Tveit is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now part of Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Tveit where Tveit Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the municipality was the 413th largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Tveit Municipality was the 324th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about . The municipality's population density was and its population had increased by 35.6% over the previous 10-year period.
General information The parish of Tveit was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law).
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, Tveit Municipality was dissolved and the following areas were merged to form an enlarged Kristiansand Municipality: all of Tveit Municipality (population: ) all of Kristiansand Municipality (population: ) all of Oddernes Municipality (population: ) all of Randesund Municipality (population: )
Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Tveit farm () since the first Tveit Church was built there. The name is identical to the word which means "a piece of cleared land cut from a forest". Historically, the spelling of the name has varied including Tved, Thvet, and Tveid.
Churches The Church of Norway had one parish () within Tveit Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Tveit prestegjeld and the Kristiansand domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Agder.
Churches in Tveit MunicipalityParish ()Church nameLocation of the churchYear builtTveitTveit ChurchTveit
Geography The municipality was located along the Topdalselva river. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Slettehei, located along the northern border with Vennesla Municipality. Birkenes Municipality was located to the north, Høvåg Municipality was located to the east, Randesund Municipality was located to the south, Oddernes Municipality was located to the southwest, and Vennesla Municipality was located to the northwest.
Government While it existed, Tveit Municipality was 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 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 Torridal District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal.
Municipal council The municipal council of Tveit 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 Tveit Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:
1838–1843: Johan Jørgen Broch 1844–1847: Daniel G. Timenes 1848–1849: Lars T. Litander 1850–1853: Jørgen Gunnufsen Drangsholt 1854–1855: Christian Jørgensen Drangsholt 1856–1857: Lars T. Litander 1858–1861: John Tellefsen Strømme 1862–1863: Johannes Rosenvold Andersen 1864–1865: Ole Johnsen Bærli 1866–1867: Knud A. Bjelle 1868–1869: Nils Andersen Borgen 1870–1871: Aage G. Dønnestad 1872–1873: Knud A. Aalefjær 1874–1877: Christian Gundersen Ve 1878–1879: Knud A. Bjelle 1880–1885: Theodor Stausland 1886–1887: Torjus T. Dønnestad 1888–1910: Ole Taraldsen Eieland 1911–1913: Jakob Foss 1914–1919: Cay Hegermann 1920–1922: Karl M. Knudsen 1923–1925: Gunnar Dønnestad 1926–1931: Karl M. Knudsen 1932–1934: Olav Lømsland 1935–1937: Petter Nygård 1938–1942: Karl M. Knudsen 1943–1944: Bernhart Ryen 1945–1948: Karl M. Knudsen 1949–1958: Torgeir Tveit 1959–1962: Hans Ommedal 1963–1964: Ivar Opdahl
See also List of former municipalities of Norway
References
External links 1960 census and map of the municipality (page 4)