
    von Munthe af Morgenstierne
  • 1858–1860: Hans Olsen Røraas
  • 1862–1866: H.C.P. Bakkeskaug
  • 1866–1868: Carl Askeløf
  • 1868–1870: J.L. Thams
  • 1870–1874: P.A.O. Røsland
  • 1876–1888: Nils Christian Larsen Ullenrød
  • 1888–1899: H.C. Horgen
  • 1899–1908: Kr. Løken
  • 1908–1910: J. Haagenrud
  • 1910–1911: A. Holth
  • 1911–1914: Kr. Løken
  • 1910–1911: A. Holth
  • 1914–1917: Tank Frydenberg
  • 1917–1920: Ole Olsen Nauen (H)
  • 1920–1923: A. Monrad Rom
  • 1923–1931: Chr. Auli
  • 1932–1935: Th. Bostrøm Hansen
  • 1935–1939: E. O. Bjønness
  • 1938–1940: Nils Røraas
  • 1945–1945: Harald Norheim
  • 1946–1948: Morten Ilebrekke (H)
  • 1948–1951: O. Olsen Nauen (H)
  • 1952–1955: Asbjørn Døvle (H)
  • 1956–1967: Alf Berg (Ap)
  • 1967–1975: Gert Bjerløv (KrF)
  • 1975–1988: Jacob Kirsebom (H)

Municipal council

The

municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Sem was made up of 41 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party
.

Sem kommunestyre 1983–1987 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 18
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 1
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:41
Sem kommunestyre 1979–1983 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 19
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:41
Sem kommunestyre 1975–1979 [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 14
 
Anders Lange's Party
(Anders Langes parti)		 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 15
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 5
  New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:41
Sem kommunestyre 1971–1975 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 17
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 14
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:41
Sem kommunestyre 1967–1971 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 18
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 15
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:41
Sem kommunestyre 1963–1967 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 19
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 15
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:41
Sem herredsstyre 1959–1963 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 20
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 15
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:41
Sem herredsstyre 1955–1959 [18]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 18
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 17
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:41
Sem herredsstyre 1951–1955 [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 13
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:32
Sem herredsstyre 1947–1951 [20]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 17
Total number of members:32
Sem herredsstyre 1945–1947 [21]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 14
Total number of members:32
Sem herredsstyre 1937–1941* [22]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 20
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 2
Total number of members:32
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. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no. 1 October 1987.
  3. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  4. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    .
  5. ^
    Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    . Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  6. ^
    ISBN 9788253746845
    .
  7. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1907). Norske gaardnavne: Jarlsberg og Larviks amt (in Norwegian) (6 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 208.
  8. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    . Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  9. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    . Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  10. ^ Blom Svendsen, H. "Det kommunale selvstyre" (in Norwegian). Sem og Slagen: En bygdebok. Archived from the original on 9 August 2007.
  11. ISSN 0332-8023
    .
  12. ISSN 0332-8023
    .
  13. ISBN 8253705646
    .
  14. ISBN 8253701144
    .
  15. ^ "Kommunevalgene 1967" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1967.
  16. ^ "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964.
  17. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960.
  18. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957.
  19. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952.
  20. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948.
  21. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947.
  22. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938.

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