Английская Википедия:Elsfjord (municipality)

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Elsfjord is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The Шаблон:Convert municipality existed from 1929 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality included the area around the Elsfjorden and the valley leading up to the fjord. The municipality is now a part of Vefsn Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Elsfjord.[1]

History

The municipality of Elsfjord was established on 1 July 1929 when the large Hemnes Municipality was divided into three separate municipalities: Elsfjord (population: 765), Hemnes (population: 1,077), and Sør-Rana (population: 1,708). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, the municipality of Elsfjord (population: 920) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Drevja (population: 1,001) and Vefsn (population: 5,358) and with the town of Mosjøen) to form a new, larger Vefsn Municipality.[2]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Elsfjorden since the fjord is a central geographical feature of the municipality. The origin of the fjord name is uncertain, but one possibility is that it comes from the Old Norse name (Шаблон:Lang. The first element of this is Шаблон:Lang which is an old male name. The last element is Шаблон:Wikt-lang which means "fjord".[3]

Government

While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[4]

Municipal council

The municipal council Шаблон:Lang of Elsfjord was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: Шаблон:Div col Шаблон:Kommunestyre table Шаблон:Kommunestyre table Шаблон:Kommunestyre table Шаблон:Kommunestyre table Шаблон:Kommunestyre table Шаблон:Kommunestyre table Шаблон:Div col end

Mayors

The mayors of Elsfjord:[5] Шаблон:Div col

  • 1929–1931: Hans Jakobsen
  • 1932–1934: Kristoffer Elsfjordstrand
  • 1935–1937: Martin Svarttjønnli
  • 1938–1940: Levi Vatshaug
  • 1943–1944: P. Christian Strand
  • 1948–1955: Elling Sørvig
  • 1956–1959: Peder Dahlmo
  • 1961–1963: Torgeir Drevvatne

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See also

References

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Шаблон:Nordland Шаблон:Authority control Шаблон:Use dmy dates