Imsland Municipality

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Imsland Municipality
Imsland herred
Former municipality
View of the local church
View of the local church
Rogaland within Norway
Rogaland within Norway
Imsland within Rogaland
Imsland within Rogaland
Coordinates: 59°28′44″N 05°59′25″E / 59.47889°N 5.99028°E / 59.47889; 5.99028
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictRyfylke
Established1 Jan 1923
 • Preceded byVikedal Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1965
 • Succeeded byVindafjord Municipality and Suldal Municipality
Administrative centreImslandsjøen
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
90.9 km2 (35.1 sq mi)
 • Rank#427 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
954 m (3,130 ft)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total
445
 • Rank#520 in Norway
 • Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −20.4%
Official language
[3]
 • Norwegian formNeutral[2]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1156[4]
Data from Statistics Norway

Imsland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 90.9-square-kilometre (35.1 sq mi) municipality existed from 1923 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now divided between Suldal Municipality and Vindafjord Municipality in the traditional district of Haugaland. The administrative centre was the village of Imslandsjøen.[5]

Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the 90.9-square-kilometre (35.1 sq mi) municipality was the 427th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Imsland Municipality was the 520th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 445. The municipality's population density was 4.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 20.4% over the previous 10-year period.[6][7]

General information

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The municipality was established on 1 January 1923 when the large Vikedal Municipality was divided into three:[8]

  • the southeastern part (population: 604) became the new Imsland Municipality
  • the northern part (population: 558) became the new Sandeid Municipality
  • the central part (population: 924) remained as a smaller Vikedal Municipality

Imsland Municipality existed for 42 years before it was dissolved in a merger brought upon by the recommendations of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, Imsland Municipality was dissolved and its lands were split up as follows:[8]

Name

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Imsland farm (Old Norse: Ylmisland) since the first Imsland Church was built there. The first element is the old name for a local river that used to be called Ylma. It is likely that the river name comes from the genitive case of the word olmr which means "fierce" or "angry". The last element is land which means "land" or "district".[9]

Churches

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The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Imsland Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Vikedal prestegjeld and the Ryfylke prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger.[7]

Churches in Imsland Municipality
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Imsland Imsland Church Imslandsjøen 1861

Geography

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The municipality included the area surrounding the inner part of the Vindafjorden. The highest point in the municipality was the 954-metre (3,130 ft) tall mountain Kaldanuten.[1] Vikedal Municipality was located to the west and north, Sand Municipality was located to the east, and Jelsa Municipality was located to the south.

Government

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While it existed, Imsland Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[10] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Ryfylke District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

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The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Imsland Municipality was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Imsland herredsstyre 1963–1964 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:13
Note: On 1 January 1965, Imsland Municipality was divided between Suldal Municipality and Vindafjord Municipality.
Imsland herredsstyre 1959–1963 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:13
Imsland herredsstyre 1955–1959 [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:13
Imsland herredsstyre 1951–1955 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12
Total number of members:12
Imsland herredsstyre 1947–1951 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12
Total number of members:12
Imsland herredsstyre 1945–1947 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12
Total number of members:12
Imsland herredsstyre 1937–1941* [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12
Total number of members:12
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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kart over Norge" (in Norwegian). Kartverket.
  2. ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.
  3. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  4. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
  5. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir; Jørstad, Jonas, eds. (26 November 2024). "Imsland (tidligere kommune)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  6. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  7. ^ a b Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 1951). Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 (PDF). Norges Offisielle Statistikk (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: H. Aschehoug & Co.
  8. ^ a b Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  9. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1915). Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 287.
  10. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

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