Romedal

{{about|the former municipality in Norway (1838-1964)|the village in Stange, Norway|Romedal (village)}}

{{Infobox kommune

|name = Romedal

|herred = yes

|former = yes

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|image_skyline = Romedal.jpg

|image_caption = View of the Romedal area

|idnumber = 0416

|county = Hedmark

|district = Hedemarken

|capital = Romedal

|established = 1 Jan 1838

|preceded = none

|disestablished = 1 Jan 1964

|succeeded = Stange Municipality

|demonym = Romedøl

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|area_land_km2 = 385

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|population_as_of = 1964

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|population_total = 6,441

|population_density_km2 = auto

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Romedal is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The {{convert|385|km2|adj=on}} municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964 when it became part of Stange Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Romedal where Romedal Church is located. Other villages in Romedal included Ilseng and Starhellinga. The municipality centered around the agriculture and forestry industries.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Romedal |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Romedal |date=2022-02-08 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2022-03-24}}

History

The parish of Romedal was established as a municipality 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. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Romedal (population: 6,441) was merged with the neighboring municipality of Stange (population: 9,734).{{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 Romedal farm ({{langx|non|Ruðmudalr}}) since the first Romedal Church was built there. The first element is (probably) the genitive case of an old river name ({{lang|non|Ruðma}}). The river name may have come from the word {{wikt-lang|non|ryðja}}, which means 'clear' or 'empty'. The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}}, which means 'valley' or 'dale'.{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SZMOAAAAYAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Hedmarkens amt |date=1900 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=3 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=127–128 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}

Government

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

=Municipal council=

The municipal council {{lang|no|(Herredsstyre)}} of Romedal was made up of 25 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Romedal

|herad = yes

|start = 1960

|end = 1963

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|Total = 25

|Arbeiderpartiet = 16

|Høyre = 2

|NKP = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Senterpartiet = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Romedal

|herad = yes

|start = 1956

|end = 1959

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 25

|Arbeiderpartiet = 15

|NKP = 4

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Romedal

|herad = yes

|start = 1952

|end = 1955

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 20

|Arbeiderpartiet = 12

|NKP = 3

|Senterpartiet = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Romedal

|herad = yes

|start = 1948

|end = 1951

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 20

|Arbeiderpartiet = 12

|NKP = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Romedal

|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 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 20

|Arbeiderpartiet = 13

|NKP = 4

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 2

|Local_Lists = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Romedal

|herad = yes

|start = 1938

|end = 1941*

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 20

|Høyre = 3

|Senterpartiet = 2

|Arbeiderpartiet = 15

|}}