Sunnylven Municipality

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The municipality of Sunnylven was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). According to the 1835 census, Sunnylven had a population of 1,476.{{Cite web |last=Registreringssentral for historiske data |title=Hjemmehørende folkemengde Møre og Romsdal 1801-1960 |url=http://www.rhd.uit.no/dok/nos15.html |access-date=2010-10-10 |publisher=University of Tromsø |language=Norwegian}}

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, Sunnylven Municipality (population: 1,221) and Stranda Municipality (population: 3,453) were merged to form a new, larger Stranda 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}}

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Sunnylvsfjorden ({{langx|non|Sunniflir}}). The first element is {{wikt-lang|non|suðr}} which means "southern". This is likely referring to the fact that the main Storfjorden splits into two branches: Norddalsfjorden (in the north) and Sunnylvsfjorden (in the south). The last element is {{lang|non|iflir}} which is frequently used in the Sunnmøre area in the names of fjords. It possibly comes from the word {{lang|non|viflir}} which means "low, wet terrain".{{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 |pages=1 and 105 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}

Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Sunnelven. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Sunnylven.{{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}} {{see also|Vanylven Municipality#Name|Sykkylven Municipality#Name}}

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

The municipality encompassed the areas around the Sunnylvsfjorden and Geirangerfjorden. The highest point in the municipality was the {{convert|1775.6|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Blåfjellet, near the border with Norddal Municipality. Hjørundfjord Municipality was located to the northwest, Stranda Municipality was located to the north, Norddal Municipality was located to the east, Skjåk Municipality was located to the southeast (in Oppland county), and Stryn Municipality was located to the south (in Sogn og Fjordane county).

While it existed, Sunnylven 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.

The municipal council {{lang|no|(Heradsstyre)}} of Sunnylven was made up of 17 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 = Sunnylven

|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=2020-03-16 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 17

|Local_Lists = 17

|note = On 1 January 1965, Sunnylven Municipality became part of Stranda Municipality.

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sunnylven

|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=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|nynorsk = yes

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 17

|Local_Lists = 17

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sunnylven

|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=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 15

|Local_Lists = 15

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sunnylven

|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=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 16

|Local_Lists = 16

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sunnylven

|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=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 16

|Local_Lists = 16

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sunnylven

|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=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 16

|Local_Lists = 16

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Sunnylven

|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=2020-04-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 16

|Local_Lists = 16

|}}

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The mayor ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Sunnylven 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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• 1840–1840: Amund Olsen Kjelstad{{Cite news |date=1840-08-08 |title=Amtsformandskabsforhandlinger for Romsdals Amt i Aaret 1840 |url=https://www.nb.no/items/fb6bdda8047699e8897659795d5bacce |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=Romsdals Amtstidende |page=2 |language=no}}
• 1846–1848: Knut Syltevig{{Cite news |date=1846-02-24 |title=Molde, den 23de Februar |url=https://www.nb.no/items/cb7167b27453590952e24895c71113cb |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=Romsdals Budstikke |page=2 |language=no}}
• 1849–1852: Nils O. Langeland{{Cite news |date=1852-06-12 |title=Romsdals Amtsformandskab |url=https://www.nb.no/items/0d0dd30c8b85e367d77285871610a84f |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=Postbudet |page=1 |language=no}}
• 1860–1860: Nils O. Langeland{{Cite news |date=1860-06-15 |title=Indlandet |url=https://www.nb.no/items/c87ae3305e2b6bf1de9b8d5b44c64fa3 |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=Aftenbladet |page=1 |language=no}}
• 1869–1869: Knut Syltevig{{Cite news |date=1869-06-03 |title=Romsdals Amtsformandskab |url=https://www.nb.no/items/5867651117fedcbb18dc3bb1baad07ef |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=Møringen |page=1 |language=no}}
• 1870–1877: Andreas Stadheim{{Cite news |date=1870-06-09 |title=Romsdals Amtsformandskab i 1870 |url=https://www.nb.no/items/73e25e75d4fe346316ad0f10ee5f8f95 |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=Møringen |page=1 |language=no}}
• 1877–1914: Ole Ingebrigtsen Langeland (V){{Cite news |date=1878-06-04 |title=Referat af Romsdals Amtsformandskabs Forhandlinger |url=https://www.nb.no/items/f6e1d94ee71f375a774a6d4ad327b500 |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=Romsdalsposten |page=1 |language=no}}
• 1914–1920: Peter Andreas Lillebø{{Cite news |date=1914-01-08 |title=Ordførervalget i Sunnelven |url=https://www.nb.no/items/14ebfcfec597b8144f763f98d33d8f7d |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=Sunnmørsposten |page=2 |language=no}}
• 1920–1941: Knut Stadheim{{Cite news |date=1926-06-01 |title=Møre Fylkesting |url=https://www.nb.no/items/bc0f68a09c54fafdbed8b54f0853fcef |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=Sunnmørsposten |page=5 |language=no}}
• 1941–1944: Peter A. Gausdal (NS){{Cite news |date=1941-06-07 |title=Ordførere |url=https://www.nb.no/items/07c539c47b0dea3f58f3dae565a3172a |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=Møre Dagblad |page=2 |language=no}}
• 1945–1945: Knut Stadheim
• 1946–1948: Peder Kristian Frøysa{{Cite news |date=1946-01-03 |title=Ordførervalget i Sunnylven |url=https://www.nb.no/items/2bbd819892382bf9da6cdff22859d582 |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=Sunnmørsposten |page=3 |language=no}}
• 1948–1951: Aamund Lillebø{{Cite news |date=1948-01-02 |title=Aamund Lillebø ny ordfører i Sunnylven |url=https://www.nb.no/items/fb9954d016dd73896f4172897de04d2f |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=Sunnmørsposten |page=3 |language=no}}
• 1951–1955: Stefan Aasen{{Cite news |date=1951-12-24 |title=Sunnylven |url=https://www.nb.no/items/cf74aaf8b5fcd490b204e4e5b421bb7e |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=Sunnmøre Arbeideravis |page=3 |language=no}}
• 1955–1959: Ivar N. Hole (V){{Cite news |date=1955-12-19 |title=Ivar Hole ny ordførar i Sunnylven |url=https://www.nb.no/items/76604ce671fff15716540d96fc5d704c |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=Sunnmørsposten |page=3 |language=no}}
• 1959–1963: Knut Martin Stadheim{{Cite news |date=1959-12-19 |title=K.M. Stadheim ny ordførar i Sunnylven |url=https://www.nb.no/items/fae73c7bde1c1a8ac270a36e63f3bdd7 |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=Sunnmørsposten |page=4 |language=no}}
• 1963–1964: Ivar N. Hole (V){{Cite news |date=1963-12-21 |title=Hole ny ordførar i Sunnylven |url=https://www.nb.no/items/619031ca73fd2c2cf2744ca6cb7e7307 |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=Sunnmøre Arbeideravis |page=5 |language=no}}

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