Glåmos Municipality

The parish of Glåmos was established as a municipality on 1 January 1926 when the large Røros Municipality was split into four parts: Brekken Municipality (population: 1,098) in the northeast, Glåmos Municipality (population: 983) in the north, Røros landsogn (population: 701) in the south and west, and the central area surrounding the town of Røros (population: 2,284) remained as a much smaller Røros Municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Brekken Municipality (population: 964), Glåmos Municipality (population: 700), and Røros landsogn (population: 482) were all merged with Røros Municipality (population: 3,063) to form a new, larger Røros Municipality. ==Geography==

Glåmos Municipality was located in the mountains at the headwaters of the river Glåma. Ålen Municipality was located to the north, Brekken Municipality was to the east, Røros Municipality was to the south, and Røros landsogn was located to the south and west. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Storskarven, located on the border with Ålen Municipality. ==Government==

While it existed, Glåmos 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 Frostating Court of Appeal. Municipal council The municipal council of Glåmos 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. {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table {{Kommunestyre table Mayors The mayor () of Glåmos Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position: • 1926–1928: Ole A. Ryen (Bp) • 1929–1931: Lars S. Rugeldal (Ap) • 1932–1945: Karl O. Erlien (Ap/NS) • 1945–1963: Ingvar Kr. Harborg (Ap) ==See also==