Fluberg Municipality Explained

Fluberg
Herred:yes
Former:yes
Idnumber:0537
County:Oppland
District:Land
Capital:Fluberg
Established:1 Jan 1914
Preceded:Søndre Land
Disestablished:1 Jan 1962
Succeeded:Søndre Land and Nordre Land
Population As Of:1962
Population Total:2306
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:60.7682°N 10.2477°W

Fluberg is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1914 until its dissolution in 1962. The area is now divided between Nordre Land Municipality and Søndre Land Municipality. It encompassed both sides of the northern part of the large lake Randsfjorden. The administrative centre was the village of Fluberg.[1]

History

The municipality of Fluberg was established on 1 January 1914 when it was split from Søndre Land Municipality. Initially, the new municipality had 2,027 residents. 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 Fluberg was dissolved and its lands and people were divided between the neighboring municipalities. The Tranlia and Store Røen areas (population: 196) joined Nordre Land Municipality and the rest of Fluberg (population: 2,110) became part of Søndre Land Municipality.[2]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Fluberg farm (Norse, Old: Fluguberg) since the first Fluberg Church was built there. The first element is likely the genitive case of an old local river name, Fluga. This river name could come from the word which means "fly" (as in 'the river sounds like a fly') or from the word Norse, Old: flug which means "steep side of a mountain". The last element is which means "mountain" or "rock".[3]

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.[4]

Municipal council

The municipal council Norwegian: (Herredsstyre) of Fluberg was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Mayors

The mayors of Fluberg:[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Fluberg . . . 2021-02-19 . Thorsnæs . Geir . Norwegian . 2022-10-09.
  2. Web site: Jukvam . Dag . 1999 . Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen . . no . 9788253746845.
  3. Book: Rygh, Oluf . Oluf Rygh

    . Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt . 1900 . W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri . 4 . Kristiania, Norge . 181–182 . no . Oluf Rygh.

  4. Encyclopedia: kommunestyre . . . 2023-01-01 . 2022-09-20 . Hansen . Tore . no . Vabo . Signy Irene.
  5. Book: Søndre Land kommune 1837-1987 : lokalt folkestyre 150 år . 1988 . Kommunen . Narum . Håvard . 24, 59, 60 . no . 2022-10-09.