Fluberg Municipality
Fluberg is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1914 until its dissolution in 1962. The area is now mostly part of Søndre Land Municipality in the traditional district of Land. The administrative centre was the village of Fluberg.
Prior to its dissolution in 1962, the municipality was the 322nd largest by area out of the 731 municipalities in Norway. Fluberg Municipality was the 397th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 2,338. The municipality's population density was and its population had increased by 3.5% over the previous 10-year period.
General information
The municipality of Fluberg was established on 1 January 1914 when it was split from Søndre Land Municipality. Initially, the new municipality had 2,027 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, Fluberg Municipality was dissolved and its lands and people were divided between the neighboring municipalities. The Tranlia and Store Røen areas joined Nordre Land Municipality to the north and the rest of Fluberg Municipality became part of Søndre Land Municipality.Name
The municipality is named after the old Fluberg farm since the first Fluberg Church was built there. The first element is likely the genitive case of an old local river name, Fluga. This river name could come from the word which means "fly" or from the word flug which means "steep side of a mountain". The last element is which means "mountain" or "rock".Churches
The Church of Norway had one parish within Fluberg Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Søndre Land prestegjeld and the Hadeland og Land prosti in the Diocese of Hamar.| Parish | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
| Fluberg Church | Fluberg Church | Fluberg | 1703 |
Geography
It encompassed both sides of the northern part of the large lake Randsfjorden. Nordre Land Municipality was to the north, Snertingdal Municipality was to the northeast, Vardal Municipality was located to the east, Søndre Land Municipality was to the south, and Sør-Aurdal Municipality was to the west.The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Vesle Skjellingshovde, a tripoint on the border of Fluberg Municipality, Sør-Aurdal Municipality, and Nordre Land Municipality.
Government
While it existed, Fluberg 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 Fluberg Municipality was made up of 17 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 Fluberg Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:- 1914–1919: Torger T. Hagen
- 1920–1928: Fredrik Johansen
- 1929–1931: Oluf Hanvold
- 1932–1934: Christian Odden
- 1935–1937: Martinius Hagen
- 1938–1961: Niels Minaberg