Heskestad (municipality)


Heskestad is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The administrative centre was the village of Heskestad where the Heskestad Church is located. The municipality encompassed the western part of the present-day municipality of Lund and the far northern part of the present-day municipality of Eigersund.

History

Heskestad was historically a part of the Helleland clerical district until 1820 when it became part of Lund clerical district. On 1 January 1838, the parish of Heskestad was established as a municipality.
During the 1960s, there were many municipal changes in Norway due to the recommendations of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the municipality of Heskestad was dissolved. The majority of Heskestad municipality, with 547 inhabitants, was merged into the neighboring municipality of Lund. At the same time the Gyadalen and Grøsfjell areas, with 114 inhabitants, were merged with the town of Egersund and the municipalities of Eigersund and Helleland to form a new, larger municipality of Eigersund.

Government

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