Geitastrand

Geitastrand Municipality
Geitastrand herred
Former municipality
Gjeitastrand herred   (historic name)
Gjeitastranden herred   (historic name)
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Geitastrand within Sør-Trøndelag
Geitastrand within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°21′54″N 09°55′31″E
Country Norway
County Sør-Trøndelag
District Orkdalen
Established 1 Jan 1905
 • Preceded by Børsa Municipality
Disestablished 1 Jan 1963
 • Succeeded by Orkdal Municipality
Administrative centre Geitastrand
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total 119 km2 (46 sq mi)
Population
 (1963)
 • Total 559
 • Density 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
Demonym Geitastranding
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-1659
Data from Statistics Norway

Geitastrand is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county in Norway. The 119-square-kilometre (46 sq mi) municipality existed from 1905 until 1963 in what is now part of the municipality of Orkland in Trøndelag county. It encompassed the coastal area along the Trondheimsfjord between the town of Orkanger in the south to the Ingdalen valley in the north. The district was thinly populated, and has no significant urban areas. The administrative centre of the municipality was at Geitastrand village where the Geitastrand Church is located. The Byneset area of the city of Trondheim is located across the fjord to the east from Geitastrand.

History

Geitastrand Church

The municipality of Geitastrand was established on 1 January 1905 when it was separated from the municipality of Børsa. Initially, Geitastrand had a population of 674. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, Geitastrand was merged with the municipalities of Orkanger, Orkdal, and Orkland to form a new, larger municipality of Orkdal. Before the merger, Geitastrand had 559 inhabitants.

Name

The municipality is named Geitastrand after the old name for the area along the west shore of the Orkdalsfjorden. The name comes from the old Geita farm which is located at the headland where the Orkdalsfjorden and Trondheimsfjorden meet. The first element is derived from geit which means "goat". The last element comes from the word strǫnd which means "shoreline". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Gjeitestranden. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Gjeitestrand, removing the definite form ending -en. On 1 October 1921, the spelling of the name was changed to Geitastrand.

Government

During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.

Mayors

The mayors of Geitastrand:

  • 1905–1910: John Wormdal (H)
  • 1911–1931: Ludvig Meland (V)
  • 1932–1937: Elling Kvernmo (Bp)
  • 1938–1941: Ola Bjørnbet (Bp)
  • 1942-1942: Emil Carlsen (NS)
  • 1942–1945: Nils Johnsen Kvernmo (NS)
  • 1946–1947: Ola Bjørnbet (Bp)
  • 1948–1951: Reidar Kvernmo (Bp)
  • 1952–1955: Ola Bjørnbet (Bp)
  • 1956–1959: Reidar Kvernmo (Bp)
  • 1960–1962: Bengt Haugness (Bp)

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Geitastrand was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Geitastrand herredsstyre 1960–1962   
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members: 13
Geitastrand herredsstyre 1956–1959   
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members: 13
Geitastrand herredsstyre 1952–1955   
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members: 12
Geitastrand herredsstyre 1948–1951   
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members: 12
Geitastrand herredsstyre 1945–1947   
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members: 12
Geitastrand herredsstyre 1938–1941*   
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 4
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 4
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
Total number of members: 12
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.

See also