Kolbu Municipality
Kolbu is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1908 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Østre Toten Municipality in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre was the village of Kolbu.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 459th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Kolbu Municipality was the 313th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about. The municipality's population density was and its population had increased by 0.3% over the previous 10-year period.
General information
The municipality of Kolbu was established on 1 January 1908 when the old Vestre Toten Municipality was divided into three. The southwestern part became Eina Municipality, the southeastern part became Kolbu Municipality, and the northern part continued as Vestre Toten Municipality.During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Kolbu Municipality was merged with Østre Toten Municipality to form a new, larger Østre Toten Municipality.
Name
The municipality is named after the old Kolbu farm since the first Kolbu Church was built there. The first element is which means "coal". The last element is which means "house" or "dwelling".Churches
The Church of Norway had one parish within Kolbu Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Kolbu prestegjeld and the Toten prosti in the Diocese of Hamar.| Parish | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
| Kolbu | Kolbu Church | Kolbu | 1730 |
Geography
Kolbu Municipality was located in the south-central part of the district of Toten. Vestre Toten Municipality was located to the northwest, Østre Toten Municipality was located to the east, Hurdal Municipality was located to the south, and Eina Municipality was located to the west. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Bjørnåsen, near the southern border with Hurdal Municipality.Government
While it existed, Kolbu 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 Kolbu 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 Kolbu Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:- 1908–1916: Hans Sethne
- 1917–1919: Olaf Holthe
- 1920–1922: Johannes Hoel
- 1923–1925: Olaf Holthe
- 1926–1928: Johannes Hoel
- 1929–1934: Paul J. Narum
- 1935–1936: Erik Gaardløs
- 1937–1937: Claus Smedsrud
- 1937–1937: Paul J. Narum
- 1938–1944: Hans D. Nøkleby
- 1945–1945: Per P. Røise
- 1946–1947: Paul J. Narum
- 1948–1951: Bernt Dysthe
- 1952–1956: Karl Lund
- 1957–1960: Mathias Molstad
- 1961–1963: Kristian O. Narum