Spangereid Municipality Spangereid herred | |
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 View of the Spangereid canal | |
 Vest-Agder within Norway | |
 Spangereid within Vest-Agder | |
| Coordinates:58°02′42″N07°08′34″E / 58.04500°N 7.14278°E /58.04500; 7.14278 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vest-Agder |
| District | Sørlandet |
| Established | 1 Jan 1889 |
| • Preceded by | Sør-Undal Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
| • Succeeded by | Lindesnes Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Høllen |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 63 km2 (24 sq mi) |
| Population (1964) | |
• Total | 899 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1030[1] |
Spangereid is aformer municipality that was located in the oldVest-Agder county inNorway. The 63-square-kilometre (24 sq mi) municipality[2] existed from 1889 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality was located in the southwestern part of the present-day municipality ofLindesnes inAgder county. The municipality included the whole Lindesnes peninsula, plus part of the mainland adjacent to the narrowisthmus which connects the peninsula to the mainland. Theadministrative centre was the village ofHøllen where theSpangereid Church is located.[3]
The area is one ofNorway's richestarchaeological sites. The abundant remnants from theBronze Age andViking Age show the Spangereid was a very important place at that time. Spangereid is strategically connected at theLindesnes peninsula, Norway's southernmost point, where the east coast meets the west coast.
The municipality of Spangereid was established on 1 January 1899 when it was separated from the municipality ofSør-Undal. The initial population of the new municipality was 1,734. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of theSchei Committee. On 1 January 1963, the Gitlevåg area (population: 103) of Spangereid was transferred to the neighboring municipality ofLyngdal. On 1 January 1964, Spangereid (population: 899) was merged withSør-Audnedal andVigmostad to form the new municipality ofLindesnes.[4]
The municipality (originally theparish) is named after a localisthmus calledSpangereid (Old Norse:Spangarheið) since it connected the mainland to the largeLindesnespeninsula and the localSpangereid Church is located upon it. The first element isspǫng which means "small piece of land". The last element iseið which means "isthmus".[5][3]
While it existed, this municipality was responsible forprimary education (through 10th grade), outpatienthealth services,senior citizen services,unemployment,social services,zoning,economic development, and municipalroads. During its existence, this municipality was governed by amunicipal council ofdirectly elected representatives. Themayor wasindirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[6]
Themayors (Norwegian:ordfører) of Spangereid:
Themunicipal council(Herredsstyre) of Spangereid 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) | 2 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 2 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 4 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 5 | |
| Total number of members: | 13 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 1 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 2 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 7 | |
| Total number of members: | 13 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 2 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 1 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 7 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 12 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 3 | |
| Conservative Party(Høyre) | 2 | |
| Joint list of theLiberal Party(Venstre) and theRadical People's Party(Radikale Folkepartiet) | 7 | |
| Total number of members: | 12 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 1 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgerlige Felleslister) | 4 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 7 | |
| Total number of members: | 12 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 2 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 7 | |
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties(Borgerlige Felleslister) | 3 | |
| Total number of members: | 12 | |
| 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. | ||
Vest-Agder travel guide from Wikivoyage
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