Hølonda

Hølonda is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 167 km2 municipality existed from 1865 until its dissolution in 1964. Hølonda encompassed the southwestern part of what is now the municipality of Melhus in Trøndelag county. The municipality was west of the river Gaula. The administrative centre was the village of Korsvegen. The main church for the municipality was Hølonda Church, near Gåsbakken.

History
The municipality of Høilandet (later changed to Hølonda) was established in 1865 when it was separated from the old municipality of Melhus. The new municipality had an initial population of 1,818. 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 Hølonda (population: 1,428), Horg (population: 2,560), Flå (population: 843), Melhus (population: 3,978), and the Langørgen farm (population: 11) in Buvik were all merged to form a new, larger municipality of Melhus.

Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named Hølonda (Høylandir). The first element is which means "high". The last element is the plural form of which means "land" or "district". Historically, the name was written Høilandet, and then in 1889 the spelling was changed to Hølandet. On 23 January 1931, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Hølonda.

Government
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.

Municipal council
The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Hølonda was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:

Mayors
The mayors of Hølonda:


 * 1859–1864: Anders Nilsen Krogstad
 * 1864–1872: Ole Andersen Røe
 * 1872–1882: Anders Flå
 * 1882–1883: Even Evensen Myhren
 * 1884–1887: Thore Johnsen Thonstad
 * 1887–1887: Steffen Andersen Røe
 * 1888–1891: Rasmus Rasmussen Gaustad (H)
 * 1892–1898: Ole O. Krogstad
 * 1899–1913: Kristen Olsen Kulbrandstad (V)
 * 1914–1916: Halvor J. Restad
 * 1917–1925: John L. Konstad (Bp)
 * 1926–1931: Ola Øyen (V)
 * 1932–1937: John L. Konstad (Bp)
 * 1938–1940: Erik Sundseth (V)
 * 1940–1941: Ottar Moe (NS)
 * 1942–1942: Hans Bollingmo (NS)
 * 1942–1945: Konrad S. Gaustad (NS)
 * 1945-1945: Martin Rasmussen Gaustad (LL)
 * 1946–1951: Sivert Johnsen Almås (V)
 * 1952–1963: Konrad Blokkum (V)