Jøssund is a
former municipality in the old
Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag () was a county comprising the southern portion of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. It bordered the old Nord-Trøndelag county as well as the counties of Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, and Hedmark. To the west is the No ...
county,
Norway. The municipality existed from 1896 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed northern coastal area of the present-day municipality of
Ørland in
Trøndelag county. The main church for Jøssund was
Jøssund Church
Jøssund Church ( no, Jøssund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ørland municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Jøssund, which is located on the coast about halfway between the coastal villa ...
in the village of
Jøssund which was the
administrative centre
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of the municipality. Other villages in Jøssund included
Lysøysundet and
Vallersund.
History
The municipality of Jøssund was established on 1 January 1896 when it was split off from the large municipality of
Aafjord. Initially, Jøssund had a population of 1,529. 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 Jøssund (population: 1,917) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of
Bjugn
Bjugn is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1853 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into Ørland Municipality. It was part of the Fosen region. The village of Botngård was the adminis ...
(population: 1,240),
Nes (population: 1,107), and the northern part of
Stjørna
Stjørna is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1899 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the land surrounding the Stjørnfjorden in what is now the municipali ...
(population: 676) to form a new, larger municipality of
Bjugn
Bjugn is a former municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1853 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into Ørland Municipality. It was part of the Fosen region. The village of Botngård was the adminis ...
.
Government
All municipalities in Norway, including Jøssund, are responsible for
primary education
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(through 10th grade), outpatient
health services
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,
senior citizen services,
unemployment and other
social services
Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organisations, or administe ...
,
zoning,
economic development, and municipal
roads. The municipality is governed by a
municipal council of
elected representatives, which
in turn elects a
mayor.
Municipal council
The
municipal council of Jøssund was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The
party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
See also
*
List of former municipalities of Norway
This is a list of former municipalities of Norway, i.e. municipalities that no longer exist.
When the local council system was introduced in Norway in 1837-38, the country had 392 municipalities. In 1958 the number had grown to a total of 744 rur ...
References
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Former municipalities of Norway
Ørland
1896 establishments in Norway
1964 disestablishments in Norway