Skåtøy (municipality)

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Skåtøy kommune
Municipality
View from Åsvika in Skåtøy
View from Åsvika in Skåtøy
Official logo of Skåtøy kommune
Telemark within
Norway
Country Norway
County Telemark
District Vestmar
Administrative centre Skåtøy
Area
 • Total 114 km2 (44 sq mi)
Population (1960)
 • Total 3,208
 • Density 28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-0815
Official language form Neutral[1]
Data from Statistics Norway

Skåtøy is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 114-square-kilometre (44 sq mi) municipality included land on the mainland plus many surrounding islands. It existed from 1882 until its dissolution in 1960. The area is now part of Kragerø Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Skåtøy on the island of Skåtøy where the Skåtøy Church is located.[2]

History

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View of the Skåtøy Church
File:Skåtøyroa fergekai.JPG
View of a ferry quay in Skåtøy

The parish of Skaatø (later spelled Skåtøy) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1882 when it was separated from the larger municipality of Sannidal. Initially, the new municipality had 3,907 residents. On 1 January 1891, an area of Skåtøy (population: 809) that was adjacent to the growing town of Kragerø was annexed and transferred from Skåtøy to Kragerø. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1960, the municipality of Skåtøy (population: 3,208) was merged with the neighboring Sannidal Municipality (population: 2,604) and the neighboring town of Kragerø (population: 4,638).[3]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the island of Skåtøy (Old Norse: Skotøy) since the first Skåtøy Church was built there. The first element is identical to the word skot which means "overhang" or "projection of land". The last element is identical to the word øy which means "island".[4]

Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Skaatø. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Skaatøy. The letter y was added to the end of the word to "Norwegianize" the name (ø is the Danish word for "island" and øy is the Norwegian word).[5] On 21 December 1917, a royal resolution enacted the 1917 Norwegian language reforms. Prior to this change, the name was spelled Skaatøy with the digraph "aa", and after this reform, the name was spelled Skåtøy, using the letter å instead.[6][7]

Government

While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[8]

Mayors

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The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Skåtøy (incomplete list):

  • 1886-1902: Peder Rinde (V)
  • 1909-1912: Lars Nilsen Midgaard (V)

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Skåtøy 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.

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Skåtøy Kommunestyre 1956–1959
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 11
  Conservative Party Høyre 2
  Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 3
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 2
  Liberal Party Venstre 2
Total number of members: 21
Skåtøy Kommunestyre 1952–1955
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 10
  Conservative Party Høyre 2
  Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 3
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 1
  Liberal Party Venstre 4
Total number of members: 20
Skåtøy Kommunestyre 1948–1951
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 9
  Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 5
  Liberal Party Venstre 2
Total number of members: 20
Skåtøy Kommunestyre 1945–1947
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 10
  Conservative Party Høyre 1
  Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 5
Total number of members: 20
Skåtøy Kommunestyre 1938–1941*
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 7
  Conservative Party Høyre 4
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 2
  Liberal Party Venstre 6
  Local Lists Lokale lister 1
Total number of members: 20

See also

References

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