| Rovde | |
| Herred: | yes |
| Former: | yes |
| Idnumber: | 1513 |
| County: | Møre og Romsdal |
| District: | Sunnmøre |
| Capital: | Rovdane |
| Established: | 1 Jan 1905 |
| Disestablished: | 1 Jan 1964 |
| Succeeded: | Vanylven and Sande |
| Area Total Km2: | 53 |
| Population As Of: | 1964 |
| Population Total: | 998 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 62.175°N 5.7381°W |
Rovde is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 53km2 municipality existed from 1905 until its dissolution in 1964. Rovde included the area on both the north and south sides of the Rovdefjorden. The northern area on the island of Gurskøya is currently part of Sande Municipality and the southern area is part of Vanylven Municipality. Rovde Church was the main church for the municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Rovdane.[1]
The municipality of Rovde was established on 1 January 1905 when the old municipality of Sande was split in two with the eastern part becoming Rovde and the rest remained as Sande. Rovde had an initial population of 610, and included the villages of Larsnes and Rovdane. 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 Rovde was dissolved. The southern district of Rovde (Rovdestranda—south of the Rovdefjorden) with 436 inhabitants was merged into the neighboring Vanylven Municipality. The rest of Rovde, on Gurskøya island, with 562 inhabitants, was reunited with Sande.[2]
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Rovde farm (Norse, Old: Rauðvin or Norse, Old: Rǫðvin) since the first Rovde Church was built there. The last element of the name comes from the word which means "meadow" or "pasture". The first element of the name is less certain. It could come from which means "red" or Norse, Old: rauði which means "bog iron" or Norse, Old: rauð which means "moraine" or "ridge". Another option for the first element is that it comes from the name of a local river, Norse, Old: Hrǫð. This name comes from the word which means "fast",.[3]
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]
The municipal council Norwegian: (Herredsstyre) of Rovde was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
The mayors of Rovde:[5]
. Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt . 1908 . W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri . 13 . Kristiania, Norge . 33 . no . Oluf Rygh.