Geitastrand Municipality

General information

The municipality of Geitastrand was established on 1 January 1905 when it was separated from Børsa Municipality. Initially, Geitastrand Municipality had a population of 674. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, Geitastrand Municipality (population: 559) was merged with Orkanger Municipality (population: 2,874), Orkland Municipality (population: 1,707), and Orkdal Municipality (population: 4,152) to form a new, larger Orkdal Municipality.

Name

The municipality is named Geitastrand after the old name for the area along the west shore of the Orkdalsfjorden. The name comes from the old Geita farm which is located at the headland where the Orkdalsfjorden and Trondheimsfjorden meet. The first element is derived from which means "goat". The last element comes from the word which means "shoreline". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Gjeitestranden. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Gjeitestrand, removing the definite form ending -en. On 1 October 1921, the spelling of the name was changed to Geitastrand.

Churches

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

Geography

The municipality was located on the southwest side of the Trondheimsfjorden and Orkdalfjorden, about 25 km west of the city of Trondheim. Stadsbygd Municipality was located to the north, Snillfjord Municipality was to the northwest, and Orkdal Municipality was to the southwest. Both Børsa Municipality and Byneset Municipality were located to the east on the other side of the fjord. The highest point in the municipality was the 611 m tall mountain Vargheia.

Government

While it existed, Geitastrand 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 (Heradsstyre) of Geitastrand 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 Geitastrand Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:

• 1905–1910: John Wormdal (H)
• 1911–1931: Ludvig Meland (V)
• 1932–1937: Elling Kvernmo (Bp)
• 1938–1941: Ola Bjørnbet (Bp)
• 1942–1942: Emil Carlsen (NS)
• 1942–1945: Nils Johnsen Kvernmo (NS)
• 1946–1947: Ola Bjørnbet (Bp)
• 1948–1951: Reidar Kvernmo (Bp)
• 1952–1955: Ola Bjørnbet (Bp)
• 1956–1959: Reidar Kvernmo (Bp)
• 1960–1962: Bengt Haugness (Bp)

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