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Stangvik Municipality

{{short description|Former municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway}}

{{Infobox kommune

|name = Stangvik

|herred = yes

|former = yes

|native_name =

|native_name_lang =

|other_name =

|former_name = Stangvig herred

|image_skyline = Stangvik med kirken og prestegården (cropped) T344 01 0065.jpg

|image_caption = View of the village of Stangvik (early 1900s)

|idnumber = 1564

|county = Møre og Romsdal

|district = Nordmøre

|capital = Stangvik

|established = 1 Jan 1838

|preceded = none

|disestablished = 1 Jan 1965

|succeeded = Surnadal Municipality and Sunndal Municipality

|demonym = Stangvikgjelding

|language = Nynorsk{{Cite journal |year=1932 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015110481043_001 |journal=Norsk Lovtidend |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=453–471}}

|coatofarms =

|flag =

|mayor = Ola Torhus

|mayor_party = Ap

|mayor_as_of = 1963–1964

|elevation_max_m = 1622

|highest_point_ref = {{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Kart over Norge |url=https://norgeskart.no/#!?project=norgeskart&layers=1004&zoom=13&markerLat=6974734.438262591&markerLon=198277.89309054654&p=searchOptionsPanel&lat=6974734.44&lon=198277.89&sok=ne%C3%A5dalssnota |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}}

|area_rank = 203

|area_total_km2 = 510.99

|area_land_km2 =

|area_water_km2 =

|area_water_percent =

|population_as_of = 1964

|population_rank = 400

|population_total = 1947

|population_density_km2 = 3.8

|population_increase = -16.1

|coordinates = {{coord|62|55|10|N|08|28|05|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}

}}

Stangvik is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The {{convert|511|km2|adj=on}} municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The municipality of Stangvik (historically spelled Stangvig) encompassed much of the area surrounding the Trongfjorden and the smaller fjords that branch off of it such as the Ålvundfjorden, Stangvikfjorden, and Todalsfjorden. The municipality was mostly located in what is now Surnadal Municipality and also small portions of what is now Sunndal Municipality and Tingvoll Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Stangvik where Stangvik Church is located.{{Cite SNL|Stangvik_-_tidligere_kommune|Stangvik (tidligere kommune)|2025-02-23|Thorsnæs|Geir|2024-11-25}}

Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the {{convert|511|km2|adj=on}} municipality was the 203rd largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Stangvik Municipality was the 400th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,947. The municipality's population density was {{convert|3.8|PD/km2}} and its population had decreased by 16.1% over the previous 10-year period.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}{{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 |authorlink=Statistics Norway}}

General information

File:Søyset, Møre og Romsdal - Riksantikvaren-T344 01 0033.jpg

File:Toåa - panoramio (3).jpg

The municipality of Stangvig was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). According to the 1865 census, the municipality had a population of 2,619.{{Cite web |last=Registreringssentral for historiske data |title=Hjemmehørende folkemengde Møre og Romsdal 1801-1960 |url=http://www.rhd.uit.no/dok/nos15.html |publisher=University of Tromsø |language=Norwegian}} On 1 January 1874, a part of Stangvik Municipality (population: 61) was moved to neighboring Tingvoll Municipality. Then on 1 January 1877, another part of Stangvik Municipality (population: 50) was moved to Surnadal Municipality.{{Cite book |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}}

In 1879, parts of Surnadal Municipality (population: 83) and Halsa Municipality (population: 279) were moved to Stangvik Municipality. On 1 January 1886, the Møklegjerdet farm (population: 29), just west of Glærem, was transferred from Stangvik Municipality to Surnadal Municipality. On 1 January 1897, the Sjøflot farm (population: 27), also just west of Glærem, was transferred from Stangvik Municipality to Surnadal Municipality. On 1 May 1895, the area around the Åsskardfjorden and the Hamnesfjorden in the northern part of the municipality was split off to create the new Aasgaard Municipality, leaving Stangvik Municipality with 2,354 inhabitants.

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, Stangvik Municipality ceased to exist. The district around the village of Ålvund and the Ålvundfjorden (population: 508) was moved to the neighboring Sunndal Municipality, the district around the villages of Åsprong and Sandnes (population: 26) was moved to the neighboring Tingvoll Municipality, and the rest of Stangvik Municipality (population: 1,386), along with all of Åsskard Municipality, was merged into Surnadal Municipality.

