Feda (municipality)

Former municipality in Vest-Agder, Norway

Former municipality in Vest-Agder, Norway

Feda Municipality

Feda herred

Former municipality

Fede (historic name)

View of the mouth of the Fedaelva river and the Fedafjorden

Vest-Agder within Norway

Feda within Vest-Agder

Coordinates: 58°16′00″N 06°49′11″E﻿ / ﻿58.26667°N 6.81972°E﻿ / 58.26667; 6.81972
Country| Norway
County| Vest-Agder
District| Lister
Established| 1 Jan 1900
• Preceded by| Kvinesdal Municipality
Disestablished| 1 Jan 1963
• Succeeded by| Kvinesdal Municipality
Administrative centre| Feda, Norway
Area

(upon dissolution)

• Total| 66 km2 (25 sq mi)
Population

(1963)

• Total| 576
• Density| 8.7/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code| NO-1038[1]

Data from Statistics Norway

Feda is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 66-square-kilometre (25 sq mi) municipality existed from 1900 until its dissolution in 1963. The administrative centre was the village of Feda where the Feda Church is located. Feda encompassed the far southern tip of the present-day municipality of Kvinesdal in what is now Agder county. It surrounded both sides of the 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) long Fedafjorden and the surrounding valleys.[2]

## History

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The municipality of Feda was created on 1 January 1900 when the old municipality of Kvinesdal was split into two separate municipalities: Feda (population: 1,090) and Liknes (population: 2,937). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1963, Feda municipality was dissolved and it was merged with Kvinesdal municipality (in 1917 Liknes was renamed Kvinesdal) and Fjotland to create a new, larger municipality of Kvinesdal. Prior to the merger, Feda had 576 inhabitants.[3]

### Name

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Fede farm (Old Norse: Feta). The farm was named after the local river, now known as the Fedaelva (which flows into the Fedafjorden near the farm). The meaning of the name comes from the Old Norse word fit which means "lush meadow on the banks of a river".[4] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Fede. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Feda.[5]

## 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.[6]

### Municipal council

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

Feda herredsstyre 1960-1963 [7] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 13
Total number of members:| 13
Feda herredsstyre 1956-1959 [8] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 2
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 11
Total number of members:| 13
Feda herredsstyre 1952-1955 [9] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 2
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 10
Total number of members:| 12
Feda herredsstyre 1948-1951 [10] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 1
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 11
Total number of members:| 12
Feda herredsstyre 1945-1947 [11] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 12
Total number of members:| 12
Feda herredsstyre 1938-1941* [12] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 2
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 10
Total number of members:| 12
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.

## See also

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* List of former municipalities of Norway

## References

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1. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Feda – tidligere kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
3. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
4. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 279.
5. ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 1057–1065. 1917.
6. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
7. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
8. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

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Agder county, Norway

* Main article: Agder
* Capitals: Kristiansand; Arendal
* County government: Agder County Municipality
* County lists:
* County Governors
* Villages
* Churches

| Towns and cities|

* Arendal (1610)
* Grimstad (1622)
* Risør (1630)
* Kristiansand (1641)
* Flekkefjord (1660)
* Mandal (1779)
* Farsund (1795)
* Lillesand (1830-1961; 1996)
* Tvedestrand (1997)
* Lyngdal (2001)

Municipalities|

| Østre Agder|

* Arendal
* Froland
* Gjerstad
* Grimstad
* Risør
* Tvedestrand
* Vegårshei
* Åmli

|

Setesdal|

* Bygland
* Bykle
* Evje og Hornnes
* Valle

Kristiansand|

* Birkenes
* Iveland
* Kristiansand
* Lillesand
* Vennesla

Lister and Mandal|

* Farsund
* Flekkefjord
* Hægebostad
* Kvinesdal
* Lindesnes
* Lyngdal
* Sirdal
* Åseral

Former Municipalities in Agder

| Aust-Agder |

* Austre Moland (1838-1962)
* Barbu (1878-1902)
* Dypvåg (1838-1960)
* Eide (1838-1962)
* Evje (1877-1960)
* Evje og Vegusdal (1838-1877)
* Fjære (1846-1971)
* Flosta (1902-1962)
* Gjøvdal (1908-1960)
* Herefoss (1838-1967)
* Hisøy (1881-1992)
* Holt (1838-1960)
* Hornnes (1886-1960)
* Hornnes og Iveland (1838-1886)
* Hylestad (1915-1962)
* Høvåg (1865-1962)
* Landvik (1838-1971)
* Moland (1962-1992)
* Mykland (1876-1967)
* Stokken (1919-1962)
* Søndeled (1838-1964)
* Tovdal (1908-1967)
* Tromøy (1878-1992)
* Vegusdal (1877-1967)
* Vestre Moland (1838-1962)
* Øyestad (1838-1992)

|

Vest-Agder |

* Audnedal (1964-2020)
* Austad (1909-1963)
* Bakke (1838-1965)
* Bjelland (1902-1964)
* Bjelland og Grindum (1838-1902)
* Eiken (1916-1963)
* Feda (1900-1963)
* Finsland (1838-1964)
* Fjotland (1838-1841, 1858-1963)
* Greipstad (1913-1964)
* Grindheim (1902-1964)
* Gyland (1838-1839, 1893-1965)
* Halse og Harkmark (1838-1964)
* Herad (1838-1965)
* Hidra (1893-1965)
* Holum (1838-1964)
* Hægeland (1896-1964)
* Konsmo (1911-1964)
* Kvås (1909-1963)
* Laudal (1899-1964)
* Lista (1838-1965)
* Mandal (1964-2020)
* Marnardal (1964-2020)
* Nes (1893-1965)
* Nes og Hidra (1838-1893)
* Nord-Audnedal (1845-1911)
* Oddernes (1838-1964)
* Randesund (1893-1965)
* Songdalen (1964-2020)
* Spangereid (1889-1964)
* Spind (1893-1965)
* Søgne (1838-2020)
* Sør-Audnedal (1845-1964)
* Tonstad (1905-1960)
* Tveit (1838-1965)
* Undal (1838-1845)
* Vigmostad (1911-1964)
* Øvre Sirdal (1905-1960)
* Øvrebø (1838-1865, 1896-1964)
* Øvrebø og Hægeland (1865-1896)
* Øyslebø (1899-1964)
* Øyslebø og Laudal (1838-1899)

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