Romedal is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Stange Municipality in the traditional district of Hedmarken. The administrative centre was the village of Romedal where Romedal Church is located. Other villages in Romedal included Ilseng and Starhellinga. The municipality centered around the agriculture and forestry industries.

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 236th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Romedal Municipality was the 125th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 6,497. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 1% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The parish of Romedal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Romedal Municipality (population: 6,441) was merged with the neighboring Stange Municipality (population: 9,734) to form a new, larger Stange Municipality.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Romedal farm () since the first Romedal Church was built there. The first element is (probably) the genitive case of an old river name (). The river name may have come from the word , which means 'clear' or 'empty'. The last element is , which means 'valley' or 'dale'.

Churches

The Church of Norway had two parishes () within Romedal Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Romedal prestegjeld and the Hamar domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council of Romedal Municipality was made up of 25 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Mayors

The mayor () of Romedal Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:

  • 1838–1839: Nils Christoffersen Gaustad
  • 1839–1842: H. Wegener
  • 1842–1843: Christen Larsen Arneberg
  • 1843–1844: Lars Christian Sandberg
  • 1844–1845: Anton Hansen Horne
  • 1845–1847: V.F. Krog
  • 1847–1849: Christen Larsen Arneberg
  • 1851–1853: Gulbrand Øvergaard
  • 1854–1855: Anton Hansen Horne
  • 1855–1859: S.H. Ræder
  • 1859–1860: Kjel Sande
  • 1861–1863: L.G. Bryhn
  • 1863–1867: Jens Øvergård
  • 1867–1871: Lars Arneberg
  • 1871–1873: Hans Antonsen Horne
  • 1873–1875: N. Hals
  • 1875–1877: O.A. Bryhni
  • 1877–1879: Lars Arneberg
  • 1879–1882: L.G. Bryhn
  • 1882–1883: O. Pedersen
  • 1883–1891: Johan A. Horn
  • 1891–1893: Lars Busvold
  • 1893–1897: Kristian Horn
  • 1897–1898: Olaf Bryhn
  • 1899–1916: Anton Julius Tøsti
  • 1917–1919: L. Julseth
  • 1920–1922: O.J. Maagaard
  • 1923–1928: L. Julseth
  • 1929–1931: Alfred Johnsen (Ap)
  • 1932–1941: Karl Petersen (Ap)
  • 1941–1941: G. O. Bahus (Ap)
  • 1941–1944: Arne Stramrud (NS)
  • 1944–1945: Ole J. Lie (NS)
  • 1945–1948: Karl Petersen (Ap)
  • 1948–1964: Jens K. Nybruket (Ap)

See also

  • List of former municipalities of Norway

References