Moland

File:Moland kommunehus.jpg

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. The municipality of Moland was created on 1 January 1962 when a merger took place between the municipalities of Stokken (population: 2,783), Austre Moland (population: 1,607), and Flosta (population: 1,205) as well as Strengereid area (population: 375) of the municipality of Tvedestrand. On 1 January 1964, the Holte farm (population: 5) in Moland was transferred to Tvedestrand.{{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}}

On 1 January 1992, another major municipality merger took place in this area. The municipalities of Moland (population: 8,148), Øyestad (population: 8,679), Tromøy (population: 4,711), and Hisøy (population: 4,026) were merged with the town of Arendal (population: 12,478) to form the new, much larger, municipality of Arendal with a population of nearly 40,000 people.

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Moland farm ({{langx|non|Móðguland}}). The first element of the name is derived from the river {{lang|non|Móðga}}. The river name comes from the Old Norse word {{lang|non|móðigr}} which means "brave" or "courageous". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|land}} which means "land" or "district". The predecessor municipality of Austre Moland had the prefix {{wikt-lang|no|austre}} (which means "eastern") which was added to differentiate the place from Vestre Moland which was located a little further south along the coast of Norway, but since that municipality was dissolved, the prefix here was no longer needed.{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt |date=1905 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=8 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=87 |language=Norwegian |author-link=Oluf Rygh}} {{See also|Vestre Moland|Austre Moland}}

The coat of arms was granted on 7 January 1983. The official blazon is "Azure, a double chevron argent" ({{langx|no|I blått en sølv dobbeltsparre}}). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a double chevron that looks like the letter "M". The double chevron has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color in the field symbolizes the importance of the sea for this municipality which had a long and rugged coastline. The double chevron design was chosen since it looks like the letter "M", the initial letter in the name of the municipality. The three points in the "M" also refer to the three areas that formed Moland municipality: Stokken, Flosta, and Austre Moland. The arms were designed by Oddvar André Enggav.{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Moland |access-date=2023-01-20 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}{{Cite web |title=Moland, Arendal, Aust-Agder (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-09-18.html |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Flags of the World}}{{Cite web |date=1983-01-07 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1983-01-07-30?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}

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 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 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |language=no |access-date=2023-01-01}}

The municipal council {{lang|no|(Herredsstyre)}} of Moland was made up of 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 = Moland

| start = 1988

| end = 1991

| reference ={{Cite web |year=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=21 December 2020 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

| Total = 31

| Arbeiderpartiet = 15

| Fremskrittspartiet = 3

| Høyre = 6

| Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

| Senterpartiet = 1

| Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

| Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

| name = Moland

| start = 1984

| end = 1987

| reference ={{Cite web |year=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=21 December 2020 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

| collapsed = yes

| Total = 31

| Arbeiderpartiet = 16

| Fremskrittspartiet = 2

| Høyre = 7

| Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

| Senterpartiet = 1

| Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

| name = Moland

| start = 1980

| end = 1983

| reference ={{Cite web |year=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=21 December 2020 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

| collapsed = yes

| Total = 31

| Arbeiderpartiet = 14

| Høyre = 9

| Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

| Senterpartiet = 1

| Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

| name = Moland

| start = 1976

| end = 1979

| reference ={{Cite web |year=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=21 December 2020 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

| collapsed = yes

| Total = 31

| Arbeiderpartiet = 16

| DLF = 2

| Høyre = 6

| Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

| Senterpartiet = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

| name = Moland

| start = 1972

| end = 1975

| reference ={{Cite web |year=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=21 December 2020 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

| collapsed = yes

| Total = 31

| Arbeiderpartiet = 17

| Høyre = 5

| Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

| Senterpartiet = 2

| Venstre = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

| name = Moland

| start = 1968

| end = 1971

| reference ={{Cite web |year=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=21 December 2020 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo |volume=I}}

| collapsed = yes

| Total = 31

| Arbeiderpartiet = 17

| Høyre = 5

| Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

| Senterpartiet = 1

| Venstre = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

| name = Moland

| start = 1964

| end = 1967

| reference ={{Cite web |year=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=21 December 2020 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

| collapsed = yes

| Total = 31

| Arbeiderpartiet = 18

| Høyre = 5

| Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

| Senterpartiet = 1

| Venstre = 5

|}}

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The mayors ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Moland:

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• 1962-1971: Thor Lund (Ap){{Cite web |title=Lund, Thor (1921-1999) |url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=THLU |access-date=2023-07-23 |publisher=Stortinget |language=no}}
• 1971-1979: Ingar Olsen (Ap)
• 1979-1981: Tore A. Liltved (H){{Cite web |title=Liltved, Tore A. (1939-2004) |url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=TAL |access-date=2023-07-23 |publisher=Stortinget |language=no}}
• 1981-1983: Leif B. Svendsen (KrF)
• 1983-1989: Thor Lund (Ap)
• 1989-1992: Sigurd Ledaal (H)

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• Tore A. Liltved, a local politician
• Thor Lund, a local politician and mechanic

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