Overhalla Municipality

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The municipality of Overhalla was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee, although Overhalla's borders were only slightly modified. On 1 January 1964, the Galguften and Hauknes area (population: 15) of Høylandet Municipality (on the southern shore of the lake Eidsvatnet) was transferred to Overhalla 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}}

On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Nord-Trøndelag county to the new Trøndelag county.

The municipality (originally the parish) is named Overhalla ({{langx|non|œfri hálfa}}), an old name for the area. Historically, the Namdalen district was divided in two parts: "the upper half" and "the lower half". The first element comes from the word {{wikt-lang|non|efri}} which means "upper". The last element derives from the word {{wikt-lang|non|halfr}} which means "half". Thus, the name means "the upper half (of Namdalen)". The municipality of Overhalla today is, however, just a fraction of the old part of what was historically considered œfri hálfa.{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_kFFxvxaufcC |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt |date=1903 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=15 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=306 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}} Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Overhallen. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Overhalla.{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=Norsk Lovtidend |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057–1065}}

The coat of arms was granted on 2 June 1989. The official blazon is "Or, sevense crosses gules in annulo" ({{langx|no|I gull sju røde kors som danner en sirkel}}). This means the arms have a field (background) 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 charge is a circular arrangement of seven greek crosses. The design was inspired by a 1344 seal used by local peasants on a document regarding the coronation of King Håkon Magnusson. The seal depicts a building topped with a cross similar to those on the coat of arms and at the local Ranem Church. The arms were designed by Harald Ekseth. 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=Overhalla |access-date=2023-02-17 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}{{Cite web |title=Overhalla, Nord-Trøndelag (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-17-44.html |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Flags of the World}}{{Cite web |date=1989-08-18 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1989-06-02-448 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}

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The municipality includes part of the lake Eidsvatnet, from which the river Bjøra flows into the river Namsen, which runs from the east to the west. By the time it reaches the border with Namsos Municipality, the river Namsen is already brackish and influenced by the tides the ocean. The river Nordelva also empties into the estuary here. On the south side of the Namsen river, there is an area of mountains and mountain lakes. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|726.51|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Reinsjøfjellet. The Bangsjøene lakes form the border with Snåsa Municipality. The western approaches to Geitfjell lies in Overhalla Municipality, while the summit lies in Grong Municipality. The southern tip of the lake Storgrønningen lies in Overhalla Municipality, while the vast majority of the lake lies in Høylandet Municipality.

Overhalla 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 encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}} The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Trøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

The municipal council ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Overhalla is made up of 21 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 = Overhalla

|start = 2023

|end = 2027

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Trøndelag Trööndelage |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag%20tr%C3%B6%C3%B6ndelage/overhalla#seats |access-date=2024-01-06 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|collapsed =

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Fremskrittspartiet = 3

|Senterpartiet = 11

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|start = 2019

|end = 2023

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/tr%C3%B8ndelag/overhalla#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Fremskrittspartiet = 1

|Høyre = 1

|Senterpartiet = 13

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|start = 2015

|end = 2019

|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

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Høyre = 1

|Senterpartiet = 13

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|start = 2011

|end = 2015

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nord-Trøndelag |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nord-tr%C3%B8ndelag/overhalla#seats |access-date=2019-10-20 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 8

|Fremskrittspartiet = 3

|Høyre = 1

|Senterpartiet = 8

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|start = 2007

|end = 2011

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Senterpartiet = 10

|Venstre = 1

|Høyre = 1

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|start = 2003

|end = 2007

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Høyre = 2

|Senterpartiet = 8

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|start = 1999

|end = 2003

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|H/KrF/V = 3

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Senterpartiet = 12

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Høyre = 1

|Senterpartiet = 11

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Høyre = 1

|Senterpartiet = 11

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Høyre = 2

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Høyre = 2

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Venstre = 3

|H/KrF/DLF = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|Høyre = 1

|Senterpartiet = 8

|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 1

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Høyre = 1

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Senterpartiet = 8

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Senterpartiet = 8

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Senterpartiet = 6

|Venstre = 2

|Local_Lists = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Overhalla

|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=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Senterpartiet = 8

|Venstre = 3

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|Local_Lists = 1

|}}

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The mayor ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Overhalla 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 book |last=Groven |first=Gunnar |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2010081908030 |title=Overhalla bygdebok bind VI - Bygdehistorie fra 1837 til etter siste verdenskrig |publisher=Overhalla kommune |year=1990 |location=Namsos |pages=39–42 |language=no}}

