Hylestad Municipality

Not to be confused with Hyllestad Municipality.
Hylestad Municipality
Hylestad herred
Former municipality
View of the local Hylestad Church
Aust-Agder within Norway
Hylestad within Aust-Agder
Coordinates: 59°05′37″N 7°32′09″E / 59.0935°N 07.5359°E / 59.0935; 07.5359
CountryNorway
CountyAust-Agder
DistrictSetesdal
Established1 July 1915
 • Preceded byValle Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1962
 • Succeeded byValle Municipality
Administrative centreRysstad
Government
 • Mayor (1956-1961)Torjus J. Nomeland
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
540.3 km2 (208.6 sq mi)
 • Rank#182 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
1,302 m (4,272 ft)
Population
 (1961)
 • Total
661
 • Rank#702 in Norway
 • Density1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
 −1.2%
Official language
[3]
 • Norwegian formNynorsk[2]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0939[4]
Data from Statistics Norway

Hylestad is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county, Norway. The 540-square-kilometre (210 sq mi) municipality existed from 1915 until its dissolution in 1962. The area is now part of Valle Municipality in the traditional district of Setesdal in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Rysstad where the Hylestad Church was located.[5]

Prior to its dissolution in 1962, the 540.3-square-kilometre (208.6 sq mi) municipality was the 182nd largest by area out of the 731 municipalities in Norway. Hylestad Municipality was the 702nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 661. The municipality's population density was 1.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.1/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 1.2% over the previous 10-year period.[6][7]

General information

The parish of Hylestad was established as a municipality on 1 July 1915 when the large Valle Municipality was divided into two: Hylestad Municipality (population: 658) in the south and Valle Municipality (population: 1,051) in the north. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.[8][9] On 1 January 1962, Hylestad Municipality was reincorporated into Valle Municipality. Prior to the merger Hylestad Municipality had a population of 662.[10]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hylestad farm (Old Norse: Hyljastaðir) since the first Hylestad Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of the word hylr which means "deep place" or "pool in a river". The last element is the plural form of staðr which means "place", "homestead" or "abode".[11]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Hylestad Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Valle prestegjeld and the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder.[7]

Churches in Hylestad Municipality
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Hylestad Hylestad Church Rysstad 1839

Geography

The highest point in the municipality was the 1,302-metre (4,272 ft) tall mountain Beinleinuten, located in the Setesdalsheiene mountains just east of the lake Rosskreppfjorden in the western part of the municipality.[1] The river Otra flowed through the central part of the municipality. Valle Municipality was located to the north, Fyresdal Municipality was located to the east (in Telemark county), Bygland Municipality was located to the south, and Sirdal Municipality was located to the west (in Vest-Agder county).

Government

While it existed, Hylestad 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.[12] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Setesdal District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Hylestad Municipality was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Hylestad heradsstyre 1959–1961 [13]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) 3
Total number of members:13
Note: On 1 January 1962, Hylestad Municipality became part of Valle Municipality.
Hylestad heradsstyre 1955–1959 [14]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 3
Total number of members:13
Hylestad heradsstyre 1951–1955 [15]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 7
Total number of members:12
Hylestad heradsstyre 1947–1951 [16]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 7
Total number of members:12
Hylestad heradsstyre 1945–1947 [17]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 6
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 6
Total number of members:12
Hylestad heradsstyre 1937–1941* [18]  
Party name (in Nynorsk) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 5
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 5
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste) 2
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.

Mayors

The mayor (Nynorsk: ordførar) of Hylestad Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:[19]

  • 1915–1916: Gunnar Torgeirsson Rysstad (H)
  • 1916–1922: Tarald J. Harstad (Ap)
  • 1923–1925: Gunnar Torgeirsson Rysstad (H)
  • 1926–1928: Torgeir G. Straume
  • 1929–1934: Jon O. Nomeland
  • 1934–1937: Aani Aanisson Rysstad (Ap)
  • 1938–1941: Jon O. Nomeland
  • 1941–1945: Jon T. Rysstad (NS)
  • 1945–1951: Jon O. Nomeland
  • 1952–1955: Såvi G. Straume (V)
  • 1956–1961: Torjus J. Nomeland

Notable people

See also

References

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