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Dalsfjord, Møre og Romsdal

{{short description|Former municipality in Norway}}

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|herred = yes

|former = yes

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|image_skyline = Dalsfjorden sett fra Kornbergsfjellet 2006.jpg

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|idnumber = 1518

|county = Møre og Romsdal

|district = Sunnmøre

|capital = Dravlaus

|established = 1 July 1924

|preceded = Volda Municipality

|disestablished = 1 Jan 1964

|succeeded = Volda Municipality

|demonym = Dalsfjording

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Dalsfjord is a former municipality in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The former municipality existed from 1924 until its dissolution in 1964. The {{convert|165|km2|adj=on}} municipality included the area around the Dalsfjorden between Vanylven Municipality in the west and almost all the way to the Kilsfjorden in the east. The area is now a part of Volda Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Dravlaus. Other villages in the area included Ulvestadbygda (Ulvestad, Lauvstad, and Sætre), Åmelfot, Steinsvik, and Dalsbygda.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Dalsfjord - tidligere kommune |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Dalsfjord_-_tidligere_kommune |date=2015-09-15 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2019-08-24}}

History

Originally, Dalsfjord was a part of Volda Municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt law), the parish of Dalsfjord was established as a separate municipality on 1 July 1924. Initially, Dalsfjord had a population of 960. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Dalsfjord (population: 1,151) ceased to exist as a municipality when it was merged back into Volda.{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}

=Name=

The municipality is named after the Dalsfjorden since it is the central geographical feature of the municipality. The first element is {{wikt-lang|no|dal}} which means "valley" or "dale". The last element is {{wikt-lang|no|fjord}} which means "fjord".{{Cite web |title=Dalsfjord |url=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dalsfjord |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Wiktionary}}

Government

During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |access-date=2023-01-01 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=no |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}

=Municipal council=

The municipal council {{lang|no|(Herredsstyre)}} of Dalsfjord was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

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{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Dalsfjord

|herad = yes

|start = 1960

|end = 1963

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Local_Lists = 17

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Dalsfjord

|herad = yes

|start = 1956

|end = 1959

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Local_Lists = 17

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Dalsfjord

|herad = yes

|start = 1952

|end = 1955

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 2

|Local_Lists = 14

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Dalsfjord

|herad = yes

|start = 1948

|end = 1951

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 1

|Local_Lists = 15

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Dalsfjord

|herad = yes

|start = 1945

|end = 1947

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 16

|AFS = 2

|Local_Lists = 14

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Dalsfjord

|herad = yes

|start = 1938

|end = 1941*

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Local_Lists = 13

|}}

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=Mayors=

The mayors of Dalsfjord:

  • 1924-1940: Knut Steinsvik{{Cite news |date=1924-12-20 |title=Ordførar |language=no |page=1 |work=Møre |url=https://www.nb.no/items/90344437aff8138ddd1af82139b41f66?page=0}}
  • 1941-1945: S.P. Løvik
  • 1946-1951: Knut Rødstøl
  • 1951-1958: Jakob K. Velsvik{{Cite news |date=1952-11-11 |title=Ordførar |language=no |page=5 |work=Sunnmøre Arbeideravis |url=https://www.nb.no/items/1ba10d4e310933539c5f48ebad138fc5?page=4}}
  • 1958-1960: Lars Velsvik{{Cite news |date=1957-12-31 |title=Ny ordførar |language=no |work=Sunnmørsposten |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_sunnmorsposten_null_null_19571231_75_303_1}}
  • 1960-1963: S.P. Løvik

See also

References

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{{Møre og Romsdal}}

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Category:Volda

Category:Sunnmøre

Category:Former municipalities of Norway

Category:1924 establishments in Norway

Category:1964 disestablishments in Norway