Voll Municipality Former municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Former municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Voll is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway . The 260.8-square-kilometre (100.7 sq mi) municipality existed from 1874 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Rauma Municipality in the traditional district of Romsdal . The administrative centre was the village of Måndalen which is also where the main Voll Church is located.[ 6]
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 260.8-square-kilometre (100.7 sq mi) municipality was the 313th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Voll Municipality was the 592nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,135. The municipality's population density was 4.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi) and its population had increased by 0.6% over the previous 10-year period.[ 7] [ 8]
The municipality of Voll was established on 1 January 1874 when the old Eid og Voll Municipality was divided into two: Eid Municipality (population: 1,048) on the northeast side of the Romsdalsfjorden and Voll Municipality (population: 695) on the other side of the fjord.[ 9] [ 10]
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:[ 9] [ 10]
Name
The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the old Voll farm (Old Norse : Vǫllr Voll Church was built there. The name comes from the word vǫllr meadow " or "field".[ 11] Vold . On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Voll .[ 12]
Government
While it existed, Voll 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.[ 13] Frostating Court of Appeal .
Municipal council
The municipal council (Heradsstyre) party .
Voll heradsstyre 1959– 1963 [ 14]
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5 Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12
Total number of members: 17
Voll heradsstyre 1955– 1959 [ 15]
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5 Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12
Total number of members: 17
Voll heradsstyre 1951– 1955 [ 16]
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2 Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 14
Total number of members: 16
Voll heradsstyre 1947– 1951 [ 17]
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4 Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 12
Total number of members: 16
Voll heradsstyre 1945– 1947 [ 18]
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 6 Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
Total number of members: 16
Voll heradsstyre 1937– 1941* [ 19]
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 16
Total number of members: 16 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
The mayor (Nynorsk : ordførar
1874–1877: Knud Vik[ 20]
1878–1879: P. Christian Sæbø[ 21]
1880–1883: Knud Vik[ 22]
1884–1884: E. Sæbø[ 23]
1887–1889: Knud Vik[ 24]
1890–1907: Jacob Bøe[ 25] [ 26]
1908–1919: Ole Otterholm[ 27]
1920–1931: Knut L. Venås[ 28]
1931–1942: Olav O. Oterholm[ 29]
1942–1945: Edvard Engen[ 30]
1946–1948: Einar Moen[ 31]
1948–1952: Olav O. Oterholm[ 32]
1952–1959: Kennet Bruaseth[ 33]
1959–1963: Ivar Raknem (Sp )[ 34]
References
1 2 "Kart over Norge" (in Norwegian). Kartverket .↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.↑ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.↑ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m" . Norsk Lovtidend 453– 471. 1932.↑ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer" . Store norske leksikon ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (25 November 2024). "Voll (tidligere kommune)" . Store norske leksikon . Retrieved 3 April 2025 . ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå . "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).1 2 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.1 2 "Administrasjonshistorisk Oversyn for Rauma Kommune" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2010 .1 2 Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå . ISBN 9788253746845 ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1908). Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 224.↑ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m" . Norsk Lovtidend 1057– 1065. 1917.↑ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre" . Store norske leksikon . Retrieved 31 December 2024 . ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 20 April 2020 .↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 20 April 2020 .↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 20 April 2020 .↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 20 April 2020 .↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 20 April 2020 .↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 20 April 2020 .↑ "Jernbanemøte" . Aalesunds Blad 2. Retrieved 5 April 2025 .↑ "Referat af Romsdals Amtsformandskabs Forhandlinger" . Romsdalsposten 1. Retrieved 5 April 2025 .↑ "Referat af Romsdals Amtsformandskabs Forhandlinger" . Romsdals Amtstidende (in Norwegian). 3 June 1880. p. 1. Retrieved 5 April 2025 .↑ "Referat af Romsdals Amtsformandskabs Forhandlinger i 1884" . Kristiansundsposten (in Norwegian). 11 June 1884. p. 1. Retrieved 5 April 2025 .↑ "Romsdals Amtsthing" . Romsdals Budstikke 1. Retrieved 5 April 2025 .↑ "Referat af Forhandlingerne i Romsdals Amtsthing" . Romsdalsposten 1. Retrieved 5 April 2025 .↑ "Romsdals Amtsthing" . Romsdals Tidende (in Norwegian). 18 May 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2025 .↑ "Romsdals Amtsting" . Romsdals Tidende (in Norwegian). 30 May 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2025 .↑ "Møre Fylkesting" . Sunnmørsposten 5. Retrieved 5 April 2025 .↑ "Til ordfører i Voll" . Fylket 2. Retrieved 6 April 2025 .↑ "Voll herred" . Fylket 2. Retrieved 6 April 2025 .↑ "Voll" . Åndalsnes avis (in Norwegian). 5 January 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 6 April 2025 .↑ "Ordfører i Voll" . Åndalsnes Avis (in Norwegian). 7 January 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 6 April 2025 .↑ "Voll herred" . Åndalsnes Avis (in Norwegian). 21 December 1957. p. 6. Retrieved 6 April 2025 .↑ "Ivar Raknem ordfører i Voll" . Tidens Krav 8. Retrieved 6 April 2025 .
Places adjacent to Voll Municipality
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