Tromøy

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Former municipality in Aust-Agder, Norway

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::summary Former municipality in Aust-Agder, Norway ::

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FieldValue
nameTromøy
formeryes
former_nameTromø herred
nicknameThe pearl of Southern Norway
image_skylineArendal Galtesund 02.JPG
image_captionView of Tromøy
idnumber0921
countyAust-Agder
districtØstre Agder
capitalBrekka
established1 May 1878
precededØstre Moland Municipality
disestablished1 Jan 1992
succeededArendal Municipality
area_total_km230
area_footnotes
population_as_of1992
population_total4711
population_density_km2auto
coordinates
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Tromøy (historic: Tromø) is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The 30 km2 municipality existed from 1878 until its dissolution in 1992. The municipal area is now part of the municipality of Arendal in Agder county. The administrative centre was the village of Brekka, where the historic Tromøy Church is located. The municipality encompassed all of the island of Tromøya as well as many smaller surrounding islands such as Merdø, Gjesøya, Skilsøy, and Tromlingene.

The municipality had two churches: the centuries-old Tromøy Church and the relatively new Færvik Church. Some of the main villages in Tromøy were Færvik, Brekka, Brattekleiv, Sandnes, Revesand, and Pusnes. The municipality was connected to the mainland by the Tromøy Bridge, the only road connection to Tromøya. The other islands of Tromøy were only accessible by boat.

History

The municipality of Tromøy was established on 1 May 1878 when the municipality of Østre Moland was divided into three municipalities: Tromøy (population: 2,320), Barbu (population: 4,874), and Østre Moland (population: 2,524). On 1 January 1992 there was a major municipal merger where the following municipalities were merged into the municipality of Arendal: Tromøy (population: 4,711), Moland (population: 8,148), Øyestad (population: 8,679), Hisøy (population: 4,026), and the town of Arendal (population: 12,478).

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the island of Tromøya (). The first element is likely derived from the word þrǫmr which means "rim", "edge", or "border". The last element is which means "island". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Tromø. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Tromøy. 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).

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 23 August 1985 and in use until the municipal merger on 1 January 1992. The official blazon is "Per fess nebuly argent and azure" (). This means the arms have a field (background) that is divided in half horizontally with a nebuly line. The top part 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 bottom part is colored blue. The design is meant to mimic the coastline near the village of Brekka, which is characterised by large rounded boulders protruding out into the sea. This landscape dates back to the Ice Age and was used to model the division line in the coat of arms. The arms are also canting since the name of the municipality is derived from the word "Trom" () which means "edge" or "rim", referring to the division line on the arms and the boulders along the sea. The arms were designed by Anne Marie Falck.

Government

While it existed, this municipality was responsible for the 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.

Mayors

The mayors () of Tromøy (incomplete list):

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Tromøy was made up of 21 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party. |name = Tromøy |start = 1988 |end = 1991 |reference = |Total = 21 |Arbeiderpartiet = 10 |Høyre = 6 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1 |Venstre = 2 |}} |name = Tromøy |start = 1984 |end = 1987 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 21 |Arbeiderpartiet = 8 |Fremskrittspartiet = 1 |Høyre = 7 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3 |Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1 |Venstre = 1 |}} |name = Tromøy |start = 1980 |end = 1983 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 21 |Arbeiderpartiet = 7 |Høyre = 8 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3 |Senterpartiet = 1 |Venstre = 2 |}} |name = Tromøy |start = 1976 |end = 1979 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 5 |Høyre = 5 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3 |DLF/Sp/V = 4 |}} |name = Tromøy |start = 1972 |end = 1975 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 7 |Høyre = 4 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3 |Venstre = 3 |}} |name = Tromøy |start = 1968 |end = 1971 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 7 |Høyre = 4 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3 |Venstre = 3 |}} |name = Tromøy |start = 1964 |end = 1967 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 8 |Høyre = 4 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2 |Venstre = 3 |}} |name = Tromøy |herad = yes |start = 1960 |end = 1963 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 9 |Høyre = 4 |Venstre = 4 |}} |name = Tromøy |herad = yes |start = 1956 |end = 1959 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 17 |Arbeiderpartiet = 8 |Høyre = 5 |Venstre = 4 |}} |name = Tromøy |herad = yes |start = 1952 |end = 1955 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 16 |Arbeiderpartiet = 7 |Høyre = 4 |Venstre = 5 |}} |name = Tromøy |herad = yes |start = 1948 |end = 1951 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 16 |Arbeiderpartiet = 6 |Høyre = 5 |Venstre = 5 |}} |name = Tromøy |herad = yes |start = 1945 |end = 1947 |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 16 |Arbeiderpartiet = 8 |Høyre = 5 |DRF/V = 3 |}} |name = Tromøy |herad = yes |start = 1938 |end = 1941* |reference = |collapsed = yes |Total = 16 |Høyre = 8 |Venstre = 2 |Arbeiderpartiet = 6 |}}

Media gallery

Arendal Tromøy Spornes b.JPG|Spornes headland on Tromøya Arendal Færvik kirke.JPG|Færvik Church Arendal_Galtesund_z.JPG|Lighthouse Hoveskogen.JPG|Hove Forest Tromøybro1.jpg|Tromøy bridge

References

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