Heim (former municipality)


Heim is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1911 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the northern part of what is now Heim and Orkland municipalities and the southeastern part of Hitra municipality in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre was the village of Heim where Heim Church is located.

History

Originally the municipality was a part of the municipality of Hemne. On 1 January 1911, the large municipality of Hemne was divided into two: Hemne in the south and Heim in the north. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, Heim ceased to exist as a municipality. The district of Vestre Heim with its 711 inhabitants was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Hemne and Vinje to form a new, larger Hemne municipality. At the same time, the district of Austre Heim with its 724 residents was merged with the neighboring municipality of Snillfjord and part of the municipality of Agdenes to become a new, larger municipality of Snillfjord.

Name

The parish of Heim was established in 1884. It is named after the old Heim farm, since the Heim Church is built on its ground. The name is identical with the word heimr which means "home", "homestead", or "farm".

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Heim, 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 HeimHeim was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: