Fåberg

Former municipality in Oppland, Norway

This article is about the former municipality in Norway. For other uses, see Fåberg (disambiguation).

Former municipality in Oppland, Norway

Fåberg Municipality

Fåberg herred

Former municipality

Faaberg herred (historic name)

View of Faaberg

Oppland within Norway

Fåberg within Oppland

Coordinates: 61°10′06″N 10°24′17″E﻿ / ﻿61.16836°N 10.40479°E﻿ / 61.16836; 10.40479
Country| Norway
County| Oppland
District| Gudbrandsdal
Established| 1 Jan 1838
• Created as| Formannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished| 1 Jan 1964
• Succeeded by| Lillehammer Municipality
Administrative centre| Fåberg
Area

(upon dissolution)

• Total

| 478 km2 (185 sq mi)
Population

(1964)

• Total

| 13,381
• Density| 28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Official language

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• Norwegian form| Nynorsk[1]
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code| NO-0524[3]

Data from Statistics Norway

Fåberg is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The 478-square-kilometre (185 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until 1964 when it became part of Lillehammer Municipality in Innlandet county. The administrative centre was the village of Fåberg.[4]

## History

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The prestegjeld of Faaberg (later spelled Fåberg) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1906, a part of Faaberg (population: 140) that was adjacent to the town of Lillehammer was transferred from Faaberg to the town of Lillehammer. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Fåberg Municipality (population: 13,381) was merged with the town of Lillehammer (population: 5,905) to form a new Lillehammer Municipality.[5]

### Name

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Faaberg farm (Old Norse: Fágaberg) since the first Fåberg Church was built there. The meaning of the first element is uncertain, but it may come from the word fága which means "to clean" or "to polish". The last element is berg which means "mountain" or "rock".[6] On 21 December 1917, a royal resolution enacted the 1917 Norwegian language reforms. Prior to this change, the name was spelled Faaberg with the digraph "aa", and after this reform, the name was spelled Fåberg, using the letter å instead.[7][8]

## Government

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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.[9]

### Municipal council

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

Fåberg herredsstyre 1960-1963 [10] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

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| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 19
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 5
| Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 6
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2
Total number of members:| 35
Note: On 1 January 1964, Fåberg became part of Lillehammer Municipality.
Fåberg herredsstyre 1956-1959 [11] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 20
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 4
| Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2
| Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 6
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2
Total number of members:| 35
Fåberg herredsstyre 1952-1955 [12] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 13
| Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2
| Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1
| Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 5
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2
Total number of members:| 24
Fåberg herredsstyre 1948-1951 [13] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 13
| Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1
| Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 5
| Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) | 3
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 1
Total number of members:| 24
Fåberg herredsstyre 1945-1947 [14] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 13
| Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1
| Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 6
| Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) | 3
Total number of members:| 24
Fåberg herredsstyre 1938-1941* [15] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12
| Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 8
| Joint list of the Conservative Party (Høyre) and the Free-minded People's Party (Frisinnede Folkeparti) | 1
| Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and the Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) | 3
Total number of members:| 24
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.

### Mayors

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2023)

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The mayors of Fåberg (incomplete list):[16][17]

* 1846-1847: Rasmus Lyng
* 1848-1849: G. Fliflet
* 1856-1859: Hans A. Jørstad
* 1860-1867: Christian A. Rindal[18]
* 1868-1879: Bernt Dahl[19]
* 1880-1883: Christian A. Rindal[18]
* 1884-1891: Bernt Dahl
* 1892-1897: Simen Tollersrud[20]
* 1898-1901: Thorstein Rustad
* 1902-1907: Karl Lundgaard[21]
* 1908-1910: Johannes Skaug
* 1911-1913: Karl Lundgaard
* 1914-1922: Peder Aslak Owren (ArbDem)
* 1923-1925: Per Tollersrud (Bp)
* 1926-1928: Peder Aslak Owren (ArbDem)
* 1929–1931: Nils Christiansen
* 1932–1934: Per Tollersrud (Bp)
* 1935–1937: Nils Christiansen
* 1937–1940: Carl Haugen (Ap)
* 1941-1945: Nils Christiansen (NS)
* 1945–1957: Oskar Skogly (Ap)
* 1958-1960: Ola Jensvold[22]
* 1961-1963: Magne Henriksen (Ap)

## Notable people

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Notable people that were born or lived in Fåberg include:

* Carl Sofus Lumholtz (1851–1922), an explorer, ethnographer, and archaeologist
* Kalle Løchen (1865–1893), a painter and actor
* Lars Olsen Skrefsrud (1840–1910), a missionary and language researcher in India

## See also

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* List of former municipalities of Norway

## References

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1. ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471\. 1932.
2. ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
3. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
4. ^ Helland, Amund (1913). "Faaberg herred". Norges land og folk: Kristians amt (in Norwegian). Vol. V. Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 536. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
5. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
6. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (29 March 2022). "Fåberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
7. ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 1000. 1917.
8. ^ Den Nye rettskrivning : regler og ordlister (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: Den Mallingske Boktrykkeri. 1918.
9. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960.
11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957.
12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952.
13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948.
14. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947.
15. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938.
16. ^ Bjørnhaug, Inger (2000). "Dølaby, verdensby". Lillehammer og Fåbergs historie (in Norwegian). Vol. 3\. ISBN 82-7847-059-6.
17. ^ "Ordførere i Fåberg". DigitalMuseum.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
18. ^ a b "Ordførervalg". Hamar Stiftstidende (in Norwegian). 7 January 1882. p. 3.
19. ^ "Ordfører". Oplandenes Avis (in Norwegian). 24 March 1877. p. 1.
20. ^ "Til ordfører i Faaberg". Framgang (in Norwegian). 31 December 1895. p. 2.
21. ^ "Ordfører". Gjøviks Blad (in Norwegian). 7 January 1902. p. 1.
22. ^ "Ordfører". Gudbrandsdølen (in Norwegian). 26 November 1957. p. 2.

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Innlandet county, Norway

* Main article: Innlandet
* Capitals: Hamar; Lillehammer
* County government: Innlandet County Municipality
* County lists:
* County Governors
* Villages
* Churches

| Towns and cities|

* Lillehammer (1827)
* Hamar (1849)
* Kongsvinger (1854)
* Gjøvik (1861)
* Elverum (1996)
* Otta (2000)
* Fagernes (2007)
* Brumunddal (2010)
* Moelv (2010)
* Vinstra (2013)

Municipalities|

| Gudbrandsdalen|

* Dovre
* Gausdal
* Lesja
* Lillehammer
* Lom
* Nord-Fron
* Ringebu
* Sel
* Skjåk
* Sør-Fron
* Vågå
* Øyer

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Valdres|

* Etnedal
* Nord-Aurdal
* Sør-Aurdal
* Vang
* Vestre Slidre
* Øystre Slidre

Vestoppland|

* Gjøvik
* Gran
* Nordre Land
* Søndre Land
* Vestre Toten
* Østre Toten

Glåmdal|

* Eidskog
* Kongsvinger
* Nord-Odal
* Sør-Odal

Solør|

* Grue
* Våler
* Åsnes

Hedmarka|

* Hamar
* Løten
* Ringsaker
* Stange

Østerdalen|

* Alvdal
* Elverum
* Engerdal
* Folldal
* Os
* Rendalen
* Stor-Elvdal
* Tolga
* Trysil
* Tynset
* Åmot

Former Municipalities in Innlandet

| Hedmark |

* Brandval (1867-1964)
* Furnes (1891-1964)
* Hof (1838-1963)
* Kvikne (1838-1966)
* Nes (1838-1964)
* Rendal (1838-1880)
* Romedal (1838-1964)
* Sollia (1864-1965)
* Tolga-Os (1966-1976)
* Vang (1838-1992)
* Vinger (1838-1964)
* Ytre Rendal (1880-1965)
* Øvre Rendal (1880-1965)
* Aasnes og Vaaler (1849-1854)

|

Oppland |

* Biri (1838-1964)
* Brandbu (1897-1962)
* Eina (1908-1964)
* Fluberg (1914-1962)
* Fron (1838-1851, 1966-1977)
* Fåberg (1838-1964)
* Heidal (1908-1965)
* Kolbu (1908-1964)
* Land (1838-1847)
* Slidre (1838-1849)
* Snertingdal (1910-1964)
* Sollia (1864-1965)
* Torpa (1914-1962)
* Vardal (1838-1964)
* Vestre Gausdal (1879-1962)
* Østre Gausdal (1879-1962)

Note: The former counties of Hedmark and Oppland were merged to form Innlandet on 1 January 2020.

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