Greipstad

Coordinates: 58°09′14″N 07°49′29″E / 58.15389°N 7.82472°E / 58.15389; 7.82472
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Greipstad Municipality
Greipstad herred
Former municipality
View of the local church in Nodeland
View of the local church in Nodeland
Vest-Agder within Norway
Vest-Agder within Norway
Greipstad within Vest-Agder
Greipstad within Vest-Agder
Coordinates: 58°09′14″N 07°49′29″E / 58.15389°N 7.82472°E / 58.15389; 7.82472
CountryNorway
CountyVest-Agder
DistrictSørlandet
Established1 Jan 1913
 • Preceded bySøgne Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded bySongdalen Municipality
Administrative centreNodeland
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total104 km2 (40 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total2,061
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
DemonymGreipsdøling[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1017[2]
Data from Statistics Norway

Greipstad is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 104-square-kilometre (40 sq mi) municipality existed from 1913 until its dissolution in 1964 when it became part of Songdalen municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Nodeland where the Greipstad Church is located. The municipality is located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Kristiansand in Agder county.[3]

History[edit]

The municipality of Greipstad was established on 1 July 1913 when it was separated from the municipality of Søgne to form a municipality of its own. Initially, the municipality had a population of 822 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Greipstad (population: 2,061) was dissolved and it was merged with most of the neighboring municipality of Finsland, excluding the area around Kleveland bru, (population: 797) and with the Eikeland area of Øvrebø municipality (population: 39) to form the new municipality of Songdalen.[4]

Name[edit]

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Greipstad farm (Old Norse: Greipsstaðir) since the first Greipstad Church was built there. The first element is the old male name Greipr. The last element is the plural form of staðr which means "place" or "abode".[3][5]

Government[edit]

While it existed, this 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.[6]

Municipal council[edit]

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

Greipstad herredsstyre 1960–1963 [7]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
Total number of members:13
Greipstad herredsstyre 1956–1959 [8]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:13
Greipstad herredsstyre 1952–1955 [9]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:12
Greipstad herredsstyre 1948–1951 [10]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 8
Total number of members:12
Greipstad herredsstyre 1945–1947 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) 3
Total number of members:12
Greipstad herredsstyre 1938–1941* [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:12
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  3. ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Greipstad – tidligere kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  4. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  5. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 58.
  6. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

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