Rovde


Rovde is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1905 until its dissolution in 1964. Rovde included the area on both the north and south sides of the Rovdefjorden. The northern area on the island of Gurskøya is currently part of Sande Municipality and the southern area is part of Vanylven Municipality. Rovde Church was the main church for the municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Rovdane.

History

The municipality of Rovde was established on 1 January 1905 when the old municipality of Sande was split in two with the eastern part becoming Rovde and the rest remained as Sande. Rovde had an initial population of 610, and included the villages of Larsnes and Rovdane. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Rovde was dissolved. The southern district of Rovde with 436 inhabitants was merged into the neighboring Vanylven Municipality. The rest of Rovde, on Gurskøya island, with 562 inhabitants, was reunited with Sande.

Name

The municipality is named after the old Rovde farm. The first element of the name is Rauð which means "moraine" and the last element vin which means "meadow".

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Rovde, 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 Rovde was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

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