Egge is a former municipality in what was

Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a counties of Norway, county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Sør-Trøndelag ("South Trøndelag") county as well as the county of Nordl ...

county,

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. The municipality existed from 1869 until 1964. It included the land just north of the town of Steinkjer in what is now

Steinkjer Municipality or is a municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Steinkjer (town), town of Steinkjer which is located on the inne ...

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; or is a county and coextensive with the Trøndelag region (also known as ''Midt-Norge'' or ''Midt-Noreg,'' "Mid-Norway") in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County (); in 1804 the county was ...

county. The small municipality was south of the lake

Snåsavatnet Snåsavatnet (; ) is Norway's sixth-largest lake. The lake is located in Steinkjer Municipality and Snåsa Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The villages of Følling and Sunnan lie at the southwestern end of the lake and the village o ...

, west of the lake

Fossemvatnet Fossemvatnet is a lake in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies just southwest of the large lake Snåsavatnet which flows into Fossemvatnet on its way to the Trondheimsfjord. The village of Sunnan lies on the north ...

, and east of

Beitstad Municipality Beitstad () is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in what was Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Steinkjer Municipality in Trønd ...

. The main church for the municipality was Egge Church, just north of the town of Steinkjer. Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 587th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Egge Municipality was the 272nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,335. The municipality's

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was and its population had increased by 22.7% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The

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of Egge was established as a municipality on 1 January 1869 when it was separated from the large

Stod Municipality Stod is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1964. It originally encompassed the northern part of what is now Steinkjer Municipality, stretching from the town of Steinkjer ...

. Initially, Egge Municipality had a population of 941. In 1948, a small part of Egge Municipality (population: 70) was transferred to the neighboring town of Steinkjer. On 1 January 1964, a large municipal merger took place involving six rural municipalities and the town of Steinkjer. The following places were merged to form a new, larger

: *the town of Steinkjer (population: 4,325) *

Sparbu Municipality Sparbu is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. It encompassed the southwestern part of what is now Steinkjer Municipality, south of the town of Stein ...

(population: 4,027) *Egge Municipality (population: 3,476) *

Ogndal Municipality Ogndal (historically: ''Skei'') is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in what was the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1885 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality included the ...

(population: 2,678) *

(population: 2,563) *

(population: 1,268) *

Kvam Municipality Kvam is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located along the Hardangerfjorden in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Norheimsund. Other larger set ...

(population: 1,245)

Name

The municipality (originally the

) is named after the old ''Egge'' farm () since the first Egge Church was built there. The name is the

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of the word which means "edge" (as in the edge of a knife), likely representing the fact that the old Egge farm is located on long soil ridge.

Churches

The

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had one parish () within Egge Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Steinkjer

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and the

Nord-Innherad prosti This list of churches in Nidaros is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nidaros in Norway. It includes all of the parishes in Trøndelag county. The diocese is based at the Nidaros Cathedral in the city of Trondheim (city), T ...

(

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) in the

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Geography

Egge Municipality was located north of the town of

Steinkjer or is a municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Steinkjer (town), town of Steinkjer which is located on the inne ...

. It was bordered by

and

to the north,

to the east, and

to the southeast. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Byafjell.

Government

While it existed, Egge Municipality was responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality was governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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was

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the

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Municipal council

The

of Egge was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political

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Mayors

The

() of Egge was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position: * 1869–1885: Ole Anton Qvam ( V) * 1886-1886: Peter Østby * 1887–1889: Casper Lian * 1890–1893: Martinus Utheim ( V) * 1894–1895: Ole Anton Qvam ( V) * 1896–1897: Jakob Gram ( H) * 1898–1905: Peder T. Dyrstad ( V) * 1906–1919: Paul Saur ( V) * 1920–1922: Nils Taraldsen ( RF) * 1923–1925: Trygve Taraldsen ( RF) * 1926–1931: Johan Nordgård ( Ap) * 1932–1934: John Næsvold ( Ap) * 1935–1937: Johan Nordgård ( Ap) * 1938–1941: Henry Haagensli ( Ap) * 1941–1945: Tormod Saur ( NS) * 1945-1945: Henry Haagensli ( Ap) * 1946–1963: Karl Dahl ( Ap)

References

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