Rovde Municipality
Rovde is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1905 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now divided between Sande Municipality and Vanylven Municipality in the traditional district of Sunnmøre. The administrative centre was the village of Rovdane. Rovde Church was the main church for the municipality.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 586th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Rovde Municipality was the 610th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,008. The municipality's population density was and its population had increased by 9.9% over the previous 10-year period.
General information
The municipality of Rovde was established on 1 January 1905 when the old Sande Municipality was divided: the southeastern part became Rovde Municipality and the western part remained as a smaller Sande Municipality. The new municipality included the villages of Larsnes and Rovdane.During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Rovde Municipality, with 436 inhabitants, was merged into the neighboring Vanylven Municipality. The rest of Rovde Municipality, on Gurskøya island, with 562 inhabitants, was reunited with Sande Municipality.
Name
The municipality is named after the old Rovde farm since the first Rovde Church was built there. The last element of the name comes from the word which means "meadow" or "pasture". The first element of the name is less certain. It could come from which means "red" or rauði which means "bog iron" or rauð which means "moraine" or "ridge". Another option for the first element is that it comes from the name of a local river, Hrǫð. This name comes from the word which means "fast",.Churches
The Church of Norway had one parish within Rovde Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Sande prestegjeld and the Søre Sunnmøre prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.| Parish | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
| Rovde | Rovde Church | Rovdane | 1872 |
Geography
Rovde included the area on both the north and south sides of the Rovdefjorden. The northern area was on the island of Gurskøya and the southern part was on the mainland. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Skoratinden. Sande Municipality was located to the northwest, Herøy Municipality was to the northeast, Dalsfjord Municipality was to the southeast, and Syvde Municipality was to the southwest.Government
Rovde 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 Rovde 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 Rovde Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:- 1905–1922: Daniel Liseth
- 1923–1931: Emil Indresøvde
- 1932–1942: Anders Søvdsnes
- 1943–1945: Paul Hageselle
- 1945–1945: Anders Søvdsnes
- 1946–1959: Rasmus Torset
- 1960–1963: Ola Vedeld
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