Romedal Municipality
Romedal is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Stange Municipality in the traditional district of Hedmarken. The administrative centre was the village of Romedal where Romedal Church is located. Other villages in Romedal included Ilseng and Starhellinga. The municipality centered around the agriculture and forestry industries.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 236th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Romedal Municipality was the 125th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 6,497. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 1% over the previous 10-year period.
General information
The parish of Romedal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Romedal Municipality was merged with the neighboring Stange Municipality to form a new, larger Stange Municipality.Name
The municipality is named after the old Romedal farm since the first Romedal Church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of an old river name. The river name may have come from the word, which means 'clear' or 'empty'. The last element is, which means 'valley' or 'dale'.Churches
The Church of Norway had two parishes within Romedal Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Romedal prestegjeld and the Hamar domprosti in the Diocese of Hamar.| Parish | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
| Romedal | Romedal Church | Romedal | 1887 |
| Vallset | Vallset Church | Vallset | 1850 |
Geography
The municipality was located in the Hedmarken district, just east of the large lake Mjøsa. Stange Municipality was to the west, Vang Municipality was to the north, Våler Municipality was to the northeast, Hof Municipality was to the southeast, and Nord-Odal Municipality was to the south. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Søndre Fjellsjøhøgda in the southeastern part of the municipality.Government
While it existed, Romedal 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 Romedal Municipality was made up of 25 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 Romedal Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:- 1838–1839: Nils Christoffersen Gaustad
- 1839–1842: H. Wegener
- 1842–1843: Christen Larsen Arneberg
- 1843–1844: Lars Christian Sandberg
- 1844–1845: Anton Hansen Horne
- 1845–1847: V.F. Krog
- 1847–1849: Christen Larsen Arneberg
- 1851–1853: Gulbrand Øvergaard
- 1854–1855: Anton Hansen Horne
- 1855–1859: S.H. Ræder
- 1859–1860: Kjel Sande
- 1861–1863: L.G. Bryhn
- 1863–1867: Jens Øvergård
- 1867–1871: Lars Arneberg
- 1871–1873: Hans Antonsen Horne
- 1873–1875: N. Hals
- 1875–1877: O.A. Bryhni
- 1877–1879: Lars Arneberg
- 1879–1882: L.G. Bryhn
- 1882–1883: O. Pedersen
- 1883–1891: Johan A. Horn
- 1891–1893: Lars Busvold
- 1893–1897: Kristian Horn
- 1897–1898: Olaf Bryhn
- 1899–1916: Anton Julius Tøsti
- 1917–1919: L. Julseth
- 1920–1922: O.J. Maagaard
- 1923–1928: L. Julseth
- 1929–1931: Alfred Johnsen
- 1932–1941: Karl Petersen
- 1941–1941: G. O. Bahus
- 1941–1944: Arne Stramrud
- 1944–1945: Ole J. Lie
- 1945–1948: Karl Petersen
- 1948–1964: Jens K. Nybruket