Gausdal

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Gausdal kommune
Municipality
View of the Aulstad Church area in Gausdal
View of the Aulstad Church area in Gausdal
Coat of arms of Gausdal kommune
Coat of arms
Country Norway
County Innlandet
District Gudbrandsdal
Administrative centre Segalstad bru
Government
 • Mayor (2023) Anette Musdalslien (Sp)
Area
 • Total 1,191.16 km2 (459.91 sq mi)
 • Land 1,146.41 km2 (442.63 sq mi)
 • Water 44.74 km2 (17.27 sq mi)  3.8%
Area rank 91 in Norway
Population (2023)
 • Total 6,129
 • Rank 157 in Norway
 • Density 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) -0.2 %
Demonym(s) Gausdøl[1]
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-3441
Official language form Neutral
Data from Statistics Norway

Gausdal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Segalstad bru. Other villages in Gausdal include Follebu, Forset, and Svingvoll.

The 1,191-square-kilometre (460 sq mi) municipality is the 91st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Gausdal is the 157th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,129. The municipality's population density is 5.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 0.2% over the previous 10-year period.[2][3]

Logging, farming, and tourism are important industries in the municipality.

General information

The parish of Gausdal was established as a civil municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1867, a small area of neighboring Øyer Municipality (population: 40) was transferred into Gausdal. In 1879, the municipality of Gausdal was divided into two separate municipalities: Vestre Gausdal in the northwest (population: 2,362) and Østre Gausdal in the southeast (population: 5,911). On 27 July 1956, a small area of Sør-Fron municipality (population: 7) was transferred to the neighboring municipality of Vestre Gausdal. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, the two municipalities of Vestre Gausdal (population: 2,590) and Østre Gausdal (population: 3,942) were merged into a new Gausdal Municipality.[4]

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the Gausdalen valley (Old Norse: Gausdalr) since the municipality is located in the valley. The first element is named after the river Gausa which flows through the valley. The river name comes from the verb Lua error in Module:Language at line 191: No name for the language "non" could be found. which means to "gush", "burst out", or "stream forcefully". The last element is Lua error in Module:Language at line 191: No name for the language "non" could be found. which means "valley" or "dale".[5]

Coat of arms

Skeikampen mountain – the outline is the inspiration for the municipal arms.

The coat of arms was granted on 19 September 1986. The official blazon is "Per fess azure and argent, a single stair step section slanting outwards" (Norwegian: Delt av blått og sølv ved enkelt trappesnitt skrått utover). This means the arms have are divided with a line that is divided horizontally in the shape of a stair step that is slanting to the right. The field (background) above the line has a tincture of blue. Below the line, the field has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The arms were designed to mimic the shape of one of the main mountains in the municipality, Skeikampen. The bottom argent part represents the snowy mountain and the top blue part represents the sky. The arms were designed by Inger Line Thallaug. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[6][7][8][9]

Churches

The Church of Norway has five parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Gausdal. It is part of the Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

Churches in Gausdal
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Aulstad Aulstad Church Aulstad 1864
Follebu Follebu Church Follebu 1260
Svatsum Svatsum Church Svatsum 1860
Vestre Gausdal Vestre Gausdal Church Forset 1784
Østre Gausdal Østre Gausdal Church Østre Gausdal c. 1250

History

Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Gausdal by country of origin in 2017[10]
Ancestry Number
 Poland 84
 Denmark 42
 Lithuania 36
 Germany 27
 Thailand 24
 Somalia 23
 Sweden 16

The old Follebu Church was built of stone in the early Middle Ages (around 1250). It is unusual in that the chancel and nave were built as one continuous piece.

In the 1880s, there was mining for nickel in the Espedalen valley in the northwest part of the municipality. The search for nickel was taken up again in 2004 by Blackstone Venture, a Canadian company. As of 2006, they are still drilling for mineral samples only.

Geography

An old barn at Torshov farm in Vang to the west. Gausdal resident Abraham Pihl was the architect.

Gausdal is bordered on the northwest by Sør-Fron Municipality, on the northeast by Ringebu Municipality and Øyer Municipality, on the southeast by Lillehammer Municipality, on the south by Nordre Land Municipality, and on the southwest by Nord-Aurdal Municipality and Øystre Slidre Municipality.

The famous Peer Gynt mountain road begins here and leads to the town of Vinstra.

A popular ski area is located on the south slope of Skeikampen mountain.

