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Eiken Municipality

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Eiken Municipality
Eiken herred
Former municipality
View of the local church
View of the local church
Vest-Agder within Norway
Vest-Agder within Norway
Eiken within Vest-Agder
Eiken within Vest-Agder
Coordinates: 58°28′44″N 07°12′43″E / 58.47889°N 7.21194°E / 58.47889; 7.21194
CountryNorway
CountyVest-Agder
DistrictLister
Established1 Jan 1916
 • Preceded byHægebostad Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1963
 • Succeeded byHægebostad Municipality
Administrative centreEiken
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total
299.8 km2 (115.8 sq mi)
 • Rank#285 in Norway
Highest elevation
[1]
966.2 m (3,170 ft)
Population
 (1962)
 • Total
788
 • Rank#658 in Norway
 • Density2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Decrease −7.1%
DemonymEikdøl[2]
Official language
[3]
 • Norwegian formNynorsk[4]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1035[5]
Data from Statistics Norway

Eiken is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 300-square-kilometre (120 sq mi) municipality existed from 1916 until its dissolution in 1963. The area is now part of Hægebostad Municipality in the traditional district of Lister in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Eiken where Eiken Church is located.[6]

Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 299.8-square-kilometre (115.8 sq mi) municipality was the 285th largest by area out of the 705 municipalities in Norway. Eiken Municipality was the 658th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 788. The municipality's population density was 2.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.7/sq mi) and its population had decreased by 7.1% over the previous 10-year period.[7][8]

General information

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The municipality of Eiken was established on 1 January 1916 when the large Hægebostad Municipality was divided into two separate municipalities: the northern district (population: 932) became the new Eiken Municipality and the southern district (population: 867) continued as a smaller Hægebostad Municipality.[9]

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee.[10][11] On 1 January 1963, Eiken Municipality (population: 784) was dissolved and merged (back) into Hægebostad Municipality.[9]

Name

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Eiken farm (Old Norse: Æke). The name is the plural genitive case of the word eik which means "oak tree".[12]

Churches

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The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Eiken Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Hægebostad prestegjeld and the Lister prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder.[8]

Churches in Eiken Municipality
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
EikenEiken ChurchEiken1817

Geography

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The municipality included the far northern end of the Lyngdalen valley from the lake Lygne to the mountains in the north. The highest point in the municipality was the 966.2-metre (3,170 ft) tall mountain Oddevassheia, located near the northernmost part of the municipality.[1] Åseral Municipality was located to the northeast, Grindheim Municipality was located to the southeast, Hægebostad Municipality was located to the south, Kvinesdal Municipality was located to the southwest, and Fjotland Municipality was located to the west.

Government

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While it existed, Eiken 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.[13] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Lyngdal District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

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The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Eiken Municipality 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.

Eiken heradsstyre 1959–1962 [14]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 7
Total number of members:13
Note: On 1 January 1963, Eiken Municipality became part of Hægebostad Municipality.
Eiken heradsstyre 1955–1959 [15]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 5
Total number of members:13
Eiken heradsstyre 1951–1955 [16]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti) 3
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 3
Total number of members:12
Eiken heradsstyre 1947–1951 [17]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 4
Total number of members:12
Eiken heradsstyre 1945–1947 [18]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 5
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 3
Total number of members:12
Eiken heradsstyre 1937–1941* [19]  
Party name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet) 4
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister) 6
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 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.

Mayors

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The mayor (Nynorsk: ordførar) of Eiken Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:[20]

  • 1916–1917: Anstein Eiken
  • 1917–1922: Aasulv Olsen Bryggesaa (V)
  • 1922–1925: Anstein Eiken
  • 1925–1928: Aanen Haaberg[21]
  • 1928–1931: Lars Thorsland[22]
  • 1931–1932: Ole O. Scheie[23]
  • 1932–1937: Aanen S. Rossevatn[24]
  • 1937–1941: Pål Eiken (Bp)[25]
  • 1941–1945: Aanen Haaberg[26]
  • 1945–1949: Olav Hauge[27]
  • 1950–1959: Knut O. Vatne[28]
  • 1959–1962: Jon Eikås[29]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune: Hægebostad" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  3. ↑ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  4. ↑ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.
  5. ↑ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
  6. ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir; Lauritzen, Per Roger, eds. (25 August 2025). "Eiken". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  8. 1 2 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.
  9. 1 2 Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  10. ↑ Grepstad, Jon, ed. (25 March 2025). "Nikolai Schei". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  11. ↑ Hansen, Tore; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (27 May 2024). "kommuneinndelingen i Norge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  12. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 264–265.
  13. ↑ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  15. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  16. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  17. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  18. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  19. ↑ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  20. ↑ Vest-Agder fylke 1837-1937 (in Norwegian). Kristiansand: Landmarks bokhandel. 1937. p. PAGEPAGEPAGE.
  21. ↑ "Ordførervalg". Christianssands Tidende (in Norwegian). 25 December 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "Ordførervalg". Christianssands Tidende (in Norwegian). 22 December 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "Ordførervalg". Christianssands Tidende (in Norwegian). 11 December 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Eiken herredsstyre". Christianssands Tidende (in Norwegian). 13 December 1934. p. 2. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "Ordførervalg i Vest-Agder". Lindesnes (in Norwegian). 18 December 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  26. ↑ "Eiken herredsting". Agder Tidend (in Norwegian). 26 October 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  27. ↑ "O. Hauge ny ordfører i Eiken". Agder Tidend (in Norwegian). 21 December 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  28. ↑ "K.O. Vatne attvald i Eiken". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). 10 January 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  29. ↑ "Ordfører i Eiken". Agder Tidend (in Norwegian). 1 February 1960. p. 3. Retrieved 5 June 2026.

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