Hof Municipality Hof herred | |
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 View of the village ofHof | |
 Hedmark within Norway | |
 Hof within Hedmark | |
| Coordinates:60°33′10″N12°01′19″E / 60.55275°N 12.02188°E /60.55275; 12.02188 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Hedmark |
| District | Solør |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1963 |
| • Succeeded by | Åsnes Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Hof |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(1959–1963) | Thorstein Haugen (Ap) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 422.4 km2 (163.1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #226 in Norway |
| Highest elevation | 634.6 m (2,082 ft) |
| Population (1962) | |
• Total | 3,285 |
| • Rank | #272 in Norway |
| • Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Change(10 years) |  −4.6% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0424[4] |
Hof is aformer municipality in the oldHedmark county,Norway. The 422.4-square-kilometre (163.1 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1963. The area is now part ofÅsnes Municipality in thetraditional district ofSolør. Theadministrative centre was the village ofHof where the oldHof Church is located.[5]
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 422.4-square-kilometre (163.1 sq mi) municipality was the 226th largest by area out of the 705 municipalities in Norway. Hof Municipality was the 272nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,285. The municipality'spopulation density was 7.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (20/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 4.6% over the previous 10-year period.[6][7]
Historically, theprestegjeld of Hof included the main parish plus the sub-parishes of Aasnes and Vaaler. The whole parish of Hof was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (seeformannskapsdistrikt law). In 1849, the two northern areas of Hof Municipality were separated to form the newAasnes og Vaaler Municipality (population: 7,087), which drastically reduced the size of Hof Municipality (population: 2,913).[8]
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of theSchei Committee. On 1 January 1963, Hof Municipality (population: 3,222) was merged into the neighboringÅsnes Municipality (population: 6,750). On 1 January 1969 theRotberget area in Åsnes Municipality (population: 23), which had been a part of the old Hof Municipality until the 1963 merger, was transferred to the neighboringGrue Municipality.[8]
The municipality (originally theparish) is named after the oldHof farm (Old Norse:Hof) since the firstHof Church was built there. The name is identical with the wordhof which means "shrine" or a "pagan temple hall" (as in a temple of the OldNorse gods).[9]
TheChurch of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Hof Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Hofprestegjeld and theSolør prosti (deanery) in theDiocese of Hamar.[7]
| Parish (sokn) | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
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| Hof | Hof Church | Hof | 1861 |
| Arneberg Chapel | Jammerdalen | 1878 | |
| Hof Finnskog Chapel | Dulpetorpet | 1953 |
Hof was located in thetraditional district ofSolør. Hof Municipality was bordered byGrue Municipality to the south,Nord-Odal Municipality to the west,Romedal Municipality to the northwest,Åsnes Municipality to the north, and by the Kingdom ofSweden to the east. The eastern part of the municipality was part of theFinnskogen area. The highest point in the municipality was the 634.6-metre (2,082 ft) tall mountain Elgklintsrøysa, atripoint on the border between Hof Municipality andÅsnes Municipality inNorway andFinnskoga-Dalby Municipality inSweden (now part ofTorsby Municipality).[1]
While it existed, Hof Municipality was responsible forprimary education (through 10th grade), outpatienthealth services,senior citizen services,welfare and othersocial services,zoning,economic development, and municipalroads and utilities. The municipality was governed by amunicipal council ofdirectly elected representatives. Themayor wasindirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[10] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of theEidsivating Court of Appeal.
Themunicipal council(Herredsstyre) of Hof Municipality was made up of 19 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 | |
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| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 11 | |
| Communist Party(Kommunistiske Parti) | 2 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
| Total number of members: | 19 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 11 | |
| Communist Party(Kommunistiske Parti) | 3 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 4 | |
| Total number of members: | 19 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 9 | |
| Communist Party(Kommunistiske Parti) | 2 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
| Communist Party(Kommunistiske Parti) | 4 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgerlige Felleslister) | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
| Communist Party(Kommunistiske Parti) | 4 | |
| Christian Democratic Party(Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgerlige Felleslister) | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgerlige Felleslister) | 4 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 16 | |
| 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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Themayor (Norwegian:ordfører) of Hof Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position (incomplete list):
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