Harran Municipality

Harran Municipality

*Harran herred*
Harran Municipality Harran herred
Former municipality
	View of the local church
	Nord-Trøndelag within Norway
	Harran within Nord-Trøndelag
	Coordinates: 64°33′40″N 12°29′30″E / 64.5610°N 12.4917°E
Country	Norway
County	Nord-Trøndelag
District	Namdalen
Established	1 July 1923
• Preceded by	Grong Municipality
Disestablished	1 Jan 1964
• Succeeded by	Grong Municipality
Administrative centre	Harran
Government
• Mayor (1960–1963)	Knut Romstad (Ap)
Area (upon dissolution)
• Total	606 km2 (234 sq mi)
• Rank	#164 in Norway
Highest elevation	1,158.86 m (3,802.03 ft)
Population (1963)
• Total	1,111
• Rank	#597 in Norway
• Density	1.8/km2 (5/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	+18.1%
Demonym	Harrasbygg
Official language
• Norwegian form	Neutral
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-1741
	Data from Statistics Norway

Harran is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1923 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality was located in the Namdalen valley and in the northern part of the present-day Grong Municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Harran where the Harran Church is located.^[6]

Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the 606-square-kilometre (234 sq mi) municipality was the 164th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Harran Municipality was the 597th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,111. The municipality's population density was 1.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.7/sq mi) and its population had increased by 18% over the previous 10-year period.^[7]^[8]

General information

The municipality of Harran was established on 1 July 1923 when the large Grong Municipality was divided into four smaller municipalities: Grong Municipality (population: 1,272), Harran Municipality (population: 630), Røyrvik Municipality (population: 392), and Namsskogan Municipality (population: 469). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring Harran Municipality (population: 1,085) and Grong Municipality (population: 1,962) were merged (back together) to form a new, larger Grong Municipality.^[9]

Name

The origin of the municipal name is uncertain. The area has been known as Harran for quite some time, but the original pronunciation was more like Harrei, so it is possible that the original name was something similar to that. One theory is that the first element comes from the old name for a local river, once known as Herja. The last element may have originally been either eið (which means "isthmus") or ey (which means "island").^[10]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Harran Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Grong prestegjeld and the Indre Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.^[8]

**Churches in Harran**
Parish (sokn)	Church name	Location of the church	Year built
Harran	Gløshaug Church	Gartland	1689
Harran	Harran Church	Harran	1874

Geography

The highest point in the municipality was the 1,158.86-metre (3,802.0 ft) tall mountain Heimdalhaugen.^[1] The municipality was located in the Namdalen valley. Namsskogan Municipality was to the northeast, Høylandet Municipality was to the northeast, and Grong Municipality was to the south.

Government

During its existence, Harran Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.^[11] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Mayors

The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Harran was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:^[12]^[13]

1923–1928: Johannes Mørkved (Bp)
1929–1934: Johannes J. Fiskum (V)
1935–1941: Severin Melby (Ap)
1941–1945: Tore Rigstad Kristiansen (NS)
1945–1951: Severin Melby (Ap)
1952–1958: Ivar Iversen (V)
1959-1959: Torleif Hermanstad (Bp)
1960–1963: Knut Romstad (Ap)

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Harran was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Harran herredsstyre 1960–1963 ^[14]
Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	10
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	7
Total number of members:		17
Note: On 1 January 1964, Harran Municipality became part of Grong Municipality.

Harran herredsstyre 1956–1959 ^[15]
Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	8
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	9
Total number of members:		17

Harran herredsstyre 1952–1955 ^[16]
Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	8
	Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	4
Total number of members:		16

Harran herredsstyre 1948–1951 ^[17]
Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	8
	Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)	4
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	4
Total number of members:		16

Harran herredsstyre 1945–1947 ^[18]
Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	9
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	4
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	3
Total number of members:		16

Harran herredsstyre 1938–1941* ^[19]
Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	10
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	6
Total number of members:		16
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.

References

^ ^a ^b "Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.
^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2 February 2018). "Harran – tidligere kommune i Nord-Trøndelag". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
^ ^a ^b Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 1951). Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 (PDF). Norges Offisielle Statistikk (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: H. Aschehoug & Co.
^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
^ Rygh, Oluf (1903). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt (in Norwegian) (15 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 295.
^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
^ Seem, Anne Marie (1999). Alle disse dager. Grong 1900–2000 (in Norwegian). Grong: Grong kommune. ISBN 9788291134321.
^ Strand, Jørgen P. (1993). Grong bygdebok. Gårds- og slektshistorie. bd. 1–3. Grong: Grong kommune.
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

[elev-1] "Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.

[2] "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.

[lang-3] "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.

[4] "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.

[5] Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.

[snl-6] Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2 February 2018). "Harran – tidligere kommune i Nord-Trøndelag". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 April 2018.

[ssb_pop-7] Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).

[SS1951-8] Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 1951). Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 (PDF). Norges Offisielle Statistikk (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: H. Aschehoug & Co.

[Dag-9] Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.

[10] Rygh, Oluf (1903). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Trondhjems amt (in Norwegian) (15 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 295.

[ks-11] Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 October 2022.

[12] Seem, Anne Marie (1999). Alle disse dager. Grong 1900–2000 (in Norwegian). Grong: Grong kommune. ISBN 9788291134321.

[13] Strand, Jørgen P. (1993). Grong bygdebok. Gårds- og slektshistorie. bd. 1–3. Grong: Grong kommune.

[14] "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

[15] "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

[16] "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

[17] "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

[18] "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

[19] "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 14 April 2020.

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