Horg Municipality

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The parish of Horg was established as a municipality in 1841 when the large Støren Municipality was divided into three separate municipalities: Horg Municipality (population: 2,374) in the north, Støren Municipality (population: 2,312) in the center, and Soknedal Municipality (population: 1,966) in the south.{{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}}

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the following places were merged: Horg Municipality (population: 2,560), Hølonda Municipality (population: 1,428), Flå Municipality (population: 843), Melhus Municipality (population: 3,978), and the Langørgen farm (population: 11) from Buvik Municipality. These places were all merged to form a new, larger Melhus Municipality.

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Horg farm ({{langx|non|Hǫrgr}}) since the first Horg Church was built there. The name comes from the word {{wikt-lang|non|hǫrgr}} (hörgr) which is the name for an "altar" or "cairn", so the site was likely an important site for the Old Norse religion.{{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 |page=260 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}

The Church of Norway had one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Horg Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Støren prestegjeld and the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

The municipality was located in the Gauldalen valley, about {{convert|35|km}} south of the city of Trondheim. Flå Municipality, Melhus Municipality, and Hølonda Municipality were located to the north, Meldal Municipality was to the west, and Soknedal Municipality, Støren Municipality, and Singsås Municipality were to the south. The highest point in the municipality was the {{convert|929.88|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Rensfjellet, a quadripoint on the border of Horg Municipality, Selbu Municipality, Singsås Municipality, and Flå Municipality.

While it existed, Horg 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.{{Cite SNL|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.

The municipal council {{lang|no|(Herredsstyre)}} of Horg 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 = Horg

|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=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 6

|note = On 1 January 1964, Horg Municipality became part of Melhus Municipality.

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Horg

|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=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 10

|NKP = 1

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Horg

|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=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|NKP = 1

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Horg

|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=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|NKP = 1

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Horg

|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=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 8

|NKP = 2

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Horg

|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=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Venstre = 3

|Arbeiderpartiet = 8

|}}

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The mayor ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Horg 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=Horg |first=P.J. |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011110523003 |title=Norges bebyggelse. Nordlige seksjon. Herredsbindet for Sør-Trøndelag. Østre del. I–II |publisher=Faglitteratur |year=1978 |editor-last=Fiskaa |editor-first=Haakon M. |location=Trondheim |pages=213–223 |language=no |chapter=Horg |editor-last2=Myckland |editor-first2=Haakon Falck}}{{Cite book |last=Haukdal |first=Jens |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013052924008 |title=Busetnad og folkeliv i Horg. Gard og grend |publisher=Melhus kommune |year=1981 |isbn=8299083001 |volume=1 |pages=56–57 |language=no}}

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• 1840–1842: Ole Hegge Knoff
• 1843–1845: unknown
• 1846–1849: Peder Olsen Lind
• 1850–1855: N. Nordtømme
• 1856–1860: Angrim M. Gylland
• 1861–1861: Ole Pedersen Krogstad
• 1862–1863: Esten Arntsen Solberg
• 1864–1867: Peder Olsen Lind
• 1868–1869: Ingebrigt Nilsen Kjelstad
• 1870–1881: Angrim M. Gylland (H)
• 1882–1895: Arnt Johnsen Einum (V)
• 1896–1897: Halvor O. Midttømme
• 1898–1901: Arnt Johnsen Einum (V)
• 1902–1913: Ole Asbjørnsen Løhre (H)
• 1914–1922: Erik Midttømme (V)
• 1923–1925: John Busklein (Bp)
• 1926–1932: Rolf Midttømme (Bp)
• 1933–1833: Peder E. Esphaug (V)
• 1934–1934: John Busklein (Bp)
• 1935–1937: Iver Olsen Foss (Ap)
• 1938–1938: Mikkel Myklegård (Ap)
• 1939–1940: Arnt Moen (Ap)
• 1941–1945: Knut Røe (NS)
• 1945–1947: Arnt Moen (Ap)
• 1948–1951: John Buseth (Ap)
• 1952–1959: Johannes Lium (Ap)
• 1960–1963: Martin Bergum (Ap)

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