Kvenvær is a former municipality in the old

Sør-Trøndelag Sør-Trøndelag (; ) was a Counties of Norway, 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. ...

county,

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. The municipality existed from 1913 until 1964. It is located in what is now

Hitra Municipality Hitra is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality covers the Hitra (island), island of Hitra and hundreds of smaller islands, islets, and Skerry, skerries as well as an ar ...

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county. The municipality included the western part of the island of Hitra plus many surrounding islands including

Bispøyan Bispøyan is a group of islands in Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. They are located north of the village of Kvenvær on the island of Hitra, and northwest of the island of Helgbustadøya. The largest islands in the group includ ...

. The

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of the municipality was the village of

Kvenvær Kvenvær is a fishing village in Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the northwestern coast of the island of Hitra. It is just south of the Bispøyan islands. Kvenvær Church is located in the village. ...

where Kvenvær Church is located. Other villages in Kvenvær Municipality included Forsnes and Andersskogan. Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 356th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Kvenvær Municipality was the 634th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 855. The municipality's

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was and its population had decreased by 11.7% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Kvenvær was established on 1 January 1913 when the municipality of

Hitra Hitra may refer to: Places * Hitra Municipality, a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Hitra (island), an island within Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway * Hitra Church, a church in Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Nor ...

was divided with the western part of the municipality (population: 1,157) becoming the new municipality of Kvenvær. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

. On 1 January 1964, Kvenvær Municipality (population: 840),

Sandstad Municipality Sandstad is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1914 until its dissolution in 1964 when it was merged into what is now Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county. The former Sandstad Munic ...

(population: 1,028),

Fillan Municipality Fillan is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1886 until its dissolution in 1964. It is now part of Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county. The municipality included the northeastern p ...

(population: 1,759), and

(population: 1,344) were merged to form a new, larger

Name

The municipality is named Kvenvær () since the first Kvenvær Church was built there. The first element is which is the plural

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of which means "wife" or "woman". The last element is which means "fishing village".

Churches

The

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

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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 on the western part of the island of Hitra. It was bordered by

to the northeast and

to the southeast. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Mørkdalstua, on the border with

and Kvenvær Municipality.

Government

While it existed, Kvenvær 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 Kvenvær 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 Kvenvær was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position: * 1913–1913: Kristian Skarsvåg * 1914–1916: Anders Presthus * 1917–1922: Johannes Forsnes ( H) * 1923–1925: John I. Ottervik * 1926–1928: Johannes Forsnes ( H) * 1929–1931: Jens Grimstad ( V) * 1932–1937: Johannes Forsnes ( H) * 1938–1945: Jens Grimstad ( V) * 1946–1961: Martin Skaaren ( H) * 1962–1963: Bjarne Faxvaag ( H)

References

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