Heidal is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The 349-square-kilometre (135 sq mi) municipality existed from 1908 until its dissolution in 1965. The former municipality is now part of the present-day Sel Municipality in Innlandet county. The administrative centre of the old municipality was the village of Bjølstad where the Heidal Church is located. The municipality encompassed the whole Heidal valley area.
Heidal herad
Hedalen herred | |
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Former municipality | |
![]() View of the Heidal valley | |
![]() Oppland within Norway | |
![]() Heidal within Oppland | |
Coordinates: 61°45′12″N 9°18′05″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Oppland |
District | Gudbrandsdalen |
Established | 1 Jan 1908 |
• Preceded by | Vågå Municipality |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
• Succeeded by | Sel Municipality |
Administrative centre | Bjølstad |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 349 km2 (135 sq mi) |
Population (1965) | |
• Total | 1,731 |
• Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Heidøl[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0516 |
The municipality of Heidal (originally spelled Hedalen) was established on 1 January 1908. On that date, the large Vågå Municipality was divided into three parts: the northeast part became Sel Municipality (population: 2,287), the southeast part became Heidal Municipality (population: 1,241), and the western part remained as Vågå Municipality (population: 2,953). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the municipality of Heidal (population: 1,731) was dissolved and it was merged with the municipality of Sel (population: 3,687) plus the Tolstadåsen area of Vågå (population: 35) and the Sjoa area of Nord-Fron (population: 413) to form a new, larger Sel Municipality.[2]
All municipalities in Norway, including Heidal, 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.[3]
The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Heidal was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 10 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 | |
List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 3 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 13 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 6 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 2 | |
List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) | 4 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 6 | |
Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 3 | |
List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) | 2 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 7 | |
List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) | 2 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 3 | |
Total number of members: | 12 |
Party Name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives | |
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Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 8 | |
Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 1 | |
Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 3 | |
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. |
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