# Romedal

Romedal is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The 385-square-kilometre (149 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964 when it became part of Stange Municipality. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Romedal where Romedal Church is located. Other villages in Romedal included Ilseng and Starhellinga. The municipality centered around the agriculture and forestry industries.

## History

The parish of Romedal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). 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 Romedal (population: 6,441) was merged with the neighboring municipality of Stange (population: 9,734).

### Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Romedal farm (Old Norse: Ruðmudalr) since the first Romedal Church was built there. The first element is (probably) the genitive case of an old river name (Ruðma). The river name may have come from the word ryðja, which means 'clear' or 'empty'. The last element is dalr, which means 'valley' or 'dale'.

## Government

During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.

### Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Romedal was made up of 25 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
Romedal herredsstyre 1960–1963 :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 16 |
| | Conservative Party (Høyre) | 2 |
| | Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 2 |
| | Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 |
| | Centre Party (Senterpartiet) | 3 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 25 |
Romedal herredsstyre 1956–1959 :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 15 |
| | Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 4 |
| | Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 2 |
| | Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 3 |
| | Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 1 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 25 |
Romedal herredsstyre 1952–1955 :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 |
| | Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 3 |
| | Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 |
| | Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 2 |
| | Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 2 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 20 |
Romedal herredsstyre 1948–1951 :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 12 |
| | Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 4 |
| | Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) | 1 |
| | Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 3 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 20 |
Romedal herredsstyre 1945–1947 :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 13 |
| | Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) | 4 |
| | Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) | 2 |
| | Local List(s) (Lokale lister) | 1 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 20 |
Romedal herredsstyre 1938–1941* :
| Party name (in Norwegian) | Party name (in Norwegian) | Number of representatives |
| | Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) | 15 |
| | Conservative Party (Høyre) | 3 |
| | Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) | 2 |
| Total number of members: | Total number of members: | 20 |
| 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. |||

### Mayors

The mayors of Romedal:
* 1838-1839: Nils Christoffersen Gaustad
* 1839-1842: H. Wegener
* 1842-1843: Christen Larsen Arneberg
* 1843-1844: Lars Christian Sandberg
* 1844-1845: Anton Hansen Horne
* 1845-1847: V.F. Krog
* 1847-1849: Christen Larsen Arneberg
* 1851-1853: Gulbrand Øvergaard
* 1854-1855: Anton Hansen Horne
* 1855-1859: S.H. Ræder
* 1859-1860: Kjel Sande
* 1861-1863: L.G. Bryhn
* 1863–1867: Jens Øvergård
* 1867-1871: Lars Arneberg
* 1871-1873: Hans Antonsen Horne
* 1873-1875: N. Hals
* 1875-1877: O.A. Bryhni
* 1877-1879: Lars Arneberg
* 1879-1882: L.G. Bryhn
* 1882-1883: O. Pedersen
* 1883-1891: Johan A. Horn
* 1891-1893: Lars Busvold
* 1893-1897: Kristian Horn
* 1897-1898: Olaf Bryhn
* 1899-1916: Anton Julius Tøsti
* 1917-1919: L. Julseth
* 1920-1922: O. J. Maagaard
* 1923-1928: L. Julseth
* 1929-1931: Alfred Johnsen (Ap)
* 1932-1941: Karl Petersen (Ap)
* 1941-1941: G. O. Bahus (Ap)
* 1941-1944: Arne Stramrud (NS)
* 1944-1945: Ole J. Lie (NS)
* 1945-1948: Karl Petersen (Ap)
* 1948-1964: Jens K. Nybruket (Ap)