Tiller is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 24-square-kilometre (9.3 sq mi) municipality of Tiller existed from 1899 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed part of the south-central part of what is now the municipality of Trondheim in Trøndelag county. The municipality was generally located between the river Nidelva in the east and the Dovrebanen railway line. The administrative centre was located at Heimdal, on the western edge of the municipality. The local Tiller Church was built shortly after the creation of the municipality (1901) to serve its residents.[3]

Tiller Municipality
Tiller herred
Tilder herred  (historic name)
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Sør-Trøndelag within Norway
Tiller within Sør-Trøndelag
Tiller within Sør-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 63°20′34″N 10°25′34″E / 63.34278°N 10.42611°E / 63.34278; 10.42611
CountryNorway
CountySør-Trøndelag
DistrictTrondheim Region
Established1 Jan 1899
 • Preceded byKlæbu Municipality
Disestablished1 Jan 1964
 • Succeeded byTrondheim Municipality
Administrative centreHeimdal
Area
 (upon dissolution)
 • Total24 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population
 (1964)
 • Total3,595
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
DemonymTillerbygg[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1661[2]

History

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Tiller Church

The municipality of Tiller was established on 1 January 1899 when the northwestern part of the municipality of Klæbu was split off to form a separate municipality. Initially, Tiller had a population of 533.[4]

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 Byneset (population: 2,049), Leinstrand (population: 4,193), Strinda (population: 44,600), Tiller (population: 3,595), and the city of Trondheim (population: 56,982) were merged to form the new urban municipality of Trondheim which would have a total population of 111,419.[4]

Name

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The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Tilder farm (Old Norse: Tildrar) since the first Tiller Church was built there. The name is the plural form of the word tildr which was probably the old name for a local river that flows into the large river Nidelva. The meaning of the name is uncertain.[5] Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Tilder. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Tiller.[6]

Government

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While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[7]

Mayors

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The mayors of Tiller:[8][9][10]

  • 1899–1904: Sivert Thonstad (H)
  • 1905–1910: Arnt Solberg (V)
  • 1911–1913: Johan Tiller (LL)
  • 1914–1916: Arnt Solberg (V)
  • 1917–1919: Johan Tiller (LL)
  • 1920–1922: Mentz Skjetne (Ap)
  • 1923–1924: Alf Godager (LL)
  • 1924–1928: John Thonstad (LL)
  • 1928–1928: Carl Schjetnan (Ap)
  • 1929–1931: Eyvind Løkken (V)
  • 1932–1932: Gjerlov Thonstad (Ap)
  • 1932–1933: Johan Tiller (LL)
  • 1935–1937: Eyvind Løkken (V)
  • 1938–1941: Arne Solberg (LL)
  • 1941–1945: Harald Hansen (NS)
  • 1945–1945: Arne Solberg (LL)
  • 1945–1945: John Bjørgum (Ap)
  • 1946–1947: Martin L. Kregnes (V)
  • 1948–1963: Gjerlov Thonstad (Ap)
  • 1963–1963: Bernhard Gylland (Ap)

Municipal council

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The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Tiller was made up of 19 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Tiller herredsstyre 1960–1963 [11]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:19
Tiller herredsstyre 1956–1959 [12]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 3
Total number of members:19
Tiller herredsstyre 1952–1955 [13]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 9
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Joint list of the Conservative Party (Høyre) and the Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Joint list of the Liberal Party (Venstre) and Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
Total number of members:16
Tiller herredsstyre 1948–1951 [14]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 3
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 1
Total number of members:12
Tiller herredsstyre 1945–1947 [15]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 5
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 4
  Local List(s) (Lokale lister) 2
Total number of members:12
Tiller herredsstyre 1938–1941* [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 6
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 6
Total number of members:12
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
  3. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (22 December 2015). "Tiller – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b Jukvam, Dag (1999). Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
  5. ^ Rygh, Oluf (1901). Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Trondhjems amt (in Norwegian) (14 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 373.
  6. ^ "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 1057–1065. 1917.
  7. ^ Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  8. ^ Bratberg, Terje (1996). Trondheim byleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. p. 412. ISBN 9788257306427.
  9. ^ Jensås, Henry Kristian (1980). "Selvstyre i egen kommune 1899–1963". Tiller. Bygd – og by (in Norwegian). Trondheim kommune. pp. 187–207.
  10. ^ Tiller. 50 år som egen kommune 1898–1948 (in Norwegian). Heimdal. 1948. pp. 97–105.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1960. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938. Retrieved 20 April 2020.