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Gausdal Municipality

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Gausdal Municipality
Gausdal kommune
View of the Aulstad Church area in Gausdal
View of the Aulstad Church area in Gausdal
Innlandet within Norway
Innlandet within Norway
Gausdal within Innlandet
Gausdal within Innlandet
Coordinates: 61°16′36″N 9°55′21″E / 61.27667°N 9.92250°E / 61.27667; 9.92250
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictGudbrandsdal
Established1 Jan 1838
  Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished1879
  Succeeded byVestre Gausdal and Østre Gausdal
Re-established1 Jan 1962
  Preceded byVestre Gausdal and Østre Gausdal
Administrative centreSegalstad bru
Government
  Mayor (2023)Anette Musdalslien (Sp)
Area
  Total
1,191.15 km2 (459.91 sq mi)
  Land1,146.41 km2 (442.63 sq mi)
  Water44.74 km2 (17.27 sq mi)  3.8%
  Rank#91 in Norway
Highest elevation1,552.51 m (5,093.5 ft)
Population
 (2025)
  Total
6,174
  Rank#156 in Norway
  Density5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
  Change (10 years)
Decrease −1%
DemonymGausdøl[2]
Official language
  Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3441[4]
WebsiteOfficial website

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 Segalstad bru. Other villages in Gausdal include Follebu, Forset, and Svingvoll.

The 1,191-square-kilometre (460 sq mi) municipality is the 91st largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Gausdal Municipality is the 156th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,174. The municipality's population density is 5.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

Logging, farming, and tourism are important industries in the municipality.

General information

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The parish of Gausdal was established as a civil municipality on 1 January 1838, under the formannskapsdistrikt law. On 1 January 1867, a small area of the neighbouring Øyer Municipality, with a population of 40, was transferred to Gausdal Municipality. In 1879, Gausdal Municipality was divided into two municipalities: Vestre Gausdal Municipality in the northwest, with 2,362 inhabitants, and Østre Gausdal Municipality in the southeast, with 5,911 inhabitants. On 27 July 1956, a small area of Sør-Fron Municipality, with seven residents, was transferred to the neighbouring Vestre Gausdal Municipality.[7]

During the 1960s, many municipal mergers took place across Norway as a result of the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, Vestre Gausdal Municipality, with a population of 2,590, and Østre Gausdal Municipality, with a population of 3,942, were merged to re-establish Gausdal Municipality. The new municipality broadly corresponded to the Gausdal Municipality that had existed from 1838 to 1879, although the borders were not identical.[7]

Historically, the municipality was part of the former Oppland county. On 1 January 2020, Gausdal became part of the newly created Innlandet county, formed by the merger of Hedmark and Oppland.[8]

Name

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The municipality, originally the parish, is named after the Gausdalen valley, recorded in Old Norse as Gausdalr, since the municipality lies in the valley. The first element comes from the river Gausa, which flows through the valley. The river name is derived from the verb gjósa, meaning "to gush", "burst out" or "stream forcefully". The final element is dalr, meaning "valley" or "dale".[9]

Coat of arms

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Skeikampen mountain – the outline is the inspiration for the municipal arms.

The coat of arms was granted on 19 September 1986. The official blazon is "Per fess azure and argent, a single stair step section slanting outwards" (Norwegian: Delt av blått og sølv ved enkelt trappesnitt skrått utover). This means that the arms are divided horizontally by a stepped line slanting to the right. The field, or background, above the line has a blue tincture. Below the line, the field has a tincture of argent, which is usually shown as white, or as silver when metal is used.

The design was made to resemble the outline of Skeikampen, one of the main mountains in the municipality. The argent lower part represents the snow-covered mountain, while the blue upper part represents the sky. The arms were designed by Inger Line Thallaug. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[10][11][12][13]

Churches

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The Church of Norway has five parishes, or sokn, within Gausdal Municipality. They are part of the Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti, or deanery, in the Diocese of Hamar.

Churches in Gausdal Municipality
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
AulstadAulstad ChurchAulstad1864
FollebuFollebu ChurchFollebu1260
SvatsumSvatsum ChurchSvatsum1860
Vestre GausdalVestre Gausdal ChurchForset1784
Østre GausdalØstre Gausdal ChurchPrestmoen
(north of Segalstad bru)
c.1250

History

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Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Gausdal by country of origin in 2017[14]
AncestryNumber
Poland84
Denmark42
Lithuania36
Germany27
Thailand24
Somalia23
Sweden16

The old Follebu Church was built of stone in the early Middle Ages (around 1250). It is unusual in that the chancel and nave were built as one continuous piece.

In the 1880s, there was mining for nickel in the Espedalen valley in the northwest part of the municipality. The search for nickel was taken up again in 2004 by Blackstone Venture, a Canadian company. As of 2006, they are still drilling for mineral samples only.

Geography

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An old barn at Torshov farm in the nearby Vang Municipality (to the west). Gausdal resident Abraham Pihl was the architect.

Gausdal is bordered on the northwest by Sør-Fron Municipality, on the northeast by Ringebu Municipality and Øyer Municipality, on the southeast by Lillehammer Municipality, on the south by Nordre Land Municipality, and on the southwest by Nord-Aurdal Municipality and Øystre Slidre Municipality.

Western tributaries of the Gudbrandsdalslågen river include the Gausa River, which flows through Gausdalen valley. The lake Dokkfløyvatn is located in the municipality. The highest point in the municipality is the 1,552.51-metre (5,093.5 ft) tall mountain Nordre Langsua, on the border with Sør-Fron Municipality.[1]

The famous Peer Gynt mountain road begins here and leads to the town of Vinstra. A popular ski area is located on the south slope of Skeikampen mountain. Langsua National Park, partially lies within the municipality.

