Frol


Frol is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1856 until its dissolution in 1962. The municipality was first known as Levanger landsogn and then in 1911 the name was changed to Frol. The municipality included all the area surrounding the town of Levanger in what is now the municipality of Levanger in Trøndelag county.

History

The municipality was established as Levanger landsogn in 1856 when the old Levanger formannskapsdistrikt was divided into two municipalities the "town" and the "rural district". The two municipalities were named Levanger kjøpstad and Levanger landsogn. On 28 November 1874, two uninhabited parts of the neighboring municipality of Skogn were transferred to Levanger landsogn by a royal resolution. On 13 November 1951, the Lillemarksbakkene area in Frol was transferred to the town of Levanger.
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 Frol, 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 Frol was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: