Vigra Municipality

On 1 January 1890, the large Haram Municipality was divided. The western island district (population: 794) was established as the new Roald Municipality and the rest remained as Haram Municipality (population: 1,956). In 1911, the name was changed to Vigra Municipality. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Vigra Municipality (population: 1,569) was merged with the neighboring Giske Municipality (population: 3,075) to create a new, larger Giske Municipality. The new name was chosen since it is the name of the main island in the municipality, Vigra (). The name is derived from the word which means "spear". It is likely that a peninsula of the island was being compared to the shape of a spear blade. Churches The Church of Norway had one parish () within Vigra Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Haram prestegjeld and the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. ==Geography==

The municipality included the island of Vigra along with many smaller islets surrounding it. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Molnesfjellet. The island municipality was surrounded by Giske Municipality to the south and Haram Municipality to the north and east. ==Government==

Vigra 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 Vigra 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 Vigra Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position: • 1890–1891: Johannes O. Rørvik (V) • 1892–1897: Hans Roald (MV) • 1898–1901: Johan O. Synnes (MV/H) • 1902–1919: Ole N. Blindheim • 1920–1922: Johan Roald • 1923–1928: Olav M. Synnes • 1929–1931: Ole Jakob Blindheim (V) • 1932–1935: Olav M. Synnes • 1935–1941: Andreas K. Roald • 1945–1948: Salamon H. Røsvik • 1948–1955: Oskar Stinessen (Ap) • 1956–1959: Johan J. Roaldsand • 1959–1963: Karl O. Blindheim (LL) ==See also==