Bolsøy is a former municipality in

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in the northernmost part of Western Norway, Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the Molde (town), town of M ...

county,

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. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of

Molde Municipality Molde Municipality () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal ...

in the traditional district of

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. The

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was Bolsøy on the island of Bolsøya where the Bolsøy Church is located. Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 304th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Bolsøy Municipality was the 97th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 7,888. The municipality's

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was and its population had increased by 30.9% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The

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of Bolsøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see

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law). According to the 1835 census, Bolsøy had a population of 2,391. On 1 January 1877, the Sotnakken farm (population: 19) was transferred to Bolsøy Municipality from Nesset Municipality. In 1915, a part of Bolsøy Municipality with 183 inhabitants was transferred to the growing town of

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. Again in 1952, another part of Bolsøy Municipality (population: 1,913) was transferred to the town of Molde. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1964, the following areas were merged to form a new, larger

: *all of Bolsøy Municipality (population: 7,996) *the town of Molde (population: 8,239) *the northern part of Veøy Municipality (population: 756) *the Mordal area of Nord-Aukra Municipality (population: 77)

Name

The municipality (originally the

) is named after the island of Bolsøya () since the first Bolsøy Church was built there. The first element comes from the old name for the island. The island's name is uncertain, but it may come from the word which means "

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". The last element is which means "

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". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Bolsø''. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Bolsøy''.

Churches

The

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had three parishes () within Bolsøy Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Bolsøy

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and the Ytre Romsdal prosti (

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) in the

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Geography

The municipality was centered around the Moldefjorden and Fannefjorden, surrounding the town of Molde. Fræna Municipality and Øre Municipality were to the north, Nesset Municipality was to the southeast, Veøy Municipality was to the south, and Nord-Aukra Municipality was to the west. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Skåla, located about to the northeast of the village of Nesjestranda.

Government

While it existed, Bolsøy 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 Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The

of Bolsøy was made up of 35 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 Bolsøy was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position: *1838–1840: Hans Jørgen Synnestvedt *1841–1843: Løve Sørensen Schevik *1844–1845: Lars Knudsen Hungnæs *1846–1849: Ebbe Carsten Tønder Astrup *1850–1851: Løve Sørensen Schevik *1852–1853: Ole Olsen Aarøe *1854–1857: Wollert Danckertsen Krohn *1858–1860: Petter Anton Møller *1860–1860: Ole Olsen Aarøe *1861–1875: Thomas Talseth *1876–1879: Lars Hungnes *1880–1885: Thomas Talseth *1886–1907: Lars Hungnes *1908–1919: Ole Thorvik *1920–1922: Christian Johannessen *1923–1928: Knut Kringstad *1929–1931: Aslak Hagen *1932–1936: Mathias A. Lervik *1937–1939: Knut Valved *1939–1941: Knut Kringstad *1946–1947: Ansgar Berild *1948–1951: Gunnar Solli *1952–1955: Ansgar Berild *1956–1957: Rolf Møller *1958–1959: Ingolf L. Pedersen *1960–1963: Leif J. Lunder

References

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