| Hen | |
| Herred: | yes |
| Former: | yes |
| Idnumber: | 1540 |
| County: | Møre og Romsdal |
| District: | Romsdal |
| Capital: | Isfjorden |
| Established: | 1 Jan 1902 |
| Disestablished: | 1 Jan 1964 |
| Succeeded: | Rauma Municipality |
| Area Total Km2: | 245 |
| Population As Of: | 1964 |
| Population Total: | 1663 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 62.55°N 56°W |
Hen is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 245km2 municipality existed from 1902 until its dissolution in 1964. Hen encompassed the valleys extending to the south and east of the Isfjorden in the northeastern part of the present-day Rauma Municipality. The administrative center of Hen was the village of Isfjorden. The area of Hen Municipality is still a parish within the municipality of Rauma. The parish has one church, Hen Church, located in Isfjorden.[1]
The mountains Kyrkjetaket and Gjuratinden are both located in Hen.
The municipality of Hen was established on 1 January 1902 when the large Grytten Municipality was divided into Hen (population: 1,128) and Grytten (population: 1,728). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Hen (population: 1,663) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Eid (population: 381), Grytten (population: 3,683), Voll (population: 1,163), and the southern part of Veøy municipality (population: 1,400) to form the new Rauma Municipality.[2] [3]
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hen farm (non|Hávin) since the first Hen Church was built there. The meaning of the first element is uncertain. It could be which means "high" or alternatively which means "the grass that grows after the first crop has been mown". The last element is which means "meadow" or "pasture".[4]
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.[5]
The municipal council Norwegian: (Herredsstyre) of Hen was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
. Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt . 1908 . W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri . 13 . Kristiania, Norge . 241 . no . Oluf Rygh.