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Stemshaug Municipality

Coordinates: 63°19′36″N 8°42′19″E / 63.3267°N 8.7054°E / 63.3267; 8.7054
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Stemshaug Municipality
Stemshaug herred
Former municipality
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Stemshaug within Møre og Romsdal
Stemshaug within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 63°19′36″N 8°42′19″E / 63.3267°N 8.7054°E / 63.3267; 8.7054
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictNordmøre
Established1 July 1914
 • Preceded byAure Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1965
 • Succeeded byAure Municipality
Administrative centreStemshaug
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
157.3 km2 (60.7 sq mi)
 • Rank#366 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
779 m (2,556 ft)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total
847
 • Rank#496 in Norway
 • Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −5.8%
DemonymStemshauging[2]
Official language
[4]
 • Norwegian formNeutral[3]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1568[5]
Data from Statistics Norway

Stemshaug is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 157.3-square-kilometre (60.7 sq mi) municipality existed from 1914 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality included the eastern part of the island of Skardsøya and the mainland to the east and south of there surrounding the Dromnessundet and Torsetsundet straits and the Årvågsfjorden. The Tjeldbergodden area on the mainland was also part of Stemshaug. The village of Stemshaug was the administrative centre of the municipality.[6]

Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the 157.3-square-kilometre (60.7 sq mi) municipality was the 366th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Stemshaug Municipality was the 496th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 847. The municipality's population density was 5.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 5.8% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]

General information

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Consecration of the Stemshaug Church in 1908

The municipality of Stemshaug was established on 1 July 1914 when Aure Municipality was divided. The eastern district (population: 851) became the new Stemshaug Municipality and the western district (population: 2,372) continued on as Aure Municipality.[9]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, Stemshaug Municipality (population: 877) was merged with Aure Municipality (population: 2,203) and the parts of Valsøyfjord Municipality (population: 141) and Tustna Municipality (population: 85) that were located on the island of Ertvågøya, creating a new, larger Aure Municipality.[9]

Name

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The municipality is named after the old Stemshaug farm (Old Norse: Stefnishaugr) since the first Stemshaug Church was built there. The first element is stafn which means "stem of a ship" (the nearly vertical forward extension of the keel of a ship). This could refer to the steep hills around the farm and for two long, narrow headlands at the farm. The last element is haugr which means "cairn" or "burial mound".[10]

Churches

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The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Stemshaug Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Aure prestegjeld and the Ytre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.[8]

Churches in Stemshaug
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Stemshaug Stemshaug Church Stemshaug 1908

Geography

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The municipality was located in Nordmøre. It was located on the mainland and the eastern side of the island of Skardsøya. The Dromnessundet and Torsetsundet straits flowed through the municipality. The highest point in the municipality was the 779-metre (2,556 ft) tall mountain Steingeita on the border with Aure Municipality.[1] Hitra Municipality was located to the north, Hemne Municipality was to the east and south, and Aure Municipality was to the south and west.

Government

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While it existed, Stemshaug 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.[11] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

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The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Stemshaug 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.

Stemshaug herredsstyre 1963–1964 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:13
Note: On 1 January 1965, Stemshaug Municipality became part of Aure Municipality.
Stemshaug herredsstyre 1959–1963 [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:13
Stemshaug herredsstyre 1955–1959 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:13
Stemshaug herredsstyre 1951–1955 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 1
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 11
Total number of members:12
Stemshaug herredsstyre 1947–1951 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
Total number of members:12
Stemshaug herredsstyre 1945–1947 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:12
Stemshaug herredsstyre 1937–1941* [18]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 9
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.

Mayors

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The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Stemshaug was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:

  • 1914-1919: Ole Ulfsnes (SmP)[19]
  • 1919-1940: Halvor Romundset (V)[20]
  • 1945-1947: Halvor Romundset (V)[21]
  • 1947-1959: Knut O. Romundset[22]
  • 1959-1964: Hans Stemshaug (LL)[23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kart over Norge" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.
  4. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  5. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
  6. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (26 November 2024). "Stemshaug (tidligere kommune)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  7. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  10. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1908). Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt (in Norwegian) (13 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 434.
  11. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Fra Aure". Tidens Krav (in Norwegian). 1 July 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  20. ^ "I Stemshaugs herredsstyres". Romsdalsposten (in Norwegian). 16 January 1920. p. 2. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  21. ^ "Oppnevning av ordførere og lensmenn på Nordmøre". Tidens Krav (in Norwegian). 9 May 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  22. ^ "Knut O. Romundset ny ordfører i Stemshaug". Tidens Krav (in Norwegian). 22 December 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  23. ^ "Hans Stemshaug valt til ny ordfører i Stemshaug". Tidens Krav (in Norwegian). 29 December 1959. p. 2. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

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