Vinger (municipality)
Vinger Municipality
Vinger herred | |
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Kongsvinger Municipality | |
Administrative centre | Kongsvinger |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 499 km2 (193 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,257 |
• Density | 13/km2 (32/sq mi) |
Demonym | Vingersokning[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0421[2] |
Vinger is a
History
The prestegjeld of Vinger was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1854, the King issued a royal decree that declared the village area around the Kongsvinger Fortress to be a kjøpstad. On 7 February 1855, the town of Kongsvinger (population: 472) was separated from Vinger municipality to become a separate urban municipality. Afterwards, Vinger had a population of 10,947.[4]
In 1864, the southern part of the municipality (population: 6,920) was separated from Vinger to form the new municipality of Eidskog. This division left Vinger with a population of 6,226. On 1 January 1876 a part of Vinger adjacent to the town of Kongsvinger containing 209 inhabitants was transferred to Kongsvinger. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the
Etymology
The whole region was historically called
Government
During its existence, this municipality was governed by a
Municipal council
The
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 18 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 2 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 18 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 2 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 25 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 15 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 4 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 2 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 24 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 14 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 6 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 1 | |
Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 24 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 15 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 5 | |
Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) | 3 | |
Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 1 | |
Total number of members: | 24 |
Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 17 | |
Conservative Party (Høyre) | 1 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 1 | |
Liberal Party (Venstre) | 5 | |
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
- 1837-1838: Lars T. Bierkebæk
- 1839-1842: Michael Strøm Lie
- 1844-1847: Mentz Rynning
- 1847-1852: Michael Strøm Lie
- 1853-1854: Sigvald Rynning
- 1855-1859: F.D. Werenskiold
- 1859-1869: Mentz Rynning
- 1870-1870: Petter Holm
- 1871-1872: T. Grønvold
- 1873-1880: Albert Jacobsen
- 1881-1888: Thomas von Westen Engelhart
- 1889-1896: Hans Lemmich Juell
- 1897-1907: C. Larsmoen
- 1908-1913: Otto Olsen Pramm (V)
- 1914-1916: Th. Løvenskiold
- 1917-1919: Christian Eng
- 1920-1929: Ivar Færder (NKP)
- 1930-1931: Ole Smedstad
- 1932-1934: Bottolf Engebretsen
- 1935-1936: Alf Arnesen
- 1937-1940: Ivar Færder (NKP)
- 1941-1945: Kristian Grasmo (NS)
- 1945-1951: Ivar Færder (NKP)
- 1952-1963: Einar Tjernsberg
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Vinger include:
- Jørgen Young (1781–1837), a timber merchant and member of the Storting[14]
- Ivar Færder, a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician who was the mayor of Vinger
See also
References
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ ISBN 9788253746845.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1900). Norske gaardnavne: Hedmarkens amt (in Norwegian) (3 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 205.
- Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947.
- ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938.
- ^ "Ordførere i Vinger fra 1837". Kongsvinger kommune (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ Myhre, Jan Eivind (1994). Oslo bys historie: Hovedstaden Christiania fra 1814 til 1900. Oslo: J.W. Cappelen. p. 76.