Gyland (municipality)

Gyland is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 182-square-kilometre (70 sq mi) municipality was located in the northeastern part of the present-day municipality of Flekkefjord in what is now Agder county. The municipality existed very briefly from 1838 until 1839 and then it was re-created in 1893 and it existed until 1965. The administrative centre was the village of Gyland where Gyland Church is located.[1]

Gyland herred
Former municipality
View of the village church
Vest-Agder within
Norway
Gyland within Vest-Agder
Coordinates: 58°25′50″N 06°50′22″E
CountryNorway
CountyVest-Agder
DistrictLister
Established1838-1839
Re-established1 Jan 1893
Disestablished1 Jan 1965
Administrative centreGyland
Area
 • Total182 km2 (70 sq mi)
 *Area at municipal dissolution.
Population
 (1965)
 • Total691
 • Density3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1044
Created asFormannskapsdistrikt in 1838
Succeeded byBakke in 1839
Preceded byBakke in 1893
Succeeded byFlekkefjord in 1965
Data from Statistics Norway

History

The parish of Gyland was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law), but it was almost immediately merged into neighboring Bakke municipality in the fall of 1839. The Gyland area (population: 1,085) was separated (again) from Bakke municipality on 31 December 1893 to once again form its own municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the municipalities of Gyland, Bakke, Hidra, and Nes were merged with the town of Flekkefjord to form a new, larger municipality of Flekkefjord. Prior to the merger, Gyland had a population of 691.[2]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the old Gyland farm (Old Norse: Gýjuland), where the Gyland Church was originally located. The first element is the old name of the river that flows past the farm (Old Norse: Gýja or Gý) and the last element is land which means "land".[1][3]

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Gyland, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[4]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Gyland was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Gyland Herredsstyre 1964 [5]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)11
Total number of members:13
Gyland Herredsstyre 1960–1963 [6]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)11
Total number of members:13
Gyland Herredsstyre 1956–1959 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)13
Total number of members:13
Gyland Herredsstyre 1952–1955 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)11
Total number of members:12
Gyland Herredsstyre 1948–1951 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)11
Total number of members:12
Gyland Herredsstyre 1945–1947 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)1
 Local List(s) (Lokale lister)11
Total number of members:12
Gyland Herredsstyre 1938–1941* [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)3
 Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)9
Total number of members:12

See also

References
  1. Store norske leksikon. "Gyland" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  3. Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 339.
  4. Hansen, Tore, ed. (12 May 2016). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. "Kommunevalgene 1963" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1964. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

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