Mo, Telemark

Mo Municipality

*Mo herad*
Mo Municipality Mo herad
Former municipality
	View of the local church
	Telemark within Norway
	Mo within Telemark
	Coordinates: 59°29′02″N 7°50′24″E / 59.48381°N 7.83989°E
Country	Norway
County	Telemark
District	Vest-Telemark
Established	1 Jan 1838
• Created as	Formannskapsdistrikt
Disestablished	1 Jan 1964
• Succeeded by	Tokke Municipality
Administrative centre	Vistad
Area (upon dissolution)
• Total	694 km2 (268 sq mi)
Population (1964)
• Total	1,658
• Density	2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi)
Official language
• Norwegian form	Nynorsk
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-0832
	Data from Statistics Norway

Mo is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 694-square-kilometre (268 sq mi) municipality^[3] existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Tokke Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Vistad which is located just west of the present village of Dalen.^[4]

History

The parish of Mo was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). In 1879, there was a small border adjustment where a part of Laardal Municipality (population: 6) was transferred to Mo Municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Mo Municipality (population: 1,658) and Lårdal Municipality (population: 1,929) were merged to form a new municipality called Tokke.^[4]^[5]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Mo farm (Old Norse: Mór) since the first Mo Church was built there. The name is identical with the word mór which means "heath" or "moorland".^[6]

Government

While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.^[7]

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Mo 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.

Mo heradsstyre 1960–1963 ^[8]
Party name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	13
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	2
	Centre Party (Senterpartiet)	5
	Liberal Party (Venstre)	1
Total number of members:		21

Mo heradsstyre 1956–1959 ^[9]
Party name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	11
	Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)	1
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	4
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)	5
Total number of members:		21

Mo heradsstyre 1952–1955 ^[10]
Party name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	11
	Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)	2
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)	11
Total number of members:		24

Mo heradsstyre 1948–1951 ^[11]
Party name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	8
	Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti)	3
	Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)	3
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)	10
Total number of members:		24

Mo heradsstyre 1945–1947 ^[12]
Party name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	13
	Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgarlege Felleslister)	7
	Local List(s) (Lokale lister)	4
Total number of members:		24

Mo heradsstyre 1938–1941* ^[13]
Party name (in Nynorsk)		Number of representatives
	Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)	12
	Joint list of the Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) and the Liberal Party (Venstre)	12
Total number of members:		24
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 mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Mo:^[14]

1838-1843: P.B Wettergreen
1844-1845: Talleiv Tarjeisen Løvig
1847-1855: Aanund Knudsen Mostøyl
1856-1867: Olaf Storaaslid
1868-1870: Aanund Knudsen Mostøyl
1871-1884: Olav Johnsen Midtbø
1885-1887: Olav L. Felland
1888-1889: Gjermund O. Holten
1890-1892: Olav L. Felland
1893-1900: Olav O. Brattestaa
1901-1904: Gjermund O. Holten
1905-1910: Dreng Nordjordet
1911-1913: Steinar G. Aamdal
1914-1916: Olav O. Bergland
1917-1919: Steinar G. Aamdal
1920-1922: Aasmund Tveito
1923-1928: Jon Vistad
1929-1931: Aasmund Tveito
1932-1937: Jon Vistad
1938-1941: Olav G. Nystad
1945-1945: Olav Koldkjenn
1946-1947: Tarjei Bekk
1948-1951: Olaus G. Johre
1952-1964: Tarjei Bekk

References

^ "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.
^ Helland, Amund (1900). "Mo herred". VIII. Bratsberg Amt. Anden del. Norges land og folk (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 568. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (21 December 2020). "Mo (i Telemark)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
^ Rygh, Oluf (1914). Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt (in Norwegian) (7 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 402–404.
^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960.
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957.
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952.
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948.
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947.
^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938.
^ "Ordførar". Tokke kommune (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 7 August 2023.

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

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

[NLF-3] Helland, Amund (1900). "Mo herred". VIII. Bratsberg Amt. Anden del. Norges land og folk (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norway: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 568. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

[snl-4] Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (21 December 2020). "Mo (i Telemark)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

[Dag-5] Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.

[6] Rygh, Oluf (1914). Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt (in Norwegian) (7 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 402–404.

[ks-7] Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[8] "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960.

[9] "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957.

[10] "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952.

[11] "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948.

[12] "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947.

[13] "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938.

[14] "Ordførar". Tokke kommune (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 7 August 2023.

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