Øksendal Municipality

General information

In 1854, the parish of Øksendal was separated from the large Sunndal Municipality to establish the new Øksendal Municipality. Initially, Øksendal Municipality had a population of 1,291. On 1 January 1899, the northern part of the municipality, located on the northern side of the Sunndalsfjorden, (population: 462) was separated to become the new Ulvundeid Municipality. This left Øksendal Municipality with 654 inhabitants.

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

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Øksendalen valley (). The first element is usma which is the name for the river that runs through the valley. The meaning of the name is unknown. The last element is which means "valley" or "dale". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Øksendalen. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Øksendal, removing the definite form ending -en.

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Øksendal 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 Øksendalen valley on the south side of the Sunndalsfjorden. The highest point in the municipality was the 1809 m tall mountain Vikesoksa on the border with Eresfjord og Vistdal Municipality. The municipality was surrounded by Sunndal Municipality to the southeast, Eresfjord og Vistdal Municipality to the west, Nesset Municipality to the north, and Ålvundeid Municipality to the northeast (across the fjord).

Government

While it existed, Øksendal 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 Øksendal 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 Øksendal Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:

• 1862–1872: Peder P. Halse
• 1873–1875: Erik Sæther
• 1875–1886: Peder P. Halse
• 1887–1890: Erik Bølset
• 1890–1895: Halvor Olsen Melkild
• 1895–1899: Einar Børset
• 1899–1901: B. Øveraas
• 1902–1904: Ole L. Lien
• 1905–1907: B. Øveraas
• 1908–1934: Ole L. Lien
• 1934–1940: Anders Endreson Skrondal (V)
• 1941–1942: John Erstad (NS)
• 1942–1944: Henrik Børset (NS)
• 1945–1947: Anders Endreson Skrondal (V)
• 1947–1951: John O. Lien
• 1951–1955: Anders Endreson Skrondal (V)
• 1955–1959: Kaare Ree (LL)

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