Ålvundeid Municipality

General information

The municipality of Ulvundeidet was established on 1 January 1899 when it was split off from Øksendal Municipality. The new municipality had an initial population of 462, making it one of the smallest municipalities in the county. The name was later changed to Ålvundeid Municipality.

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1960, Ålvundeid Municipality (population: 513) was merged with Øksendal Municipality (population: 497) and Sunndal Municipality (population: 5,851) to form a new, larger Sunndal Municipality.

Name

The municipality is named after the old Ålvund farm () and the isthmus on which it is located. The first element comes from the word which used to mean "gravel" or "gravelly ground". The last element is which means "isthmus", since the old farm was located on a small isthmus between the Sunndalsfjorden and the Ålvundfjorden. Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Ulvundeidet. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Aalvundeid. On 21 December 1917, a royal resolution enacted the 1917 Norwegian language reforms. Prior to this change, the name was spelled Aalvundeid with the digraph "Aa", and after this reform, the name was spelled Ålvundeid, using the letter Å instead.

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Ålvundeid Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Øksendal prestegjeld and the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Geography

The municipality was located in the Innerdalen valley on the north side of the Sunndalsfjorden. The highest point in the municipality was the 1842 m tall mountain Trolla on the border with Sunndal Municipality. The Innerdalstårnet and Vinnufjellet were also located in the southern part of the municipality. The municipality was surrounded by Tingvoll Municipality and Stangvik Municipality to the north, Sunndal Municipality to the south, and Øksendal Municipality to the southwest.

Government

While it existed, Ålvundeid 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. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Ålvundeid Municipality was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party. |}} |}} |}} |}} |}}

Mayors

The mayor () of Ålvundeid Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:

• 1899–1902: Einar Børset

• 1903–1904: G. Rødset

• 1905–1911: Einar Børset

• 1920–1928: A.P. Neergaard

• 1929–1934: Steinar I. Mo

• 1934–1937: A.P. Neergaard

• 1937–1942: Ivar Antonsen Bakken (V)

• 1942–1943: Martinus Røkkum (NS)

• 1943–1945: Olaf O. Engen (NS)

• 1945–1955: Ivar Antonsen Bakken (V)

• 1955–1959: Erik L. Walseth (LL)

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