Government

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Gausdal Municipality is 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 is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[15] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Gudbrandsdal District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

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The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Gausdal Municipality is made up of 23 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

Gausdal kommunestyre 20232027 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  Joint list of the Conservative Party (Høyre) and the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
 Local list in Gausdal (Bygdalista i Gausdal)5
Total number of members:23
Gausdal kommunestyre 20192023 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 10
  Joint list of the Conservative Party (Høyre), Liberal Party (Venstre), and Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
 Local list in Gausdal (Bygdalista i Gausdal)2
Total number of members:23
Gausdal kommunestyre 20152019 [18][19]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  Joint list of the Conservative Party (Høyre) and the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
 Local list in Gausdal (Bygdalista i Gausdal)2
Total number of members:23
Gausdal kommunestyre 20112015 [20]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
  Joint list of the Conservative Party (Høyre) and the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
 Local list in Gausdal (Bygdalista i Gausdal)4
Total number of members:23
Gausdal kommunestyre 20072011 [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
  Joint list of the Conservative Party (Høyre) and the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
 Local list in Gausdal (Bygdalista i Gausdal)6
Total number of members:23
Gausdal kommunestyre 20032007 [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 8
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  Joint list of the Conservative Party (Høyre) and the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
 Local list in Gausdal (Bygdalista i Gausdal)2
Total number of members:23
Gausdal kommunestyre 19992003 [19][21]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 11
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
 Local list in Gausdal (Bygdalista i Gausdal)4
Total number of members:33
Gausdal kommunestyre 19951999 [22]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 14
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 11
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
 Local list in Gausdal (Bygdalista i Gausdal)3
Total number of members:33
Gausdal kommunestyre 19911995 [23]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 10
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 4
Total number of members:33
Gausdal kommunestyre 19871991 [24]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 18
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:33
Gausdal kommunestyre 19831987 [25]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 19
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:33
Gausdal kommunestyre 19791983 [26]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 19
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:33
Gausdal kommunestyre 19751979 [27]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 18
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 9
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:33
Gausdal kommunestyre 19711975 [28]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 19
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 9
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:33
Gausdal kommunestyre 19671971 [29]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 17
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 10
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 2
  Common List of small farmholders and Liberal Party (Småbrukere og Venstre) 4
Total number of members:33
Gausdal kommunestyre 19631967 [30]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 17
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 9
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
  List of workers, fishermen, and small farmholders (Arbeidere, fiskere, småbrukere liste) 3
Total number of members:33
Gausdal kommunestyre 19621963 [31]  
Party name (in Norwegian)Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 24
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 12
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
Total number of members:42
Note: On 1 January 1962, Vestre Gausdal Municipality and Østre Gausdal Municipality were merged to form the new Gausdal Municipality. The members of the old municipal councils that had been elected from 1960 to 1963 were combined to form the new council for Gausdal. This was a temporary measure until the next election.

Mayors

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The mayor (Norwegian: ordfører) of Gausdal Municipality is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position (incomplete list):[32][33]

  • 1838–1839: Østen O. Ovren[34]
  • 1839–1840: Sven J. Waalen[33]
  • 1840–1845: Paul Nygaard[35]
  • 1846–1847: Erlend Midtvold[36]
  • 1848–1849: Simen O. Ovren[37]
  • 1850–1851: Christian Gundersen Fougner[38]
  • 1852–1855: John Svendsen Waalen[39]
  • 1856–1859: Christian Gundersen Fougner[33]
  • 1860–1863: John Svendsen Waalen[33]
  • 1864–1867: Per Bø[33]
  • 1869–1869: Christian Gundersen Fougner[33]
  • 1870–1871: John Svendsen Waalen[40]
  • 1872–1875: Christian Gundersen Fougner[41]
  • 1876–1878: John Svendsen Waalen[42]
  • (1879–1961: Gausdal Municipality did not exist)
  • 1962–1971: Reidar Engjom (Ap)
  • 1971–1975: Bjørn Midtlien (Ap)
  • 1975–1983: Kristian Baukhol (Ap)
  • 1983–1991: Nils Nygard (Ap)
  • 1991–1993: Liv Røe Johnsen (SV)
  • 1994–2001: Inger Enger (Sp)
  • 2001–2007: Olav Olstad (Sp)
  • 2007–2011: Mona B. Nicolaysen (Sp)
  • 2011–2019: Hans Oddvar Høistad (Ap)
  • 2019–present: Anette Musdalslien (Sp)[43]

Notable people

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Public service

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  • Abraham Pihl (1756 in Gausdal – 1821), a clergyman, astronomer, and architect
  • Hakon Adelsteen Sommerfeldt (1811 in Gausdal – 1888), a Norwegian naval officer and ship designer
  • Sigurd Fougner (1879 in Østre Gausdal – 1959), a Norwegian Supreme Court judge
  • Reidar Engjom, (Norwegian Wiki) (1907 in Gausdal - 1970), a Norwegian politician
  • Amund O. Ringsrud (1854 in Gausdal - 1931 in Elk Point, South Dakota) business owner, first Secretary of State for South Dakota, member of United States Constitutional Convention of 1889, Republican candidate for governor of South Dakota in 1896 (barely defeated, with it requiring an official count of the ballots to decide the election)

The Arts

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Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, 1909

Sport

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Sister cities

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Gausdal has sister city agreements with the following places:[44]

References

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