Lunde (; ) is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1867 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Nome Municipality in the traditional district of Midt-Telemark. The administrative centre was the village of Bjervamoen.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 300th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Lunde Municipality was the 300th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about . The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 2.5% over the previous 10-year period.
Lunde Municipality was the production site of the Troll automobile. It is also known as the birthplace of ski racer Atle Skårdal and jazz singer Torun Eriksen.
General information Administrative history The municipality of Lunde was established on 1 January 1867 when Bø Municipality was divided into two: the southern district (population: ) became the new Lunde Municipality and the northern district (population: ) continued as a smaller Bø Municipality.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Lunde Municipality was dissolved and the following areas were merged to form the new Nome Municipality: all of Lunde Municipality (population: ) most of Holla Municipality (population: ), except for the Valebø area which became part of Skien Municipality
Name The municipality and historic Church of Norway parish () was named after the old Lunde farm () since the first Lunde Church was built there. The name is identical to the word which means "grove" or a "clump of trees". The present form Lunde is derived from the singular dative case of the word, .
Churches The Church of Norway had one parish () within Lunde Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Lunde prestegjeld and the Nedre Telemark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder.
Churches in Lunde MunicipalityParish ()Church nameLocation of the churchYear builtLundeLunde ChurchBjervamoen1822Landsmarka ChapelLandsmarka1895 Ytre FlåbygdFlåbygd ChurchFlåbygd1822
Geography The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Knarren, a tripoint on the border of Lunde Municipality, Kviteseid Municipality, and Drangedal Municipality. Bø Municipality was located to the north, Sauherad Municipality was located to the northeast, Holla Municipality was located to the east, Drangedal Municipality was located to the southwest, and Kviteseid Municipality was located to the west.
Government While it existed, Lunde 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 Nedre Telemark District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.
Municipal council The municipal council of Lunde Municipality was made up of 25 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 Lunde Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:
1867–1871: O.T. Steen 1872–1881: Tyke Gunnarsen Lundtveit 1882–1883: Tor Torsen Hvaala 1884–1904: Eilev Johannessen Lunde 1905–1910: Aslak Tykesen Lunde 1911–1925: Olav Olavsen Ajer (Bp) 1926–1928: Andres Gregarsen Sundbø (Bp) 1928–1931: Thor Hogga (Ap) 1931–1934: Andres Gregarsen Sundbø (Bp) 1934–1937: Sverre Liestøl (Ap) 1937–1940: Øystein Kleppe (Bp) 1941–1945: Halvor Skjellaug (NS) 1945–1945: Øystein Kleppe (Bp) 1946–1947: Thor Hogga (Ap) 1948–1951: Torstein Børte (V) 1951–1959: Olav Haugane (Ap) 1959–1963: Torstein Børte (V)
See also List of former municipalities of Norway
References
External links 1960 census and map of the municipality (page 4)