Gravvik (municipality)


Gravvik is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1909 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality covered the northern coastal areas of the present-day municipality of Nærøysund in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Gravvik where the Gravvik Church is located.

History

The municipality of Gravvik was established on 1 January 1909 when the municipality of Leka was divided in two. The northern island area became the new municipality of Leka and the southern coastal area became the municipality of Gravvik.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Kolvereid, Nærøy, Gravvik, and the western two-thirds of Foldereid were merged to form the new, larger municipality of Nærøy.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Gravvik, are responsible for primary education, outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elects a mayor.

Municipal council

The municipal council of Gravvik was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: