Grytten Municipality
Grytten is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Rauma Municipality in the traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre was the village of Åndalsnes.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 116th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Grytten Municipality was the 245th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 3,655. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 1.2% over the previous 10-year period.
General information
Grytten was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. On 1 January 1840, the northwestern part of Grytten Municipality was separated to form the new Voll og Eid Municipality. Then on 1 January 1902, Grytten Municipality was divided. The northeastern part became the new Hen Municipality and the rest remained as Grytten Municipality.During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, a large municipal merger took place. The following places were merged to form the new Rauma Municipality on that date:
- all of Grytten Municipality
- all of Eid Municipality
- all of Hen Municipality
- all of Voll Municipality
- the southern part of Veøy Municipality
Name
Churches
The Church of Norway had two parishes within Grytten Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Grytten prestegjeld and the Indre Romsdal prosti in the Diocese of Nidaros.| Parish | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
| Grytten | Grytten Church | Veblungsnes | 1829 |
| Kors | Kors Church | Marstein in Romsdalen | 1797 |
Geography
The municipality encompassed the Romsdalen valley from the Oppland county border to the inner part of the Romsdal Fjord at Åndalsnes, as well as some smaller side valleys. The original municipality of Grytten was almost identical to the present-day Rauma Municipality, plus the southern part of Veøy Municipality. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Puttegga. Veøy Municipality was to the north, Hen Municipality and Eresfjord og Vistdal Municipality were to the east, Lesja Municipality and Skjåk Municipality were to the south, Norddal Municipality and Voll Municipality were to the west, and Eid Municipality was to the northwest.Government
While it existed, Grytten 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 Grytten 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 Grytten Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:- 1838–1850: Søren Jørgensen Aandahl
- 1851–1855: Harald Onsum
- 1855–1860: Søren Jørgensen Aandahl
- 1860–1867: Lars Eriksen Tokle
- 1868–1881: Harald Onsum
- 1882–1884: Christian Torke
- 1884–1901: Erik Olsen Tokle
- 1902–1907: Ole Hole
- 1908–1910: Hans Penge
- 1911–1919: Ole Hole
- 1919–1941: Ole P. Ødegaard
- 1941–1942: Ole E. Nes
- 1942–1944: Peter O. Remmen
- 1945–1947: Ludvig B. Aarø
- 1947–1950: Anton Skare
- 1950–1951: Erik Midtgaard
- 1951–1955: Anton Stormyrbakken
- 1955–1961: Hans Hjelle
- 1961–1963: Alf Hanekamhaug