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Meldal Municipality

Coordinates: 63°03′04″N 09°44′14″E / 63.05111°N 9.73722°E / 63.05111; 9.73722
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Meldal Municipality
Meldal kommune
Former municipality
Meldalen herred  (historic name)
View of the lake Frilsjøen
View of the lake Frilsjøen
Coat of arms of Meldal Municipality
Coat of arms
Trøndelag within Norway
Trøndelag within Norway
Meldal within Trøndelag
Meldal within Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°03′04″N 09°44′14″E / 63.05111°N 9.73722°E / 63.05111; 9.73722
CountryNorway
CountyTrøndelag
DistrictOrkdalen
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 2020
 • Succeeded byOrkland Municipality
Administrative centreMeldal
Government
 • Mayor (2011)Are Hilstad (Sp)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
613.25 km2 (236.78 sq mi)
 • Land592.20 km2 (228.65 sq mi)
 • Water21.05 km2 (8.13 sq mi)  3.4%
 • Rank#184 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
1,162 m (3,812 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
3,905
 • Rank#233 in Norway
 • Density6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +0.3%
DemonymMeldaling[2]
Official language
[3]
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-5023[4]
Data from Statistics Norway

Meldal is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020 when it joined Orkland Municipality. It was part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Meldal. Other villages included Løkken Verk, Bjørnli, Å, and Storås.

At the time of its dissolution in 2020, the 613-square-kilometre (237 sq mi) municipality was the 184th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Meldal Municipality was also the 233rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,905. The municipality's population density was 6.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (17/sq mi) and its population had increased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

The municipality was most renowned for its mining activities at Løkken Verk, being the birthplace of the Orkla mining company, now Orkla Group. It was also home to the annual Storåsfestivalen music festival.

General information

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The area of the Storås Festival in Meldal

The parish of Meldal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1839, the southern district of Meldal (population: 2,368) was separated to form the new Rennebu Municipality. This left Meldal with 3,184 residents.[7]

On 1 January 2018, the municipality switched from the old Sør-Trøndelag county to the new Trøndelag county.

On 1 January 2020, the neighboring Agdenes Municipality, Orkdal Municipality, and Meldal Municipality, plus the majority of Snillfjord Municipality were merged to form the new Orkland Municipality.[8]

Name

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named Meldal (Old Norse: Meðaldalr) after its location in the Orkdalen valley. The first element is meðal which means "middle". The last element is dalr which means "valley" or "dale". Thus the name means "the middle of the valley".[9] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Meldalen. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Meldal, removing the definite form ending -en.[10]

Coat of arms

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The coat of arms was granted on 5 February 1985 and it was in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was dissolved. The official blazon is "Gules, an ear of corn in a roundel voided embattled Or" (Norwegian: I rød, et gull kornaks i tannhjul). This means the arms have a red field (background) and the charge is the top of an ear of corn inside a gear-shaped circular ring. The charge has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The design was chosen to symbolize the importance of local industry and agriculture. The arms were designed by Harald Ekseth.[11][12]

Churches

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The Church of Norway had two parishes (sokn) within Meldal Municipality. It is part of the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

Churches in Meldal
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Løkken Løkken Church Bjørnli 1929
Meldal Meldal Church Meldal 1988

Geography

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Meldal Municipality was located along the Orkla River in the middle of the Orkdalen valley. The lakes Hostovatnet and Svorksjøen were located along the northern border of the municipality. The highest point in the municipality was the 1,162-metre (3,812 ft) tall mountain Resfjellet, near the border with Rindal Municipality.[1]

There were five municipalities that bordered Meldal: Rindal Municipality to the west, Rennebu Municipality to the south, Midtre Gauldal Municipality and Melhus Municipality to the east, and Orkdal Municipality to the north.

The Løkken Station was the terminal station on the historic Thamshavn Line railway that used to travel through the municipality.

Government

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While it existed, Meldal 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.[13] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Sør-Trøndelag District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

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The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Meldal is made up of 19 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Meldal kommunestyre 2015–2019 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
Total number of members:19
Meldal kommunestyre 2011–2015 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
Total number of members:19
Meldal kommunestyre 2007–2011 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Joint list of the Conservative Party (Høyre) and the Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:19
Meldal kommunestyre 2003–2007 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Joint list of the Conservative Party (Høyre), Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti), and Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
 Meldal List (Meldalslista)2
Total number of members:25
Meldal kommunestyre 1999–2003 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Joint list of the Conservative Party (Høyre), Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti), and Liberal Party (Venstre) 5
Total number of members:25
Meldal kommunestyre 1995–1999 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 14
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:25
Meldal kommunestyre 1991–1995 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
Total number of members:25
Meldal kommunestyre 1987–1991 [18]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Joint list of the Conservative Party (Høyre), Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti), Liberal People's Party (Liberale Folkepartiet), and Liberal Party (Venstre) 6
Total number of members:25
Meldal kommunestyre 1983–1987 [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Liberal People's Party (Liberale Folkepartiet) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:25
Meldal kommunestyre 1979–1983 [20]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 14
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:25
Meldal kommunestyre 1975–1979 [21]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 14
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  New People's Party (Nye Folkepartiet) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:25
Meldal kommunestyre 1971–1975 [22]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:25
Meldal kommunestyre 1967–1971 [23]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 16
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:25
Meldal kommunestyre 1963–1967 [24]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 16
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:25
Meldal herredsstyre 1959–1963 [25]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:25
Meldal herredsstyre 1955–1959 [26]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:25
Meldal herredsstyre 1951–1955 [27]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 14
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:24
Meldal herredsstyre 1947–1951 [28]  
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
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members:24
Meldal herredsstyre 1945–1947 [29]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:24
Meldal herredsstyre 1937–1941* [30]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 11
Total number of members:24
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

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The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Meldal was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:[31][32]

  • 1838–1843: Ole Olsen Rigstad
  • 1844–1849: Christian Rambech
  • 1850–1853: Ole Olsen Rigstad
  • 1854–1859: Erik Torgersen Loe
  • 1860–1863: Johannes Ring
  • 1864–1875: Ole Ellefsen
  • 1876–1877: Rasmus Dombu
  • 1878–1879: Ole O. Steien
  • 1880–1883: Johannes Ring (H)
  • 1884–1895: Ole O. Steien (V)
  • 1896–1897: Rasmus Dombu (H)
  • 1898–1904: Ole O. Steien (V)
  • 1905–1907: Rasmus Hoel (H)
  • 1908–1910: Anders O. Grut (H)
  • 1911–1913: Rasmus Hoel (H)
  • 1914–1919: J.E. Grefstad (V)
  • 1920–1922: E.L. Staveli (V)
  • 1923–1925: Gunnar Ree (Bp)
  • 1926–1928: E.L. Staveli (V)
  • 1929–1934: Gunnar Ree (Bp)
  • 1935–1937: Ingvald Svinsås-Lo (V)
  • 1938–1941: Johannes Togstad (Ap)
  • 1941–1945: Thorleif Eie (NS)
  • 1945–1951: Johannes Togstad (Ap)
  • 1952–1956: Anders Kokkvoll (Ap)
  • 1956–1967: Johan L. Strand (Ap)
  • 1968–1973: Ivar Bolme (Ap)
  • 1974–1980: John Akselsen (Ap)
  • 1980–2005: Arne L. Haugen (Ap)
  • 2005–2007: Ingrid Skarstein (Ap)
  • 2007–2011: Ivar Syrstad (Sp)
  • 2011–2019: Are Hilstad (Ap)

See also

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References

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