Gjemnes Municipality

The municipality of Gjemnes was established on 1 September 1893 when the following areas were merged to create the new municipality which had an initial population of 934 people:{{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}}

• the southern part of Kvernes Municipality (population: 477)
• the northern part of Øre Municipality (population: 226)
• the southwestern part of Frei Municipality (population: 231)

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, Øre Municipality (population: 1,565) and the parts of Tingvoll Municipality located west of the Tingvollfjorden (population: 778) were merged with Gjemnes Municipality (population: 697) to form a new, larger Gjemnes Municipality.

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Gjemnes farm ({{langx|non|Gímnes}}) since it was the site of Gjemnes Church. The first element is somewhat uncertain. It may come from an old river name ({{lang|non|Gíma}}). The river name may be derived from the word {{lang|non|gíma}} which means "opening" or "mouth". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|nes}} which means "headland".{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=691LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt |date=1908 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=13 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=354 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}

The coat of arms was granted on 4 November 1983. The official blazon is "Vert, a deer head cabossed Or" ({{langx|no|I grønt et gull hjortehode, sett forfra}}). This means the arms have a green field (background) and the charge is the head and antlers of a red deer. The charge has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The green color in the field symbolizes the importance of the agricultural history of the community. The deer head was chosen since these deer are quite common in the municipality. The deer antlers have twelve points on them, representing the twelve districts of Gjemnes. The arms were designed by Jarle Skuseth who based it off an original idea by Birger A. Eikrem. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Gjemnes |access-date=2023-04-10 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}{{Cite web |title=Gjemnes, Møre og Romsdal (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-15-57.html |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=Flags of the World}}{{Cite web |date=1984-01-07 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1983-11-04-1629 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}} {{See also|Coat of arms of Hjartdal|Coat of arms of Hitra|Coat of arms of Voss}}

The Church of Norway has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Gjemnes Municipality. It is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.

File:Storlandet-Gjemnes-HH.jpg

The municipality lies along the Kvernesfjorden, Batnfjorden, Freifjorden, and Tingvollfjorden. The mountain Reinsfjellet lies near Torvikbukt. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1026.49|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Snøtinden on the border with Hustadvika Municipality. The municipality also includes the island of Bergsøya which is located at the junction of the fjords near the village of Gjemnes.

Gjemnes is surrounded by Kristiansund Municipality and Averøy Municipality to the north, Hustadvika Municipality to the northwest, Molde Municipality to the south, and Tingvoll Municipality to the east.

Gjemnes Municipality is 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 is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.{{Cite SNL|kommunestyre|kommunestyre|2024-12-31|Hansen|Tore|2024-11-25|editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}} The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Nordmøre og Romsdal District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

The municipal council ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Gjemnes is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

{{div col}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|start = 2023

|end = 2027

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Møre og Romsdal |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/m%C3%B8re%20og%20romsdal/gjemnes#seats |access-date=2024-01-15 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|collapsed =

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 2

|Fremskrittspartiet = 3

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 6

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|start = 2019

|end = 2023

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Møre og Romsdal |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/m%C3%B8re%20og%20romsdal/gjemnes#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 9

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|start = 2015

|end = 2019

|Total = 17

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}

|collapsed = yes

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|start = 2011

|end = 2015

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Møre og Romsdal |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/m%C3%B8re%20og%20romsdal/gjemnes#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|start = 2007

|end = 2011

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Høyre = 2

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|start = 2003

|end = 2007

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|start = 1999

|end = 2003

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|Høyre = 1

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|start = 1995

|end = 1999

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Høyre = 1

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 9

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|start = 1991

|end = 1995

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 8

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|start = 1987

|end = 1991

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|start = 1983

|end = 1987

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 6

|otherparty = Gjemnes common list

|otherparty_no = Gjemnes samlingsliste

|otherparty_number = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|start = 1979

|end = 1983

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 19

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 5

|otherparty = Gjemnes common list

|otherparty_no = Gjemnes samlingsliste

|otherparty_number = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|start = 1975

|end = 1979

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 19

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|Høyre = 1

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 6

|otherparty = Gjemnes common list

|otherparty_no = Gjemnes samlingsliste

|otherparty_number = 6

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|start = 1971

|end = 1975

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 19

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 2

|Local_Lists = 9

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|start = 1967

|end = 1971

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 25

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Venstre = 2

|Local_Lists = 8

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|start = 1963

|end = 1967

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 13

|Arbeiderpartiet = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 2

|Local_Lists = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|herad = yes

|start = 1959

|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 13

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 2

|Local_Lists = 6

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|herad = yes

|start = 1955

|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 13

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Local_Lists = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|herad = yes

|start = 1951

|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 12

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Local_Lists = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|herad = yes

|start = 1947

|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 12

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Local_Lists = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 12

