Ørskog

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Ørskog kommune
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Coordinates: 62°28′44″N06°53′07″E / 62.47889°N 6.88528°E / 62.47889; 6.88528
Country Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Sunnmøre
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created as Formannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1 Jan 2020
  Succeeded by Ålesund Municipality
Administrative centre Sjøholt
Government
  Mayor (2015-2019)Knut Helge Harstad (H)
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total132.35 km2 (51.10 sq mi)
  Land128.90 km2 (49.77 sq mi)
  Water3.45 km2 (1.33 sq mi)  2.6%
  Rank#363 in Norway
Population
 (2018)
  Total2,267
  Rank#309 in Norway
  Density17.6/km2 (46/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
Increase2.svg +7%
Demonym Ørskogbygdar [1]
Official language
[2]
   Norwegian form Nynorsk
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-1523
Website Official website

Ørskog is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre was the village of Sjøholt. The other main village was Vaksvika, about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) south of Sjøholt. The European Route E39/E136 highway runs through the municipality, connecting the towns of Ålesund and Molde. Rauma Group is the largest company in Ørskog in terms of turnover.

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At the time if its dissolution in 2020, the 132-square-kilometre (51 sq mi) municipality was the 363rd largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Ørskog is the 309th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,267. The municipality's population density is 17.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (46/sq mi) and its population has increased by 7% over the last decade. [3] [4]

General information

Ørskog was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 August 1883, the southwestern district of Ørskog (most of Ørskog on the southwestern side of the Storfjorden except for the Søvik and Ramstaddalen areas) was separated to form the new Søkelven Municipality. This left Ørskog with 1,735 inhabitants. On 1 June 1955, the Søvik and Ramstaddalen areas of Ørskog (south of the Storfjorden) were administratively transferred to Sykkylven Municipality. [5]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, Skodje Municipality (to the west) and Stordal Municipality (to the south) were merged into Ørskog to form a new, larger Ørskog Municipality. This merger was not long-lived. On 1 January 1977, the three municipalities were separated again. [5]

On 1 January 2020, the municipality of Ørskog was merged with Haram Municipality, Skodje Municipality, Sandøy Municipality, and Ålesund Municipality to form one large municipality of Ålesund. [6]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Ørskog farm (Old Norse : Øyraskógr) since the first Ørskog Church was built there. The first element is the plural genitive case of eyrr which means "gravel shoal near the mouth of a river". The last element is skógr which means "wood" or "forest". [7]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 11 November 1983. The official blazon is "Ermine, a pale Or" (Norwegian : På hermelin grunn ein gull pæl). This means the arms have a field (background) has a tincture of ermine which means it is commonly colored white with small black spots. The charge is a pale with a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The pale was chosen to symbolize a tree trunk, as a symbol for forestry. In the 17th century, the municipality exported many tall trees to the Dutch Republic, where they were used for shipbuilding. The ermine background was chosen to symbolize fur farming in the area as well. The ermine is also a canting for the many animals in the forests. The arms were designed by Jarle Skuseth. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. [8] [9] [10]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Ørskog. It was part of the Austre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.

Churches in Ørskog
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
Ørskog Ørskog Church Sjøholt 1873

Geography

The municipality was located on the north shore of the Storfjorden, and it was bordered by Skodje Municipality to the west, Vestnes Municipality to the north and east, and Stordal Municipality to the south. Most of the population lived along the shore or in the small valleys that stretch inland from the fjord. The eastern part of the municipality was mountainous.

At 10:00 p.m. on 8 January 1731, a landslide with a volume of possibly 6,000,000 cubic metres (7,800,000 cu yd) fell from the mountain Skafjell from a height of 500 metres (1,600 ft) into the Storfjorden opposite Stranda. The slide generated a megatsunami 100 metres (328 ft) in height that struck Stranda, and damaging waves of lesser size traveled as far as Ørskog. It was the first natural disaster to be reported and documented in Norway in historic time. [11]

Government

While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. During its existence, this 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 fell under the Sunnmøre District Court and the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Ørskog is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The party breakdown for the final municipal council was as follows:

