Østre Gausdal is a former municipality in the old

Oppland Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The ...

county,

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. The municipality existed from 1879 until its dissolution in 1962. The area is now part of

Gausdal Municipality Gausdal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Segelstad bru. Other villages in Gausdal include Follebu, Forset, ...

in the traditional district of

Gudbrandsdal Gudbrandsdalen (; ) is a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county of Innlandet (formerly Oppland). The valley is oriented in a north-westerly direction from Lillehammer and the lake of Mjøsa, extending toward the Romsdalen vall ...

. The

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was the village of

Segalstad bru Segalstad bru () is the administrative centre of Gausdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located at the crossroad between Østre Gausdal and Vestre Gausdal. The village sits along the north side of the river Jøra, about ...

. Prior to its dissolution in 1962, the municipality was the 352nd largest by area out of the 731 municipalities in Norway. Østre Gausdal Municipality was the 214th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,977. The municipality's

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was and its population had increased by 1.2% over the previous 10-year period. The main church for the municipality was

Østre Gausdal Church Østre Gausdal Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gausdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Østre Gausdal, about northwest of the village of Segalstad bru. It is the church for the S ...

, a brick, Romanesque church built during the period 1250–1300. The church was renovated and enlarged in the 1700s.

General information

In 1879, the large

was divided into two separate municipalities: Vestre Gausdal Municipality (population: 2,362) and Østre Gausdal Municipality (population: 5,911). Vestre Gausdal Municipality included the larger, more rural parts of the old municipality and Østre Gausdal Municipality was much smaller and more densely populated and it was located in the southwestern part of the old municipality. The border between the two municipalities was the river Jøra. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1962, Vestre Gausdal Municipality (population: 2,590) and Østre Gausdal Municipality (population: 3,942) were reunited as

once again (with almost the same boundaries as the old Gausdal Municipality).

Name

When the large

was divided into two new municipalities in 1879, the eastern part was given the prefix which means "eastern". The municipality is named after the ''Gausdalen'' valley () since the municipality is located in the valley. The first element is named after the river Gausa which flows through the valley. The river name comes from the verb which means to "gush", "burst out", or "stream forcefully". The last element is which means "

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" or "dale".

Churches

The

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had two parishes () within Østre Gausdal Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Østre Gausdal

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and the

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(

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) in the

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Geography

The municipality was located in the Gausdalen valley and east of the Jøra river.

Sør-Fron Municipality Sør-Fron is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hundorp. Other villages in the municipality include Gålå, H ...

was to the northwest,

Ringebu Municipality is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vålebru (the village is also known as ''Ringebu''). The municipality ...

was to the north,

Øyer Municipality Øyer is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tin ...

was to the east, Fåberg Municipality was to the south, and Vestre Gausdal Municipality was to the west. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Storhøa, on the border with

Government

While it existed, Østre Gausdal 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 Østre Gausdal 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

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Mayors

The

() of Østre Gausdal Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position (incomplete list): * 1879–1879: John Svendsen Waalen * 1879–1883: Christian Gundersen Fougner * 1884–1888: Even Hage * 1888–1891:

Erik Enge Erik Mathiassen Enge (3 March 1852 – 26 October 1933) was a Norwegian politician for the Free-minded Liberal Party The Free-minded Liberal Party () was a political party in Norway founded in 1909 by the conservative-liberal faction of t ...

( V) * 1891–1895: Simen Wold * 1896–1901:

( V) * 1902–1911: Sjur Fedje ( ArbDem) * 1912–1912: J.F. Bøhmer * 1945–1945: Ivar Bjørge ( RF) * 1946–1961: Reidar Engjom ( Ap)

References

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