Fillan Municipality

Fillan Municipality

*Fillan herred*
Fillan Municipality Fillan herred
Former municipality
	Map of the island of Hitra with the old municipal boundaries (originally Fillan also included Sandstad)
	Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
	Fillan within Sør-Trøndelag
	Coordinates: 63°36′23″N 8°58′11″E / 63.6063°N 08.9696°E
Country	Norway
County	Sør-Trøndelag
District	Fosen
Established	1 Jan 1886
• Preceded by	Hitra Municipality
Disestablished	1 Jan 1964
• Succeeded by	Hitra Municipality
Administrative centre	Fillan
Government
• Mayor (1948–1963)	Arne Schanche Nilsen (Bp)
Area (upon dissolution)
• Total	113.40 km2 (43.78 sq mi)
• Rank	#496 in Norway
Highest elevation	216 m (709 ft)
Population (1963)
• Total	1,786
• Rank	#478 in Norway
• Density	15.7/km2 (41/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	+0.3%
Demonym	Fillværing
Official language
• Norwegian form	Neutral
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-1616
	Data from Statistics Norway

Fillan is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 113-square-kilometre (44 sq mi) municipality^[6] existed from 1886 until its dissolution in 1964. It is now part of Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county. The municipality included the northeastern part of the island of Hitra surrounding the Fillfjorden, plus about 100 islands, islets, and skerries—including Fjellværsøya and Ulvøya. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Fillan. Other villages in the municipality included Ansnes, Nordbotn, and Ulvan.^[7]

Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the 113-square-kilometre (44 sq mi) municipality was the 496th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Fillan Municipality was the 478th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,786. The municipality's population density was 15.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (41/sq mi) and its population had increased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period.^[8]^[9]

The former municipality had a church and a chapel in it, both of which now form a parish within the present-day Hitra Municipality. Fillan Church is located in the village of Fillan and Nordbotn Chapel on the island of Fjellværsøya.

General information

The municipality of Fillan was established on 1 January 1886 when the old Hitra Municipality was divided into two separate municipalities: Hitra Municipality (population: 2,241) in the west and the new Fillan Municipality (population: 2,241) in the east. On 1 July 1914, Fillan Municipality was divided into two separate municipalities: Fillan Municipality (population: 1,543) in the north and the new Sandstad Municipality (population: 947) in the south and shrinking the municipality from 244 square kilometres (94 sq mi) to only 113 square kilometres (44 sq mi).^[9]^[6] During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Fillan Municipality (population: 1,759), Kvenvær Municipality (population: 840), Sandstad Municipality (population: 1,028), and Hitra Municipality (population: 1,344) were merged to form a new, larger Hitra Municipality.^[10]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Fillan farm (Old Norse: Filli or Fillar) since the first Fillan Church was built there. The name is likely the original name for the local Fillfjorden, but the name's meaning is uncertain.^[11]

Churches

The Church of Norway had one parish (sokn) within Fillan Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Hitra prestegjeld and the Sør-Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.^[9]

**Churches in Fillan**
Parish (sokn)	Church name	Location of the church	Year built
Fillan	Fillan Church	Fillan	1789
Fillan	Nordbotn Chapel	Nordbotn	1900

Geography

The municipality was located on the northeastern part of the island of Hitra. It was bordered by Hitra Municipality to the west and Sandstad Municipality to the south. The highest point in the municipality was the 216-metre (709 ft) tall mountain Staurfjellet, on the border of Fillan Municipality and Sandstad Municipality.^[1]

View of the village of Fillan
Fillan Church
Knarrlagsund village
View of the village of Fillan

Government

While it existed, Fillan Municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.^[12] The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Fillan was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four-year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

Fillan herredsstyre 1959–1963 ^[13]
Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	4
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	5
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	8
Total number of members:		17

Fillan herredsstyre 1955–1959 ^[14]
Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	4
	Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet)	3
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	2
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	8
Total number of members:		17

Fillan herredsstyre 1951–1955 ^[15]
Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	4
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti)	5
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	7
Total number of members:		16

Fillan herredsstyre 1947–1951 ^[16]
Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	4
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	12
Total number of members:		16

Fillan herredsstyre 1945–1947 ^[17]
Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)	12
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	3
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	1
Total number of members:		16

Fillan herredsstyre 1937–1941* ^[18]
Party name (in Norwegian)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet)	6
	List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste)	3
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister)	7
Total number of members:		16
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

Mayors

The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Fillan was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:^[19]

1914–1916: Petter Hansen Eidsvaag
1917–1922: Olaus Selvaag (FV)
1922–1931: Ole B. Tranvik (FV)
1932–1937: Harald Alfred Eriksen (V)
1938–1941: Anton A. Fjellvær (V)
1943–1945: Harald Christian Kjesbu (NS)
1945-1945: Anton A. Fjellvær (V)
1946–1947: Harald Alfred Eriksen (V)
1948–1963: Arne Schanche Nilsen (Bp)

References

^ ^a ^b "Kart over Norge" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.
^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.
^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.
^ ^a ^b Helland, Amund (1898). "Fillan herred". XVI Søndre Trondheims amt. Anden del. Norges land og folk (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 124. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
^ Haugen, Morten O., ed. (27 November 2024). "Fillan". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
^ ^a ^b ^c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 1951). Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 (PDF). Norges Offisielle Statistikk (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: H. Aschehoug & Co.
^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
^ Rygh, Oluf (1901). Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt (in Norwegian) (14 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 76–77.
^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
^ Fjeldvær, Johanna (1957). "Fillan". In Fiskaa, Haakon M.; Myckland, Haakon Falck (eds.). Norges bebyggelse: Nordlige seksjon: Herredsbindet for Sør-Trøndelag: Nordre del (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk faglitteratur. pp. 18–19.

[elev-1] "Kart over Norge" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. 16 January 2024.

[2] "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.

[lang-3] "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.

[4] "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.

[5] Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (9 January 2024). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon.

[NLF-6] Helland, Amund (1898). "Fillan herred". XVI Søndre Trondheims amt. Anden del. Norges land og folk (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 124. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

[snl-7] Haugen, Morten O., ed. (27 November 2024). "Fillan". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 26 January 2025.

[ssb_pop-8] Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).

[SS1951-9] Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 1951). Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 (PDF). Norges Offisielle Statistikk (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: H. Aschehoug & Co.

[Dag-10] Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.

[11] Rygh, Oluf (1901). Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt (in Norwegian) (14 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 76–77.

[ks-12] Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (25 November 2024). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2024.

[13] "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[14] "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[15] "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[16] "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[17] "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[18] "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[19] Fjeldvær, Johanna (1957). "Fillan". In Fiskaa, Haakon M.; Myckland, Haakon Falck (eds.). Norges bebyggelse: Nordlige seksjon: Herredsbindet for Sør-Trøndelag: Nordre del (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk faglitteratur. pp. 18–19.

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