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• 1838–1841: Hans Tetlie
• 1842–1843: Andreas Samuelsen Vibstad
• 1844–1845: Halle E. Gansmo
• 1846–1849: Mathias A. Sellæg
• 1850-1851: Ove Christian Roll
• 1851–1853: Mathias A. Sellæg
• 1854–1855: Johan A. Sellæg
• 1856–1859: J.G. Steen
• 1860–1861: Halle E. Tetlie
• 1862–1869: Andreas Erlandsen
• 1870–1871: Johannes F. Barlien
• 1872–1877: Peter N. Solum
• 1878–1887: Svein G. Tetlie (V)
• 1888-1889: Ole M. Weglo (V)
• 1889–1891: Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen (V)
• 1892–1910: Ole M. Weglo (V)
• 1911–1919: Peter S. Raabakken (V)
• 1920–1922: Esten Saugen (Bp)
• 1923–1928: Lorents Nagelhus (Bp)
• 1929–1931: Esten Saugen (Bp)
• 1932–1934: Lorents Nagelhus (Bp)
• 1935–1940: Olav Flotten (Bp)
• 1941–1942: Magnus Øyesvold (NS)
• 1942–1945: Aage Hagerup (NS)
• 1945-1945: Olav Flotten (Bp)
• 1946–1951: Agnar Grande (Bp)
• 1952–1955: Inge Himo (Bp)
• 1956–1960: Agnar Grande (Bp)
• 1960–1961: Inge Himo (Sp)
• 1962–1963: Sigmund Flasnes (Sp)
• 1964–1970: Kristian Hildrum (Sp)
• 1970–1975: Jostein O. Mørkved (V)
• 1976–1979: Sigmund Flasnes (Sp)
• 1980–1981: Jørund Øvereng (Sp)
• 1982–1999: Jørgen Tømmerås (Sp)
• 1999–2003: Frank Jensen (Ap)
• 2003–2003: Susanne Bratli (Ap)
• 2003–2011: Jostein Hildrum (Sp)
• 2011–2021: Per Olav Tyldum (Sp){{Cite web |title=Ordføreren i Overhalla |url=http://www.overhalla.kommune.no/ordfoereren.113873.no.html |access-date=2014-08-20 |publisher=Overhalla kommune |language=no}}
• 2021–present: Hege Kristin Kværnø Saugen (Sp)

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The historic Namsos Line railway traversed the municipality on its way from Grong to Namsos, but the line was closed to passenger traffic in 1978. Freight traffic on the line was discontinued in 2002. The Norwegian County Road 17 also crosses the municipality.

There are 38 grave mounds in the Hunn area. The Olamo-haugen is the largest of those. The other ones have been dated to years 600 to 800 Common Era, just before the Viking Age. During the construction of a school in Hunn, the Olamo-haugen mound was uncovered and studied. About {{convert|300|m2}} or about one-third of the mound was excavated by the time the dig was concluded (in 2022).{{Cite news |last=Sandmo |first=Espen |date=2022-10-23 |title=Skadet gravhaug under skolebygging – nå må den bygges opp igjen |url=https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/kommune-skadet-gravhaug-under-skolebygging-_-ma-bygge-den-opp-igjen-1.16143205 |access-date=2022-10-23 |work=NRK.no |language=no}}

The Church of Norway has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Overhalla Municipality. It is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

{{main category|People from Overhalla}}

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• Jacob Hersleb Darre (1757 in Overhalla – 1841), a vicar and representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly
• Hans Barlien (1772 in Overhalla – 1842), a farmer and politician who established the Norwegian-American immigrant settlement in Sugar Creek, Iowa
• Christian Møinichen Havig (1825 in Overhalla – 1912), a bailiff and politician
• Kristen Gran Gleditsch (1867 in Overhalla - 1946), a Norwegian military officer and topographer
• Alf Hildrum (born 1948 in Overhalla), a media executive and politician
• Inge Ryan (born 1956 in Overhalla), a Norwegian politician who was Mayor of Namsskogan Municipality from 1991–1995 and County Governor of Nord-Trøndelag from 2009-2017
• Susanne Bratli (born 1966 in Overhalla), a Norwegian politician and Mayor of Overhalla in 2003
• Trine Skei Grande (born 1969 in Overhalla), a politician and former leader of the Liberal Party of Norway

• Kristian Elster (1841 in Overhalla – 1881), a novelist, journalist, literary critic, theatre critic, and forester
• Per Kvist (1890 in Overhalla – 1947), a revue writer, entertainer, and stage & film actor{{IMDb name|0477002|Per Kvist}}. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
• Johannes Rian (1891 in Overhalla – 1981), a painter
• Bjarne Brøndbo (born 1964) and Eskil Brøndbo (born 1970), two rock musicians from Namsos

• Gunhild Følstad (born 1981 in Overhalla), an international women's footballer

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• [http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/overhalla Municipal fact sheet] from Statistics Norway {{in lang|no}}

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