Ørskog kommunestyre 20162019 [13]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)4
  Conservative Party (Høgre)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)2
 Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)4
Total number of members:17
Ørskog kommunestyre 20122015 [14]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)5
  Conservative Party (Høgre)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
 Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
Total number of members:17
Ørskog kommunestyre 20082011 [13]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)4
  Conservative Party (Høgre)3
 Joint list of the Centre Party (Senterpartiet), Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti), and Liberal Party  (Venstre)6
Total number of members:17
Ørskog kommunestyre 20042007 [13]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)5
  Conservative Party (Høgre)4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)2
 Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)5
Total number of members:19
Ørskog kommunestyre 20002003 [13]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)2
  Conservative Party (Høgre)6
  Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:19
Ørskog kommunestyre 19961999 [15]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)2
  Conservative Party (Høgre)2
  Pensioners' Party (Pensjonistpartiet)1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
  Liberal Party (Venstre)5
  Sjøholt school area (Sjøholt skulekrins)2
Total number of members:19
Ørskog kommunestyre 19921995 [16]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)5
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)3
  Conservative Party (Høgre)4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
  Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:19
Ørskog kommunestyre 19881991 [17]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)5
  Conservative Party (Høgre)3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:19
Ørskog kommunestyre 19841987 [18]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)3
  Conservative Party (Høgre)4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
  Liberal Party (Venstre)3
Total number of members:19
Ørskog kommunestyre 19801983 [19]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
  Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)1
  Conservative Party (Høgre)4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
  Election list in Ørskog (Valliste i Ørskog)2
  Non-party election list in Vaksvik
(Upolitisk valliste i Vaksvik)
1
Total number of members:19
Ørskog kommunestyre 19761979 [20]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
  Non-party election list for Ørskog
(Upolitisk Valliste for Ørskog)
3
  Election list for Skodje (Valliste for Skodje)8
  Election list for Stordal and Dyrkorn
(Valliste for Stordal og Dyrkorn)
6
Total number of members:29
Ørskog kommunestyre 19721975 [21]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
  Conservative Party (Høgre)1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister)16
Total number of members:29
Ørskog kommunestyre 19681971 [22]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
  Conservative Party (Høgre)1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)3
  Liberal Party (Venstre)2
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister)17
Total number of members:29
Ørskog kommunestyre 19641967 [23]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)4
  Conservative Party (Høgre)3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
  Liberal Party (Venstre)3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister)1
Total number of members:17
Ørskog heradsstyre 19601963 [24]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister)14
Total number of members:17
Ørskog heradsstyre 19561959 [25]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister)17
Total number of members:17
Ørskog heradsstyre 19521955 [26]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister)16
Total number of members:16
Ørskog heradsstyre 19481951 [27]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister)13
Total number of members:16
Ørskog heradsstyre 19451947 [28]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidarar, fiskarar, småbrukarar liste)3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister)13
Total number of members:16
Ørskog heradsstyre 19381941* [29]   
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister)13
Total number of members:16
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 mayors of Ørskog: [30]

  • 1837–1839: Ole Sollied
  • 1840–1844: Schølberg
  • 1844–1845: Ole Sollied
  • 1846–1849: Fredrik Krabbe
  • 1850–1863: Lars Strømme
  • 1864–1867: Fredrik Søholt
  • 1868–1881: Aamund Aure
  • 1882–1883: Lars P. Grebstad
  • 1883–1885: Ole Strømme
  • 1886–1889: P. Skarbø
  • 1890–1913: P. Th. Gjære (V)
  • 1914–1919: Tore P. Gjære
  • 1920–1934: Tore Vaksvik (V)
  • 1935–1945: Ole P. Solnørdal
  • 1945–1945: Olav Sjøholt
  • 1946–1951: Per Gjære
  • 1952–1957: Hans Busæt
  • 1958–1959: Bjarne Hansen
  • 1960–1964: Hans Busæt
  • 1965–1971: Jostein Valde
  • 1972–1975: Otto Berg
  • 1976–1987: Lars Vethe (Sp)
  • 1988–1989: Mons-Olav Walgermo (KrF)
  • 1990–1995: Jostein Vestre (V)
  • 1995–2003: Knut Helge Harstad (V)
  • 2003–2007: Sigmund Stene (V)
  • 2007–2015: Thorbjørn Fylling (FrP)
  • 2015–2017: Karen Simonnes Aanes (Ap)
  • 2017–2019: Knut Helge Harstad (V)

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