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Brandbu is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The 471-square-kilometre (182 sq mi) municipality existed from 1897 until its dissolution in 1962. The area is now part of Gran Municipality in the traditional district of Hadeland. The administrative centre was the village of Brandbu. The municipality included land on both sides of the large lake Randsfjorden, although most of the municipal residents lived on the east side of the lake.[2]

Brandbu herred
Former municipality
View of the village of Brandbu
Brandbu within Oppland
Coordinates: 60°25′20″N 10°30′15″E
CountryNorway
CountyOppland
DistrictHadeland
Established1 Jan 1897
  Preceded byGran Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1962
  Succeeded byGran Municipality
Administrative centreBrandbu
Area
 (upon dissolution)
  Total471 km2 (182 sq mi)
Population
 (1962)
  Total6,477
  Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
DemonymBrandbuing[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0535

History


The municipality of Brandbu was established on 1 January 1897 when the old Gran Municipality was divided. The northern part (population: 4,719) became Brandbu Municipality and the southern part (population: 3,897) remained as Gran Municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, the municipality of Brandbu (population: 6,477) was merged with most of the municipality of Gran (population: 5,249) to form the new Gran Municipality. Two years later, on 1 January 1964, a small part of the old municipality of Brandbu (population: 12) located along the south shore of the lake Einavatnet was transferred from Gran to Vestre Toten Municipality.[3]


Name


The municipality was named after the old Brandbu farm (Old Norse: Brandabú) since this is where the church was located. The first element of the name Brand means "burned" and the last element means "house" or "dwelling".[4][2]


Government


All municipalities in Norway, including Brandbu, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[5]


Municipal council


The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Brandbu was made up of 25 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Brandbu Herredsstyre 19601961 [6]  
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)5
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:25
Brandbu Herredsstyre 19561959 [7]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)11
 Conservative Party (Høyre)2
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)3
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)5
 Liberal Party (Venstre)2
Total number of members:25
Brandbu Herredsstyre 19521955 [8]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)12
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)3
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)7
Total number of members:24
Brandbu Herredsstyre 19481951 [9]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)4
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)6
 Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and
the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet)
2
Total number of members:24
Brandbu Herredsstyre 19451947 [10]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)10
 Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)4
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)2
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)5
 Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and
the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet)
3
Total number of members:24
Brandbu Herredsstyre 19381941* [11]  
Party Name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)13
 Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)7
 List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders
(Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)
4
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.

Mayor


The mayors of Brandbu (incomplete list):


See also



References


  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (9 August 2019). "Brandbu (tidligere kommune)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  4. Rygh, Oluf (1900). Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt (in Norwegian) (4 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 159.
  5. Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  6. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960.
  7. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957.
  8. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952.
  9. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948.
  10. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947.
  11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938.




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