=Name=

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Stangvik farm ({{langx|non|Stangarvík}}) since the first Stangvik Church was built there. The first element is derived from the genitive case of the word {{wikt-lang|non|stǫng}} which means "staff" or "pole". This is likely referring to the very straight shape of the shoreline in this area (rather unusual for the very craggy shoreline in western Norway). The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|vík}} which means "bay" or "cove".{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=691LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt |date=1908 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=13 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=400 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}

=Churches=

The Church of Norway had two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Stangvik Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Stangvik prestegjeld and the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ style="font-size:medium"|Churches in Stangvik

!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built

rowspan="1"|StangvikStangvik ChurchStangvik1896
rowspan="1"|TodalTodal ChurchTodalsøra1861

Geography

The municipality encompassed much of the area surrounding the Trongfjorden and the smaller fjords that branch off of it such as the Ålvundfjorden, Stangvikfjorden, and Todalsfjorden. The highest point in the municipality was the {{convert|1622|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Neådalssnota, on the border with Surnadal Municipality. Åsskard Municipality was to the north, Surnadal Municipality was to the east, Oppdal Municipality (in Sør-Trøndelag county) to the southeast, Ålvundeid Municipality was to the southwest, and Tingvoll Municipality was to the west.

Government

While it existed, Stangvik 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.

=Municipal council=

The municipal council {{lang|no|(Herredsstyre)}} of Stangvik was made up of 21 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

{{div col}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Stangvik

|herad = yes

|start = 1963

|end = 1964

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-04-24 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 11

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 7

|note = On 1 January 1965, Stangvik Municipality was divided between Tingvoll Municipality, Surnadal Municipality, and Sunndal Municipality.

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Stangvik

|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=2020-04-24 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|nynorsk = yes

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Local_Lists = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Stangvik

|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=2020-04-24 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|nynorsk = yes

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 10

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 11

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Stangvik

|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=2020-04-24 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|nynorsk = yes

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 24

|Arbeiderpartiet = 12

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 12

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Stangvik

|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=2020-04-24 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|nynorsk = yes

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 9

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Stangvik

|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=2020-04-24 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|nynorsk = yes

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 24

|Arbeiderpartiet = 11

|Local_Lists = 13

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Stangvik

|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=2020-04-24 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|nynorsk = yes

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 24

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 5

|Arbeiderpartiet = 13

|Sp/V = 6

|}}

{{div col end}}

=Mayors=

{{incomplete list|date=February 2025}}

The mayor ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Stangvik was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position (incomplete list):