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Local_Lists = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Gjemnes

|herad = yes

|start = 1937

|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=2020-04-26 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 12

|Senterpartiet = 6

|Arbeiderpartiet = 3

|Local_Lists = 3

|}}

{{div col end}}

The mayor ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Gjemnes is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:{{Cite web |year=2024 |editor-last=Fiva |editor-first=Jon H |editor2-last=Sørensen |editor2-first=Rune J. |editor3-last=Vøllo |editor3-first=Reidar |title=Local Candidate Dataset |url=https://www.jon.fiva.no/docs/FivaSorensenVollo2024.pdf}}

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• 1898–1910: Kristoffer Høgset (V){{Cite news |date=1910-06-04 |title=Romsdals Amtsting |url=https://www.nb.no/items/6396ddae72074173f6255257fb2f3942 |access-date=2025-03-13 |work=Romsdals Tidende |page=2 |language=no}}
• 1911–1912: Anneus Lossius{{Cite news |date=1911-06-07 |title=Romsdals Amtsting |url=https://www.nb.no/items/5adc779affbb50370b4e1cacee9b974e |access-date=2025-03-13 |work=Romsdals Tidende |page=3 |language=no}}
• 1913–1922: Kristoffer Høgset (Bp)
• 1922–1925: Torstein Røvik{{Cite news |date=1922-12-21 |title=Fra herredsstyremøterne |url=https://www.nb.no/items/10540335d700508f7b0d59df54469117 |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=Romsdalsposten |page=3 |language=no}}
• 1926–1941: Ole K. Høgset{{Cite news |date=1937-12-09 |title=Møtets representanter |url=https://www.nb.no/items/1f47529c12d70201f1ea87b3fbfccee6 |access-date=2025-03-13 |work=Tidens Krav |page=3 |language=no}}
• 1945–1945: Rasmus Lossius{{Cite news |date=1945-05-09 |title=Oppnevning av ordførere og lensmenn på Nordmøre |url=https://www.nb.no/items/d0f92cb5ed3d95ee0d10f2564c3cf8c0 |access-date=2025-03-02 |work=Tidens Krav |page=2 |language=no}}
• 1945–1951: Nils O. Stokke{{Cite news |date=1947-12-22 |title=Nils O. Stokke gjenvalgt i Gjemnes |url=https://www.nb.no/items/ddcce84ac853e72e3cb5528c8eb9601b |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=Tidens Krav |page=2 |language=no}}
• 1951–1959: Johan Berge{{Cite news |date=1951-12-15 |title=Johan Berge ny ordfører i Gjemnes |url=https://www.nb.no/items/32ff856faaff8bdd886916f02f69f300 |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=Tidens Krav |page=5 |language=no}}
• 1959–1963: Knut Kr. Høgseth{{Cite news |date=1961-12-20 |title=Knut Kr. Høgset attvalt til ordførar i Gjemnes |url=https://www.nb.no/items/a2cc7a134ef6bb90f9d45d50bb7ed5a1 |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=Tidens Krav |page=5 |language=nn}}
• 1963–1964: Gunnar Stokke{{Cite news |date=1963-12-17 |title=Gunnar Stokke ble ny ordfører i Gjemnes |url=https://www.nb.no/items/5bb455350d82fd023f8c98813df538b1 |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=Tidens Krav |page=2 |language=no}}
• 1964–1971: Odd Nilssen (Sp){{Cite news |date=1964-10-17 |title=Gjemnes |url=https://www.nb.no/items/64617f94339d46ff0d52c99a46fd9f4b?page=1&searchText=%22gjemnes%2Bodd%2Bnilsen%22~10 |access-date=2025-03-14 |work=Sunnmøre Arbeideravis |page=2 |language=no}}
• 1971–1991: Ole Øverland (Sp)
• 1999–2007: Odd Steinar Bjerkeset (KrF)
• 2007–2011: Knut Sjømæling (Sp)
• 2011–2015: Odd Steinar Bjerkeset (KrF)
• 2015–present: Knut Sjømæling (Sp)

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European Route E39 runs through the municipality and over the Gjemnessund Bridge and Bergsøysund Bridge connecting Gjemnes to Tingvoll Municipality. The Freifjord Tunnel (part of Norwegian National Road 70) runs from Bergsøya to the nearby island of Frei (and ultimately Kristiansund).

{{wide image|Gjemnes-KRIFAST.jpg|770px|Gjemnes and the Gjemnessundbrua}}

• Anton Berge (1892–1951) – a Norwegian agronomist and local politician
• Heine Gikling Bruseth (b. 2004) – professional footballer
• John Neergaard (1795–1885) – a Norwegian farmer and bailiff (lensmann) in Gjemnes 1836 to 1854

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• [http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/gjemnes Municipal fact sheet] from Statistics Norway {{in lang|no}}
• {{official website|http://www.gjemnes.kommune.no/}} {{in lang|no}}

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