Vestre Gausdal Municipality Vestre Gausdal herred | |
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 View of the Bødalen area in Vestre Gausdal | |
 Oppland within Norway | |
 Vestre Gausdal within Oppland | |
| Coordinates:61°12′N10°09′E / 61.2°N 10.15°E /61.2; 10.15 | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Oppland |
| District | Gudbrandsdal |
| Established | 1879 |
| • Preceded by | Gausdal Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1962 |
| • Succeeded by | Gausdal Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Forset |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 959 km2 (370 sq mi) |
| Population (1962) | |
• Total | 2,590 |
| • Density | 2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Gausdøl[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0523[2] |
Vestre Gausdal is aformer municipality in the oldOppland county,Norway. The 959-square-kilometre (370 sq mi) municipality[3] existed from 1879 until its dissolution in 1962. The area is now part ofGausdal Municipality. Theadministrative centre was the village ofForset.[4]
In 1879, the largeGausdal Municipality was divided into two separate municipalities: Vestre Gausdal (population: 2,362) andØstre Gausdal (population: 5,911). Vestre Gausdal Municipality included the larger, more rural parts of the old municipality and Østre Gausdal was much smaller and more densely populated and it was located in the southwestern part of the old municipality. During the 1950s, there was a boundary dispute between the neighboring municipalities of Vestre Gausdal andSør-Fron. On 27 July 1956, a land court determined the final boundary between the two municipalities and a small part of Vestre Gausdal (population: 7) was transferred to the neighboringSør-Fron Municipality.[5] During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of theSchei Committee. On 1 January 1962, the two municipalities of Vestre Gausdal (population: 2,590) andØstre Gausdal (population: 3,942) were reunited asGausdal Municipality.[6]
When the largeGausdal Municipality was divided into two new municipalities in 1879, the western part was given the prefixvestre which means "western". The municipality is named after theGausdalen valley (Old Norse:Gausdalr) since the municipality is located in the valley. The first element is named after the riverGausa which flows through the valley. The river name comes from the verbgjósa which means to "gush", "burst out", or "stream forcefully". The last element isdalr which means "valley" or "dale".[7]
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.[8]
Themunicipal council(Herredsstyre) of Vestre Gausdal was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. Theparty breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 | |
| Centre Party(Senterpartiet) | 7 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 21 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 6 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 5 | |
| Total number of members: | 21 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 15 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 8 | |
| Liberal Party(Venstre) | 1 | |
| Total number of members: | 24 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 15 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 9 | |
| Total number of members: | 24 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 15 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 7 | |
| Joint list of theLiberal Party(Venstre) and theRadical People's Party(Radikale Folkepartiet) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 24 | |
| Party name(in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party(Arbeiderpartiet) | 13 | |
| Radical People's Party(Radikale Folkepartiet) | 1 | |
| Farmers' Party(Bondepartiet) | 8 | |
| Local List(s)(Lokale lister) | 2 | |
| Total number of members: | 24 | |
| 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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Themayors of Vestre Gausdal (incomplete list):
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