Syvde Municipality

Syvde Municipality
Syvde herred
Former municipality
Søvde herred  (historic name)
View from Eidså across the Syvdsfjorden in the area of the old Syvde municipality
Møre og Romsdal within Norway
Syvde within Møre og Romsdal
Coordinates: 62°05′16″N 05°44′15″E / 62.08778°N 5.73750°E / 62.08778; 5.73750
CountryNorway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
DistrictSunnmøre
Established1 Feb 1918
 • Preceded byVanylven Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byVanylven Municipality
Administrative centreMyklebost
Government
 • Mayor (1959–1963)Botolv Holsvik
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
127.3 km2 (49.2 sq mi)
 • Rank#468 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
1,142.95 m (3,749.84 ft)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total
1,482
 • Rank#538 in Norway
 • Density11.6/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
 +2.5%
DemonymSyvding[2]
Official language
[4]
 • Norwegian formNynorsk[3]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1512[5]
Data from Statistics Norway

Syvde is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 127-square-kilometre (49 sq mi) municipality existed from 1918 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Vanylven Municipality in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The administrative centre was the village of Myklebost, at the end of the Syvdsfjorden. Syvde Church was the municipal church.[6]

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 127.3-square-kilometre (49.2 sq mi) municipality was the 468th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Syvde Municipality was the 538th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,482. The municipality's population density was 11.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (30/sq mi) and its population had increased by 2.5% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]

General information

The municipality of Søvde (later spelled Syvde) was established on 1 February 1918 when the old Vanylven Municipality was split into two municipalities: Vanyvlen Municipality (population: 1,848) in the west and the new Søvde Municipality (population: 1,260) in the east.[9]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Syvde Municipality was dissolved and the following areas were merged to form a new, larger Vanylven Municipality:[9]

Name

The municipality is named after the local fjord, Syvdsfjorden (Old Norse: Sybðir). The name is likely derived from the word svífa which means "to swerve" or "to drift", probably referring to the crooked or bent shape of the fjord. Historically, the name was spelled Søvde.[6][10]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Syvde Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Vanylven prestegjeld and the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.[8]

Churches in Syvde
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Syvde Syvde Church Syvde 1837

Geography

The municipality included the areas surrounding the Syvdsfjorden. The highest point in the municipality was the 1,142.95-metre (3,749.8 ft) tall mountain Storeblæja.[1] Rovde Municipality was located to the northeast, Dalsfjord Municipality was located to the east and south, Vanylven Municipality was located to the west, and Sande Municipality was located to the northwest.

  • View of the Syvde area
  • Syvde seen from Ytre Løset
  • Syvde Church

Government

Syvde 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.[11] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Syvde was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Syvde heradsstyre 1959–1963 [12]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 17
Total number of members:17
Note: On 1 January 1964, Syvde Municipality became part of Vanylven Municipality.
Syvde heradsstyre 1955–1959 [13]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 17
Total number of members:17
Syvde heradsstyre 1951–1955 [14]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 16
Total number of members:16
Syvde herredsstyre 1947–1951 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 6
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 10
Total number of members:16
Syvde heradsstyre 1945–1947 [16]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 16
Total number of members:16
Syvde heradsstyre 1937–1941* [17]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 13
Total number of members:16
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.

Mayors

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

  • 1918–1928: Kristian Sandnes (V/Bp)
  • 1928–1937: Ola Larsen Vik[18]
  • 1937–1944: Peter Vik[19]
  • 1945–1947: Asbjørn Øye (V)
  • 1947–1951: Kristoffer Sørdal[20]
  • 1951–1959: Simon Eikrem (Bp)[21]
  • 1959–1963: Botolv Holsvik[22]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.
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  7. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  8. ^ a b Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 1951). Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 (PDF). Norges Offisielle Statistikk (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: H. Aschehoug & Co.
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  10. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1908). Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt (in Norwegian) (13 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 11.
  11. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  18. ^ "Syvde nye herredsstyre". Møre (in Norwegian). 29 December 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  19. ^ "Syvde". Dagen (in Norwegian). 10 January 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  20. ^ "Syvde". Møre (in Norwegian). 3 January 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  21. ^ "Simon Eikrem ny ordfører i Syvde". Tidens Krav (in Norwegian). 28 December 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  22. ^ "Ordførerval". Fjordenes Tidende (in Norwegian). 21 December 1959. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2025.

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