Talvik Municipality

The municipality was established in 1863, when the large Alten-Talvig Municipality was dissolved and it was divided into two separate municipalities: Talvik Municipality (population: 1,938) in the north and Alta Municipality (population: 2,442) in the south. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Talvik (population: 3,266) and Alta (population: 6,629) were merged to form a new, larger Alta Municipality.{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}

The municipality is named after the old Talvik farm since the first Talvik Church was built there. The first element of the name is rather uncertain. If the first element was of Old Norse origin then it is derived from the word {{lang|non|Þelli}} which means "pine" (due to the large number of pine trees in the area). The other explanation is that it is a corruption of the Northern Sami word {{lang|se|Dálbme}} or the longer name {{lang|se|Dálbmeluokta}} which translates as "fog" or "fog bay". The early Norwegian settlers would have translated that as {{lang|no|tåkebukta}} (meaning "fog bay") and this could have been corrupted from {{wikt-lang|no|tåke}} to {{wikt-lang|no|tal}}. The last element of the name is {{wikt-lang|non|vík}} which means "inlet" or "cove". Historically, the name was spelled Talvig using the old Danish spelling, and later it was "Norwegianized" to Talvik.{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qolBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Finmarkens amt |date=1924 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=18 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=49–50 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}

The Church of Norway had one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Talvik. It was part of the Talvik prestegjeld and the Alta prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

The municipality was located along the outer Altafjorden. The municipality also included the southern parts of the islands of Seiland and Stjernøya. The highest point was the {{convert|1149|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Store Haldi, located on the border with Alta Municipality to the south.

While it existed, Talvik Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. 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=2023-08-03 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=no |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}} The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Hålogaland Court of Appeal.

The mayors ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Talvik (incomplete list):{{Cite book |last=Olsen |first=Brynjolf Olander |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012031324071 |title=Trekk av Talvik herreds historie |publisher=Dreyers Forlag |year=1937 |location=Stavanger |pages=23–24 |language=no}}

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• 1864-1865: Gerhard William Stuhr
• 1865-1867: Peder Andreas Olsen
• 1867-1871: Knud Toenberg
• 1871-1875: Ludvig Kristoffer Olavius Strømme
• 1875-1891: Peder Eilertson
• 1891-1893: Alexander Kristian William Hald
• 1893-1897: Anders Halvorsen
• 1897-1900: Andreas Nikolai Hammerø
• 1901-1905: Ove Edvard Olsen
• 1905-1907: Johan Petter Bjørgan
• 1908-1916: Jens Sevald Jensen
• 1917-1920: Ludvig Thomassen
• 1920-1923: Jens Sevald Jensen
• 1924-1926: Ludvig Thomassen
• 1926-1937: Kristoffer Kristoffersen
• 1938-1942: Hagbart Pedersen{{Cite news |date=1938-06-22 |title=Referat fra Talvik herredstyres møte |url=https://www.nb.no/items/b5f58bcb586263e1e80a68ecfa7fdac6?page=3 |access-date=2024-03-28 |work=Vestfinnmark Arbeiderblad |page=4 |language=no}}
• 1942-1945: Peder Frostmo (NS){{Cite news |date=1942-08-20 |title=Nye ordførere og varaordførere |url=https://www.nb.no/items/7fd6d51319acc9836fe72c72b6cc8261 |access-date=2024-03-28 |work=Finnmark Folkeblad |page=2 |language=no}}
• 1945-1945: Hagbart Pedersen
• 1945-1951: Cornelius Karlstrøm (Ap)
• 1951-1959: Lauritz Mortensen{{Cite news |date=1952-02-02 |title=Valg i Talvik |url=https://www.nb.no/items/42c6ccd8cca055d027bb64b038a8fb66 |access-date=2024-03-28 |work=Finnmarksposten |page=2 |language=no}}
• 1959-1963: Thorleif Johansen (Ap){{Cite news |last=Larsen |first=Bjørn Helge |date=1983-07-16 |title=Ordfører i tre perioder |url=https://www.nb.no/items/55b8887d5d8eff9669d11d0308e1a8bb |access-date=2024-03-28 |work=Altaposten |pages=8-9 |language=no}}

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The municipal council {{lang|no|(Herredsstyre)}} of Talvik 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.

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{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Talvik

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

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 11

|Høyre = 2

|NKP = 1

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Venstre = 1

|AFS = 4

|note = On 1 January 1964, Talvik Municipality became part of Alta Municipality.

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Talvik

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

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 21

|Arbeiderpartiet = 12

|NKP = 2

|Høyre = 2

|Local_Lists = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Talvik

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

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 11

|NKP = 1

|Local_Lists = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Talvik

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

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 14

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Talvik

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

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 10

|AFS = 6

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Talvik

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

|collapsed = yes

|Total = 16

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|AFS = 7

|Local_Lists = 4

|}}

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