Greipstad is a former municipality in the old Vest-Agder county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1913 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Nodeland where Greipstad Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 511th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Greipstad Municipality was the 436th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about . The municipality's population density was and its population had increased by 37.2% over the previous 10-year period.
General information The municipality of Greipstad was established on 1 July 1913 when Søgne Municipality was divided into two: the northeaster district (population: ) became the new Greipstad Municipality and the southwestern district (population: ) continued as a smaller Søgne Municipality.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Greipstad Municipality was dissolved and the following areas were merged to form the new Songdalen Municipality: all of Greipstad Municipality (population: ) the Eikeland area of Øvrebø Municipality (population: ) most of Finsland Municipality (population: ), except for the Kleveland bru area which became part of Marnardal Municipality
Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Greipstad farm () since the first Greipstad Church was built there. The first element is the old male name . The last element is the plural form of which means "place" or "abode".
Churches The Church of Norway had one parish () within Greipstad Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Søgne prestegjeld and the Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder.
Churches in Greipstad MunicipalityParish ()Church nameLocation of the churchYear builtGreipstadGreipstad ChurchNodeland1829
Geography The municipality included the Songdalselva river valley and surrounding areas. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Hesteheia. Øvrebø Municipality was located to the north, Oddernes Municipality was located to the east, Kristiansand Municipality was located to the southeast, Søgne Municipality was located to the south, and Øyslebø Municipality was located to the west.
Government While it existed, Greipstad 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 Greipstad Municipality was made up of 13 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 Greipstad Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:
1913–1916: Nils Emil Rosseland 1916–1919: Nils Thorkelsen Haus 1919–1925: Baard Mølland 1925–1928: Anstein Åsen 1928–1931: Baard Mølland 1931–1934: Herman Haugland 1934–1937: Anstein Åsen 1937–1941: Lars Tronstad (Bp) 1941–1942: Herman Haugland (NS) 1942–1944: Thomas Birkeland (NS) 1944–1945: Nils Fuskeland (NS) 1945–1955: Jørgen Aurebekk (Bp) 1955–1963: Thorleif K. Skaar (V)
See also List of former municipalities of Norway
References
External links 1960 census and map of the municipality