Fåberg Municipality


Fåberg is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Lillehammer Municipality in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdalen. The administrative centre was the village of Fåberg where the Fåberg Church was located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 205th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Fåberg Municipality was the 40th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 13,292. The municipality's population density was and its population had increased by 26% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The prestegjeld of Faaberg was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. On 1 January 1906, a part of Faaberg Municipality that was adjacent to the town of Lillehammer was transferred from Faaberg Municipality to the growing town of Lillehammer. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Fåberg Municipality was merged with the town of Lillehammer to form a new Lillehammer Municipality.

Name

The municipality is named after the old Faaberg farm since the first Fåberg Church was built there. The meaning of the first element is uncertain, but it may come from the word which means "to clean" or "to polish". The last element is which means "mountain" or "rock". On 21 December 1917, a royal resolution enacted the 1917 Norwegian language reforms. Prior to this change, the name was spelled Faaberg with the digraph "aa", and after this reform, the name was spelled Fåberg, using the letter å instead.

Churches

The Church of Norway had two parishes within Fåberg Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Fåberg prestegjeld and the Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti in the Diocese of Hamar.
Parish Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
FåbergFåberg ChurchFåberg1727
FåbergSaksumdal ChapelSaksumdalen1875
MesnaVingrom ChurchVingrom1908

Geography

The municipality was located at the northern end of Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake. Øyer Municipality was located to the north, Østre Gausdal Municipality and Vestre Gausdal Municipality were located to the northwest, Torpa Municipality was located to the west, Biri Municipality was located to the south, and Ringsaker Municipality was located to the southeast and east. The small Lillehammer Municipality was located within Fåberg Municipality as an enclave. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Nevelfjell, just south of the border with Øyer Municipality.

Government

While it existed, Fåberg 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 Eidsivating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council of Fåberg Municipality was made up of 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 Fåberg Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:
  • 1838–1845: Christian Dahl
  • 1846–1847: Rasmus Lyng
  • 1848–1849: Gulbrand Fliflet
  • 1849–1856: Christian Dahl
  • 1856–1859: Hans A. Jørstad
  • 1859–1867: Christian A. Rindal
  • 1867–1879: Bernt Dahl
  • 1879–1883: Christian A. Rindal
  • 1883–1891: Bernt Dahl
  • 1891–1897: Simen Tollersrud
  • 1897–1901: Thorstein Rustad
  • 1901–1907: Karl Lundgaard
  • 1907–1910: Johannes Skaug
  • 1910–1913: Karl Lundgaard
  • 1913–1922: Peder Aslak Owren
  • 1922–1925: Per Tollersrud
  • 1925–1929: Peder Aslak Owren
  • 1929–1932: Nils Christiansen
  • 1932–1934: Per Tollersrud
  • 1935–1937: Nils Christiansen
  • 1937–1940: Carl Haugen
  • 1941–1945: Nils Christiansen
  • 1945–1957: Oskar Skogly
  • 1958–1960: Ola Jensvold
  • 1961–1963: Magne Henriksen

    Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Fåberg include: