Brekken Municipality
Brekken is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed along the border with Sweden from 1926 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality is now located in the northeastern part of Røros Municipality in Trøndelag county. The municipality encompassed the areas located to the north, east, and southeast of the lake Aursunden. The administrative centre was the village of Brekken where Brekken Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 111th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Brekken Municipality was the 619th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 947. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 13.1% over the previous 10-year period.
General information
The parish of Brekken was established as a municipality on 1 January 1926 when the large Røros Municipality was split into four parts: Brekken Municipality in the northeast, Glåmos Municipality in the north, Røros landsogn in the south and west, and the central area surrounding the town of Røros remained as a much smaller Røros Municipality.During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Brekken Municipality, Glåmos Municipality, and Røros landsogn were all merged with Røros Municipality to form a new, larger Røros Municipality.
Name
The municipality is named after the village of Brekken since the Brekken Church was built there. The name comes from the word which means "hill".Churches
The Church of Norway had one parish within Brekken Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Røros prestegjeld and the Gauldal prosti in the Diocese of Nidaros.| Parish | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
| Brekken | Brekken Church | Brekken | 1878 |
Geography
Brekken Municipality was located along the border with Sweden. Tydal Municipality was located to the north, Ålen Municipality was to the northeast, Glåmos Municipality was to the west, and Røros landsogn was to the west and south. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Storviglen which sits about west of the border with Sweden.Government
While it existed, Brekken Municipality was responsible for primary education, 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 Frostating Court of Appeal.Municipal council
The municipal council of Brekken Municipality was made up of 13 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 Brekken Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position:- 1926–1936: Svend N. Borgos
- 1937–1942: Jacob J. Ryen
- 1942–1945: Anders J. Stensaas
- 1945–1955: Jacob J. Ryen
- 1956–1963: Per A. Strickert