Korgen (municipality)

Former municipality in Norway

Former municipality in Nordland, Norway

Korgen Municipality

Korgen herred

Former municipality

Nordland within Norway

Korgen within Nordland

Coordinates: 66°04′36″N 13°49′18″E﻿ / ﻿66.0766°N 13.8216°E﻿ / 66.0766; 13.8216
Country| Norway
County| Nordland
District| Helgeland
Established| 1 July 1918
• Preceded by| Hemnes Municipality
Disestablished| 1 Jan 1964
• Succeeded by| Hemnes Municipality
Administrative centre| Korgen
Area

(upon dissolution)

• Total| 625 km2 (241 sq mi)
Population

(1964)

• Total| 3,033
• Density| 4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code| NO-1830[1]

Data from Statistics Norway

Korgen is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 625-square-kilometre (241 sq mi) municipality existed from 1918 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality included the central part of what is now Hemnes Municipality, centered around the river Røssåga. The administrative centre was the village of Korgen where Korgen Church is located.

## History[edit]

View of the village of Korgen (c. 1948)

The municipality of Korgen was established on 1 July 1918 when it was separated from the large Hemnes Municipality. Initially, the municipality had 1,369 residents. 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 Korgen (population: 3,033) was merged with Hemnes Municipality (population: 1,352), the southern district of Sør-Rana Municipality (population: 934), and the far northern part of Hattfjelldal Municipality (population: 168) to create a new, larger Hemnes Municipality.[2]

### Name[edit]

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Korgen farm since the first Korgen Church was built there. The name is probably derived from the word korga which means "extension". This is likely referring to the location of the farm, on a long, wide peninsula surrounded on three sides by the river Røssåga.[3]

## Government[edit]

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 elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[4]

### Municipal council[edit]

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Korgen was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Korgen herredsstyre 1960-1963 [5] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 9
| Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1
| Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2
| Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2
Total number of members:| 17
Korgen herredsstyre 1956-1959 [6] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 10
| Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 6
Total number of members:| 17
Korgen herredsstyre 1952-1955 [7] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 5
| Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 1
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 6
Total number of members:| 12
Korgen herredsstyre 1948-1951 [8] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 1
| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) | 4
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 7
Total number of members:| 12
Korgen herredsstyre 1945-1947 [9] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) | 6
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 5
| Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1
Total number of members:| 12
Korgen herredsstyre 1938-1941* [10] Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of
representatives

|

| Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 3
| Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 5
| Liberal Party (Venstre) | 2
| Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 2
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[edit]

* List of former municipalities of Norway

## References[edit]

1. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
2. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
3. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt (in Norwegian) (16 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 137.
4. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (2022-09-20). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
5. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
6. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
7. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
8. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
9. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
10. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 2020-03-18.

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Nordland county, Norway

* Main article: Nordland
* Capital: Bodø
* County government: Nordland County Municipality
* County lists:
* County Governors
* Villages
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| Towns and cities|

* Bodø (1816)
* Mosjøen (1875–1961, 1998)
* Narvik (1902)
* Svolvær (1918-1964, 1996)
* Mo i Rana (1923–1963, 1997)
* Brønnøysund (1923–1963, 2000)
* Sortland (1997)
* Fauske (1998)
* Sandnessjøen (1999)
* Stokmarknes (2000)
* Leknes (2002)

Municipalities|

| Helgeland|

* Alstahaug
* Bindal
* Brønnøy
* Dønna
* Grane
* Hattfjelldal
* Hemnes
* Herøy
* Leirfjord
* Lurøy
* Nesna
* Rana
* Rødøy
* Sømna
* Træna
* Vefsn
* Vega
* Vevelstad

|

Lofoten|

* Flakstad
* Moskenes
* Røst
* Vestvågøy
* Værøy
* Vågan

Ofoten|

* Evenes
* Lødingen
* Narvik

Salten|

* Beiarn
* Bodø
* Fauske
* Gildeskål
* Hamarøy
* Meløy
* Saltdal
* Steigen
* Sørfold

Vesterålen|

* Andøy
* Bø
* Hadsel
* Sortland
* Øksnes

Former Municipalities in Nordland

* Andenes (1924-1964)
* Ankenes (1884-1974)
* Ballangen (1925-2020)
* Bjørnskinn (1924-1964)
* Bodin (1838-1968)
* Borge (1838-1963)
* Brønnøysund (1923-1964)
* Buksnes (1838-1963)
* Drevja (1927-1962)
* Dverberg (1838-1964)
* Dønnes (1888-1962)
* Elsfjord (1929-1962)
* Folden (1838-1887)
* Gimsøy (1856-1964)
* Hol (1919-1963)
* Kjerringøy (1906-1964)
* Korgen (1918-1964)
* Langenes (1919-1964)
* Leiranger (1900-1964)
* Mo (1923-1964)
* Mosjøen (1875-1961)
* Nord-Rana (1839-1964)
* Nordfold (1906-1964)
* Nordfolden-Kjerringø (1887-1906)
* Nordvik (1917-1962)
* Ofoten (1838-1884)
* Stamnes-Sandnessjøen (1899-1965)
* Skjerstad (1838-1905)
* Svolvær (1918-1964)
* Sør-Rana (1929-1964)
* Tjeldsund (switched to Nordland county)
* Tjøtta (1862-1965)
* Tysfjord (1869-2020)
* Valberg (1927-1963)
* Velfjord (1875-1964)

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