Fillan Municipality
{{short description|Former municipality in Trøndelag, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name = Fillan
|herred = yes
|former = yes
|native_name =
|native_name_lang =
|other_name =
|official_name =
|image_skyline = Hitra old county borders.jpg
|image_caption = Map of the island of Hitra with the old municipal boundaries (originally Fillan also included Sandstad)
|idnumber = 1616
|county = Sør-Trøndelag
|district = Fosen
|capital = Fillan
|established = 1 Jan 1886
|preceded = Hitra Municipality
|disestablished = 1 Jan 1964
|succeeded = Hitra Municipality
|demonym = Fillværing
|language = Neutral{{Cite journal |year=1932 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015110481043_001 |journal=Norsk Lovtidend |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=453-471}}
|coatofarms =
|flag =
|mayor = Arne Schanche Nilsen
|mayor_party = Bp
|mayor_as_of = 1948–1963
|elevation_max_m = 216
|highest_point_ref = {{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Kart over Norge |url=https://norgeskart.no/#!?project=norgeskart&layers=1004&zoom=10&markerLat=7059489.485443118&markerLon=199702.68972703442&p=searchOptionsPanel&lat=7059603.20&lon=201987.56&sok=staurfjellet |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}}
|area_rank = 496
|area_total_km2 = 113.40
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|population_as_of = 1963
|population_rank = 478
|population_total = 1786
|population_density_km2 = 15.7
|population_increase = 0.3
|coordinates = {{coord|63.6063|08.9696|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}
Fillan is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The {{convert|113|km2|adj=on}} municipality{{Cite book |last=Helland |first=Amund |url=https://runeberg.org/norgeslof/16-2/0132.html |title=XVI Søndre Trondheims amt. Anden del |publisher=H. Aschehoug & Company |year=1898 |series=Norges land og folk |location=Kristiania, Norway |page=124 |language=Norwegian |chapter=Fillan herred |access-date=2022-07-03}} existed from 1886 until its dissolution in 1964. It is now part of Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county. The municipality included the northeastern part of the island of Hitra surrounding the Fillfjorden, plus about 100 islands, islets, and skerries—including Fjellværsøya and Ulvøya. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Fillan. Other villages in the municipality included Ansnes, Nordbotn, and Ulvan.{{Store norske leksikon|Fillan|Fillan|2025-01-26|Haugen|Morten O.|2024-11-27}}
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the {{convert|113|km2|adj=on}} municipality was the 496th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Fillan Municipality was the 478th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,786. The municipality's population density was {{convert|15.7|PD/km2}} and its population had increased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}{{Cite book |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_049.pdf |title=Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 |date=1951-01-01 |publisher=H. Aschehoug & Co. |series=Norges Offisielle Statistikk |location=Oslo, Norge |language=no |format=PDF |authorlink=Statistics Norway}}
The former municipality had a church and a chapel in it, both of which now form a parish within the present-day Hitra Municipality. Fillan Church is located in the village of Fillan and Nordbotn Chapel on the island of Fjellværsøya.
General information
The municipality of Fillan was established on 1 January 1886 when the old Hitra Municipality was divided into two separate municipalities: Hitra Municipality (population: 2,241) in the west and the new Fillan Municipality (population: 2,241) in the east. On 1 July 1914, Fillan Municipality was divided into two separate municipalities: Fillan Municipality (population: 1,543) in the north and the new Sandstad Municipality (population: 947) in the south and shrinking the municipality from {{convert|244|km2}} to only {{convert|113|km2}}. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Fillan Municipality (population: 1,759), Kvenvær Municipality (population: 840), Sandstad Municipality (population: 1,028), and Hitra Municipality (population: 1,344) were merged to form a new, larger Hitra Municipality.{{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 (originally the parish) is named after the old Fillan farm ({{langx|non|Filli}} or {{lang|non|Fillar}}) since the first Fillan Church was built there. The name is likely the original name for the local Fillfjorden, but the name's meaning is uncertain.{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AGxBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt |date=1901 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=14 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=76–77 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}
=Churches=
The Church of Norway had one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Fillan Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Hitra prestegjeld and the Sør-Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|Churches in Fillan !Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built | |||
| rowspan="2"|Fillan | Fillan Church | Fillan | 1789 |
| Nordbotn Chapel | Nordbotn | 1900 |
Geography
The municipality was located on the northeastern part of the island of Hitra. It was bordered by Hitra Municipality to the west and Sandstad Municipality to the south. The highest point in the municipality was the {{convert|216|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Staurfjellet, on the border of Fillan Municipality and Sandstad Municipality.
Fillan.JPG|View of the village of Fillan
Fillan krike.JPG|Fillan Church
Foggy morning Knarrlagsund.jpg|Knarrlagsund village
FillanCommunityCentre.JPG|View of the village of Fillan
Government
While it existed, Fillan 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.{{Store norske leksikon|kommunestyre|kommunestyre|2024-12-31|Hansen|Tore|2024-11-25|editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}} The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.
=Municipal council=
The municipal council {{lang|no|(Herredsstyre)}} of Fillan was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four-year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.
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{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Fillan
|herad = yes
|start = 1959
|end = 1963
|Total = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5
|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Fillan
|herad = yes
|start = 1955
|end = 1959
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet = 4
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Venstre = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Fillan
|herad = yes
|start = 1951
|end = 1955
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5
|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Fillan
|herad = yes
|start = 1947
|end = 1951
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 12
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Fillan
|herad = yes
|start = 1945
|end = 1947
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 16
|AFS = 12
|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 3
|Local_Lists = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Fillan
|herad = yes
|start = 1937
|end = 1941*
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 16
|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 7
|Arbeiderpartiet = 6
|AFS = 3
|}}
{{div col end}}
=Mayors=
The mayor ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Fillan was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:{{Cite book |last=Fjeldvær |first=Johanna |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016101448037 |title=Norges bebyggelse: Nordlige seksjon: Herredsbindet for Sør-Trøndelag: Nordre del |publisher=Norsk faglitteratur |year=1957 |editor-last=Fiskaa |editor-first=Haakon M. |location=Oslo |pages=18–19 |language=no |chapter=Fillan |editor-last2=Myckland |editor-first2=Haakon Falck}}
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
- 1914–1916: Petter Hansen Eidsvaag
- 1917–1922: Olaus Selvaag (FV)
- 1922–1931: Ole B. Tranvik (FV)
- 1932–1937: Harald Alfred Eriksen (V)
- 1938–1941: Anton A. Fjellvær (V)
- 1943–1945: Harald Christian Kjesbu (NS)
- 1945-1945: Anton A. Fjellvær (V)
- 1946–1947: Harald Alfred Eriksen (V)
- 1948–1963: Arne Schanche Nilsen (Bp)
{{div col end}}
See also
References
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Category:Former municipalities of Norway
Category:1886 establishments in Norway
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