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  • 1846–1847: Erik Kaarvatn{{Cite web |title=Ordfører 1846-47 Erik Kaarvatn, Stangvik herredsstyre |url=https://digitaltmuseum.no/011012918125/ordforer-1846-47-erik-kaarvatn-stangvik-herredsstyre |access-date=2025-02-24 |publisher=DigitaltMuseum |language=no}}
  • 1848–1849: Lars L. Mo{{Cite web |title=Ordfører 1848-49 Lars L. Moe, Stangvik herredsstyre |url=https://digitaltmuseum.no/011012918131/ordforer-1848-49-lars-l-moe-stangvik-herredsstyre |access-date=2025-02-24 |publisher=DigitaltMuseum |language=no}}
  • 1850–1851: Bersvein Røkkum{{Cite web |title=Ordfører 1850-51 Bersvein Røkkum, Stangvik herredsstyre |url=https://digitaltmuseum.no/011012918133/ordforer-1850-51-bersvein-rokkum-stangvik-herredsstyre |access-date=2025-02-24 |publisher=DigitaltMuseum |language=no}}
  • 1852–1853: Bersvein Brøske{{Cite web |title=Ordfører Bersvein Brøske, Stangvik herredsstyre |url=https://digitaltmuseum.no/011012918112/ordforer-bersvein-broske-stangvik-herredsstyre |access-date=2025-02-24 |publisher=DigitaltMuseum |language=no}}
  • 1858–1877: Christian Bruseth{{Cite web |title=Ordfører (1858-1877) Chr. Bruseth, Stangvik herredsstyre |url=https://digitaltmuseum.no/011012918108/ordforer-1858-1877-chr-bruseth-stangvik-herredsstyre |access-date=2025-02-24 |publisher=DigitaltMuseum |language=no}}
  • 1878–1883: Bersvein Brøske
  • 1884–1885: Lars J. Bæverfjord{{Cite web |title=Ordfører 1884-85 Lars J. Bæverfjord, Stangvik herredsstyre |url=https://digitaltmuseum.no/011012918113/ordforer-1884-85-lars-j-baeverfjord-stangvik-herredsstyre |access-date=2025-02-24 |publisher=DigitaltMuseum |language=no}}
  • 1886–1889: Bersvein Brøske
  • 1890–1894: Lars L. Mo{{Cite news |date=1890-01-09 |title=Ordførervalg |url=https://www.nb.no/items/897edcb9cd9496e38c0ca6116c46ca6c |access-date=2025-02-24 |work=Romsdalsposten |page=2 |language=no}}
  • 1894–1907: Lars Røkkum{{Cite news |date=1901-04-13 |title=Romsdals Amtsting |url=https://www.nb.no/items/db8e5518d555b50ef0ca1b85200428ab |access-date=2025-02-24 |work=Romsdals Tidende |page=2 |language=no}}{{Cite news |date=1903-04-15 |title=Romsdals Amtsting |url=https://www.nb.no/items/3cd5c868cbe8dac6f42216afcd3fa863 |access-date=2025-02-24 |work=Romsdals Tidende |page=2 |language=no}}
  • 1907–1916: Peder J. Kvande{{Cite news |date=1911-06-07 |title=Romsdals Amtsting |url=https://www.nb.no/items/5adc779affbb50370b4e1cacee9b974e |access-date=2025-02-24 |work=Romsdals Tidende |page=3 |language=no}}{{Cite web |title=Ordfører 1907-16 Peder J. Kvande, Stangvik herredsstyre |url=https://digitaltmuseum.no/011012918126/ordforer-1907-16-peder-j-kvande-stangvik-herredsstyre |access-date=2025-02-24 |publisher=DigitaltMuseum |language=no}}
  • 1919–1922: Kristian Bruseth{{Cite news |date=1919-06-04 |title=Fylkestinget |url=https://www.nb.no/items/5db8e27b0a27440a4a24cd269bab013a |access-date=2025-02-24 |work=Romsdals Budstikke |page=3 |language=no}}
  • 1922–1937: Josva Halle{{Cite news |date=1922-12-27 |title=I Stangvik |url=https://www.nb.no/items/6f7883781196caef3a9099392155f96f |access-date=2025-02-24 |work=Romsdalsposten |page=2 |language=no}}{{Cite web |title=Ordfører 1923-37 Josva Halle, Stangvik herredsstyre |url=https://digitaltmuseum.no/011012918118/ordforer-1923-37-josva-halle-stangvik-herredsstyre |access-date=2025-02-24 |publisher=DigitaltMuseum |language=no}}
  • 1937–1941: Erling Torhus (Ap){{Cite news |date=1937-12-22 |title=Erling Torhus ordfører i Stangvik |url=https://www.nb.no/items/248f21db735ae85d398c343c8b16dce0 |access-date=2025-02-24 |work=Tidens Krav |page=3 |language=no}}
  • 1945–1945: Josva Halle{{Cite news |date=1945-05-09 |title=Oppnevning av ordførere og lensmenn på Nordmøre |url=https://www.nb.no/items/d0f92cb5ed3d95ee0d10f2564c3cf8c0 |access-date=2025-02-24 |work=Tidens Krav |page=2 |language=no}}
  • 1945–1947: Albert Halseth{{Cite news |date=1945-09-04 |title=Nye ordførere |url=https://www.nb.no/items/4156452ff4fc281266a829e21b9cd55d |access-date=2025-02-24 |work=Tidens Krav |page=2 |language=no}}
  • 1947–1955: Anders J. Halset{{Cite news |date=1948-01-03 |title=Anders J. Halset ordførar i Stangvik |url=https://www.nb.no/items/b058c87cf37823c7017ceb59b4557ee1 |access-date=2025-02-24 |work=Tidens Krav |page=2 |language=no}}
  • 1955–1963: Olav T. Halle (Bp){{Cite news |date=1955-12-20 |title=Olav T. Halle ny ordfører i Stangvik |url=https://www.nb.no/items/025c954ccf05f9c5ae36e96c94cde63f |access-date=2025-02-24 |work=Aura Avis |page=2 |language=no}}
  • 1963–1964: Ola Torhus (Ap){{Cite news |date=1963-12-19 |title=Ola Torhus (A) ble ny ordfører i Stangvik |url=https://www.nb.no/items/cde23e370992d0766df861c5d65dc123 |access-date=2025-02-24 |work=Tidens Krav |page=7 |language=no}}

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See also

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