Ogndal Municipality

The municipality of Skei was established on 1 January 1885 when it was separated from the larger Sparbu Municipality. The initial population of Skei Municipality was 1,441. On 13 December 1900, the name was changed from Skei Municipality to Ogndal Municipality, since the municipality encompasses the Ogndalen valley, through which the river Ogna flows. The municipality of Ogndal bordered the growing town of Steinkjer and as Steinkjer grew, it annexed parts of Ogndal Municipality. On 1 January 1902, an unpopulated area in western Ogndal Municipality was transferred to the town of Steinkjer. In 1941, another small area of Ogndal Municipality (population: 57) was transferred to the town of Steinkjer. Again, in 1948, another small area of Ogndal Municipality (population: 78) was transferred to Steinkjer. The new name came from the local Ogndalen valley () in which the municipality is located. The first element comes from the name of the local river Ogna. It is the genitive case of the word which means "fear" or "the terrifying". The last element is which means "valley" or "dale". On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Ogndal, removing the definite form ending -en. Churches The Church of Norway had one parish () within Ogndal Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Sparbu prestegjeld and the Nord-Innherad prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. ==Geography==

Ogndal Municipality was located east of the town of Steinkjer and Egge Municipality. It was also bordered by Stod Municipality to the north, Snåsa Municipality to the northeast, Verdal Municipality to the southeast, and Sparbu Municipality to the southwest. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Semsklumpen, on the border with Verdal Municipality. ==Government==

While it existed, Ogndal 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 Ogndal Municipality was made up of 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 Ogndal 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: • 1885–1891: Benjamin Ryan • 1892–1893: Sakarias Støen • 1894–1897: Johan Kristian Schiefloe • 1898–1898: Oluf Anton Schult • 1899–1910: Christian Overrein • 1911–1913: Rafael Bolaas (LL) • 1914–1916: Edvard Røysing (LL) • 1917–1919: Bertin Kjesbu (LL) • 1920–1922: Nikolay Norstrøm (LL) • 1923–1925: Bertin Kjesbu (Bp) • 1926–1927: Nikolay Norstrøm (Bp) • 1927–1928: Arne Kjesbu (Bp) • 1929–1931: Bertin Kjesbu (Bp) • 1932–1937: Arne Kjesbu (Bp) • 1938–1941: Axel Stigum (Ap) • 1942–1945: Arnfinn Benum (NS) • 1945–1945: Axel Stigum (Ap) • 1946–1947: Andreas Bruem (Bp) • 1948–1951: Alf Øye (Bp) • 1952–1955: Axel Stigum (Ap) • 1956–1963: Johan Mathisen (Ap) • 1963–1963: Reidar Johansen (Ap) ==See also==