Dypvåg is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1960. The area is now part of Tvedestrand Municipality in the traditional district of Østre Agder in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Dypvåg where the Dypvåg Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1960, the municipality was the 624th largest by area out of the 743 municipalities in Norway. Dypvåg Municipality was the 493rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about . The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 11% over the previous 10-year period.
General information Administrative history The parish of Dybvaag (later spelled "Dypvåg") was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1881, a small part of Holt Municipality (population: 52) was transferred to Dybvaag Municipality. Then, on 1 January 1887, a small uninhabited part of neighboring Søndeled Municipality was transferred to Dybvaag Municipality.
On 1 January 1902, Dybvaag Municipality was divided as follows: the southwestern district (population: ) became the new Flosta Municipality and the northeastern district (population: ) continued as a smaller Dybvaag Municipality.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1960, Dypvåg Municipality was dissolved and the following areas were merged to form an enlarged Tvedestrand Municipality: all of Dypvåg Municipality (population: ) all of Holt Municipality (population: ) all of Tvedestrand Municipality (population: )
Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Dybvaag farm ( or ) since the first Dypvåg Church was built there. The first element comes from the word which means "deep". The last element is which means "inlet" or "bay".
Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Dybvaag. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Dyvaag. On 21 December 1917, a royal resolution enacted the 1917 Norwegian language reforms. Prior to this change, the name was spelled Dyvaag with the digraph "aa", and after this reform, the name was spelled Dyvåg, using the letter å instead. On 22 January 1932, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Dypvåg.
Churches The Church of Norway had one parish () within Dypvåg Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Dypvåg prestegjeld and the Aust-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder.
Churches in Dypvåg MunicipalityParish ()Church nameLocation of the churchYear builtDypvågDypvåg ChurchDypvåg
Geography The small municipality included the coastal area about east of the town of Tvedestrand and several islands located just offshore. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Nordre Svartvannsåsen. Holt Municipality was located to the west and north, Søndeled Municipality was located to the northeast, the Skagerrak sea was located to the east and south, Flosta Municipality was located to the southwest, and Tvedestrand Municipality was located to the west.
Government While it existed, Dypvåg 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. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Holt District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.
Municipal council The municipal council of Dypvåg Municipality was made up of 21 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.
Mayors The mayor () of Dypvåg Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:
1838–1840: Rev. Ole Hersted Schjøtt 1840–1841: Anders Larsen Eidbu 1842–1853: Rev. Christian Andreas Münster 1853–1855: G. Jensen Eidbu 1855–1857: Ellev Knudsen Askerøya 1858–1861: Ole Albretsen Tangvall 1862–1863: J.C. Christophersen Lyngør 1863–1867: P.E. Olsen Borøya 1868–1873: Christian Olsen Borøya 1874–1877: Knud J. Nilsen 1878–1879: Ole Edvard Ellingsen 1880–1885: Andreas Emil Olsen 1886–1898: Jens Martin Marcussen (H) 1899–1904: K. Jensen 1905–1910: Haakon Thorvald Hansen (H) 1911–1925: Jens Marcussen (V) 1926–1928: M. Hareide 1928–1929: Yngve Sørensen 1930–1937: Emanuel M. Christophersen 1938–1940: Halvor Halvorsen 1941–1942: Peder Danielsen (NS) 1942–1943: Bjarne Jacobsen Staubo (NS) 1945–1945: Halvor Halvorsen 1946–1947: Gottfred Henriksen 1948–1959: P. Lande (V)
Notable people Jens Marcussen (1926-2007), a politician Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup, Jr. (1894-1980), a theologian Peter Olrog Schjøtt (1833-1926), a philologist
See also List of former municipalities of Norway
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