Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 799-square-kilometre (308sqmi) municipality was the 116th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Grytten Municipality was the 245th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,655. The municipality's population density was 4.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (12/sqmi) and its population had decreased by 1.2% over the previous 10-year period.[6][7]
General information
Grytten was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1840, the northwestern part of Grytten Municipality was separated to form the new Voll og Eid Municipality. Then on 1 January 1902, Grytten Municipality was divided. The northeastern part became the new Hen Municipality (population: 1,128) and the rest remained as Grytten Municipality (population: 1,728).[8][9]
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, a large municipal merger took place. The following places were merged to form the new Rauma Municipality on that date:[8][9]
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Grytten farm (Old Norse: Grýtin) since the first Grytten Church was built there. The first element is grjót which means "coarse stones" or "rubble". The last element is vin which means "meadow" or "pasture".[10]
The municipal council(Herredsstyre) of Grytten Municipality was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.
The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Grytten Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:
↑Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
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