Skogn Municipality

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The prestegjeld of Skogn was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 28 November 1874, a royal resolution moved two uninhabited parts of Skogn Municipality to the neighboring Levanger landsogn.{{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 1962, the town of Levanger (population: 1,669) was merged with the neighboring Frol Municipality (population: 3,774), Åsen Municipality (population: 1,939), and Skogn Municipality (population: 4,756) to form a new, larger Levanger Municipality.

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old name for the area ({{langx|non|Skaun}}). The name comes from the word {{lang|non|skaun}} which means "beautiful" or "lovely" (similar to the German word {{wikt-lang|de|schön}}).

The Church of Norway had one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Skogn Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Skogn prestegjeld and the Sør-Innherad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.{{Cite book |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_049.pdf |title=Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 |date=1951-01-01 |publisher=H. Aschehoug & Co. |series=Norges Offisielle Statistikk |location=Oslo, Norge |language=no |format=PDF |authorlink=Statistics Norway}}

Skogn Municipality was located to the south of the town of Levanger. It was bordered by Frosta Municipality and Åsen Municipality to the west, Hegra Municipality to the south, Verdal Municipality to the east, and Frol Municipality to the northeast. The highest point in the municipality was the {{convert|735.35|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Hårskallen, located on the border with Skogn Municipality.

While it existed, Skogn 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 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 was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.

The municipal council {{lang|no|(Herredsstyre)}} of Skogn was made up of 25 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 = Skogn

|herad = yes

|start = 1959

|end = 1961

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|Total = 25

|Arbeiderpartiet = 11

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Venstre = 3

|Local_Lists = 1

|note = On 1 January 1962, Skogn Municipality became part of Levanger Municipality.

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Skogn

|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=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 25

|Arbeiderpartiet = 11

|NKP = 1

|Senterpartiet = 8

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Skogn

|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=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 20

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 9

|Local_Lists = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Skogn

|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=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 20

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 11

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Skogn

|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=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 20

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 2

|Local_Lists = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Skogn

|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=2020-04-14 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 20

|Senterpartiet = 6

|Venstre = 1

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 2

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|AFS = 1

|Local_Lists = 1

|}}

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The mayor ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Skogn 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 web |title=Ordførere Skogn kommune 1838-1961 |url=http://gamle.levanger.kommune.no/foto/personer/politikere/historisk/ordforere/frol/ordforere_skogn.htm |publisher=Levanger kommune |language=no}}

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• 1838–1839: Rasmus Hansen
• 1840–1843: Johannes Mathias Sejersted
• 1844–1847: Rasmus Hansen
• 1848-1849: unknown
• 1850–1851: Peder Isachsen Major
• 1852–1861: Peter Andreas Sæther
• 1862–1867: Olai Olsen
• 1868–1869: K. Holther
• 1870–1873: Peter Andreas Sæther
• 1874–1875: Olai Olsen
• 1876–1877: Per Hojem
• 1878–1879: H.P. Schaufel
• 1880–1889: Andreas Høe (V)
• 1890–1901: Gustav Jermstad (V)
• 1902–1910: Johan Arnt Næsgaard (V)
• 1911–1913: Lars Solstad (V)
• 1914–1915: Severin Hellem (V)
• 1915–1916: Johan Ludvik Bjørgum
• 1917–1919: Ove Storaunet (Ap)
• 1920–1925: Gunnar Nestgaard (Bp)
• 1926–1934: Ragnvald Stavrum (Bp)
• 1935–1941: Gunvald Nesgård (Bp)
• 1941–1945: Svend Gilstad (NS)
• 1945-1945: Gunvald Nesgård (Bp)
• 1946–1947: Olaf Løvli (Ap)
• 1948–1951: Einar Fostad (Bp)
• 1952–1955: Odin Vist (Ap)
• 1956–1959: Johan Holan (Sp)
• 1960-1960: Kristen Fostad (Sp)
• 1961-1961: Odin Vist (Ap)

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