Heddal Municipality Heddal herred | |
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| Hitterdal herred (historic name) | |
 View of the historicHeddal Stave Church | |
 Telemark within Norway | |
 Heddal within Telemark | |
| Coordinates:59°35′15″N9°10′20″E / 59.58745°N 9.1721°E /59.58745; 9.1721 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Telemark |
| District | Aust-Telemark |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Notodden Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Heddal |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 407 km2 (157 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 4,844 |
| • Density | 11.9/km2 (30.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Heddøl[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0823[4] |
Heddal is aformer municipality inTelemark county,Norway. The 407-square-kilometre (157 sq mi)[5] municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part ofNotodden Municipality. Theadministrative centre was the village ofHeddal where theHeddal Stave Church.[6]
Theparish ofHitterdal (later spelledHeddal) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (seeformannskapsdistrikt law). The municipality originally consisted of two parishes: Hitterdal with theHitterdal Stave Church and Lilleherred with theLilleherred Church (the spellings of the churches and parishes have varied historically). On 1 January 1913, the newly-designatedkjøpstad (town) ofNotodden (population: 4,821) was separated from Heddal to form a separate self-governing town as anenclave within Heddal Municipality. This left Heddal with 2,890 residents.[7]
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of theSchei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Heddal Municipality was dissolved and the following areas were merged to form a new, largerNotodden Municipality:[7]
The municipality (originally theparish) is named after the Heddalen valley (Old Norse:Heitrardalr) since the historicHeddal Stave Church was built there. The first element is derived from the old name for the local riverHeddøla, a tributary of theSkien River. The old name of the river comes from thegenitive case of the wordheitr which has an unknown meaning. The last element isdalr which means "valley" or "dale".[8] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelledHitterdal orHiterdal. On 3 November 1917, aroyal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality toHeddal.[9]
During its existence, this municipality was governed by amunicipal council ofdirectly elected representatives. Themayor wasindirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[10]
Themunicipal council(Herredsstyre) of Heddal was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by politicalparty.
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 1 | |
| Communist Party(Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 1 | |
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) | 8 | |
| Total number of members: | 29 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 16 | |
| Communist Party(Kommunistiske Parti) | 2 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 3 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 6 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 1 | |
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 29 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 17 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 5 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 1 | |
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 28 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 18 | |
| Communist Party(Kommunistiske Parti) | 3 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 4 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 5 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 1 | |
| Joint list of theLiberal Party(Venstre) and theRadical People's Party(Radikale Folkepartiet) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 32 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 19 | |
| Communist Party(Kommunistiske Parti) | 4 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 4 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 3 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 1 | |
| Joint list of theLiberal Party(Venstre) and theRadical People's Party(Radikale Folkepartiet) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 32 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 19 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 6 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 3 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgerlige Felleslister) | 4 | |
| Total number of members: | 40 | |
| Note: Due to theGerman occupation of Norway duringWorld War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945. | ||
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