Western tributaries of the Gudbrandsdalslågen river include the Gausa River, which flows through Gausdalen valley. The lake Dokkfløyvatn is located in the municipality.

Norway's smallest national park, Ormtjernkampen National Park, lies within the municipality.

Government

Gausdal Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[11] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Vestre Innlandet District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Gausdal is made up of 23 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

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Gausdal Kommunestyre 2023–2027
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 5
  Green Party Miljøpartiet De Grønne 1
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 8
  Liberal Party Venstre 1
Total number of members: 23
Gausdal Kommunestyre 2019–2023
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 9
  Green Party Miljøpartiet De Grønne 1
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 10
Total number of members: 23
Gausdal Kommunestyre 2015–2019
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 10
  Green Party Miljøpartiet De Grønne 1
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 7
  Liberal Party Venstre 1
Total number of members: 23
Gausdal Kommunestyre 2011–2015
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 9
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 5
  Liberal Party Venstre 3
Total number of members: 23
Gausdal Kommunestyre 2007–2011
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 6
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 5
  Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti 1
  Liberal Party Venstre 2
Total number of members: 23
Gausdal Kommunestyre 2003–2007
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 9
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 8
  Liberal Party Venstre 1
Total number of members: 23
Gausdal Kommunestyre 1999–2003
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 12
  Progress Party Fremskrittspartiet 2
  Conservative Party Høyre 1
  Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 1
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 11
  Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti 1
  Liberal Party Venstre 1
Total number of members: 33
Gausdal Kommunestyre 1995–1999
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 14
  Progress Party Fremskrittspartiet 1
  Conservative Party Høyre 1
  Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 1
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 11
  Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti 1
  Liberal Party Venstre 1
Total number of members: 33
Gausdal Kommunestyre 1991–1995
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 15
  Progress Party Fremskrittspartiet 1
  Conservative Party Høyre 2
  Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 1
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 10
  Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti 4
Total number of members: 33
Gausdal Kommunestyre 1987–1991
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 18
  Progress Party Fremskrittspartiet 3
  Conservative Party Høyre 2
  Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 1
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 6
  Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti 2
  Liberal Party Venstre 1
Total number of members: 33
Gausdal Kommunestyre 1983–1987
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 19
  Progress Party Fremskrittspartiet 1
  Conservative Party Høyre 2
  Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 1
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 7
  Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti 2
  Liberal Party Venstre 1
Total number of members: 33
Gausdal Kommunestyre 1979–1983
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 19
  Progress Party Fremskrittspartiet 1
  Conservative Party Høyre 2
  Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 2
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 7
  Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti 1
  Liberal Party Venstre 1
Total number of members: 33
Gausdal Kommunestyre 1975–1979
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 18
  Conservative Party Høyre 1
  Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 2
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 9
  Socialist Left Party Sosialistisk Venstreparti 2
  Liberal Party Venstre 1
Total number of members: 33
Gausdal Kommunestyre 1971–1975
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 19
  Conservative Party Høyre 1
  Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 1
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 9
  Liberal Party Venstre 1
Total number of members: 33
Gausdal Kommunestyre 1967–1971
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 17
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 10
Total number of members: 33
Gausdal Kommunestyre 1963–1967
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 17
  Christian Democratic Party Kristelig Folkeparti 1
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 9
  Liberal Party Venstre 2
Total number of members: 33
Gausdal Kommunestyre 1962–1963
Party Name Name in Norwegian Number of
representatives
  Labour Party Arbeiderpartiet 24
  Centre Party Senterpartiet 12
  Liberal Party Venstre 4
  Local Lists Lokale lister 2
Total number of members: 42

Mayors

The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Gausdal since its establishment in 1962:

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  • 1962-1970: Reidar Engjom (Ap)
  • 1970-1975: Bjørn Midtlien (Ap)
  • 1976-1982: Kristian Baukhol (Ap)
  • 1983-1991: Nils Nygard (Ap)
  • 1992-1993: Liv Røe Johnsen (SV)
  • 1994–2001: Inger Enger (Sp)
  • 2001-2007: Olav Olstad (Sp)
  • 2007-2011: Mona B. Nicolaysen (Sp)
  • 2011-2019: Hans Oddvar Høistad (Ap)
  • 2019–present: Anette Musdalslien (Sp)[12]

Notable people

Public service

The Arts

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Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, 1909

Sport

Sister cities

Gausdal has sister city agreements with the following places:[13]

References

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