Åsen (municipality)


Åsen is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was located to the southwest part of what is now Levanger municipality in Trøndelag county, roughly bordered in the north by the lakes Hammervatnet and Hoklingen, and by the Åsenfjorden to the west. The administrative centre was the village of Åsen.

History

The municipality of Aasen was established on 1 January 1838. The spelling was later changed to Åsen. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1962, the town of Levanger was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Frol, Åsen, and Skogn to form a new, larger municipality called Levanger.

Government

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