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Skåtøy Municipality Skåtøy herred
Former municipality
Skaatø herred  (historic name)
View from Åsvika in Skåtøy
Telemark within Norway
Skåtøy within Telemark
Coordinates: 58°51′51″N 9°30′33″E / 58.86406°N 9.5091°E / 58.86406; 9.5091
Country	Norway
County	Telemark
District	Vestmar
Established	1 Jan 1882
• Preceded by	Sannidal Municipality
Disestablished	1 Jan 1960
• Succeeded by	Kragerø Municipality
Administrative centre	Skåtøy
Area
• Total	114 km (44 sq mi)
Population
• Total	3,208
• Density	28/km (73/sq mi)
Official language
• Norwegian form	Neutral
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-0815
Data from Statistics Norway

Skåtøy is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 114-square-kilometre (44 sq mi) municipality included land on the mainland plus many surrounding islands. It existed from 1882 until its dissolution in 1960. The area is now part of Kragerø Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Skåtøy on the island of Skåtøy where the Skåtøy Church is located.

History

The parish of Skaatø (later spelled Skåtøy) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1882 when it was separated from the larger municipality of Sannidal. Initially, the new municipality had 3,907 residents. On 1 January 1891, an area of Skåtøy (population: 809) that was adjacent to the growing town of Kragerø was annexed and transferred from Skåtøy to Kragerø. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1960, the municipality of Skåtøy (population: 3,208) was merged with the neighboring Sannidal Municipality (population: 2,604) and the neighboring town of Kragerø (population: 4,638).

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the island of Skåtøy (Old Norse: Skotøy) since the first Skåtøy Church was built there. The first element is identical to the word skot which means "overhang" or "projection of land". The last element is identical to the word øy which means "island".

Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Skaatø. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Skaatøy. The letter y was added to the end of the word to "Norwegianize" the name (ø is the Danish word for "island" and øy is the Norwegian word). On 21 December 1917, a royal resolution enacted the 1917 Norwegian language reforms. Prior to this change, the name was spelled Skaatøy with the digraph "aa", and after this reform, the name was spelled Skåtøy, using the letter å instead.

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 directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.

Mayors

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The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Skåtøy (incomplete list):

• 1886-1902: Peder Rinde (V)
• 1909-1912: Lars Nilsen Midgaard (V)

Municipal council

The municipal council (Herredsstyre) of Skåtøy was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.

See also

• List of former municipalities of Norway

References

1. "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 453–471. 1932.
2. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
3. Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
4. Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (27 January 2020). "Skåtøy (tidligere kommune)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
5. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.
6. Rygh, Oluf (1914). Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt (in Norwegian) (7 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 45.
7. "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 1057–1065. 1917.
8. "Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m". Norsk Lovtidend (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri: 1000. 1917.
9. Den Nye rettskrivning : regler og ordlister (in Norwegian). Kristiania, Norge: Den Mallingske Boktrykkeri. 1918.
10. Hansen, Tore; Vabo, Signy Irene, eds. (20 September 2022). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
11. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norge: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1957.
12. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1952.
13. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1948.
14. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1947.
15. "Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Oslo: Statistisk sentralbyrå. 1938.

v t e Telemark county, Norway
Main article: Telemark Capital: Skien County government: Telemark County Municipality County lists: County Governors Villages Churches
	Towns and cities	Skien (1358) Porsgrunn (1652) Kragerø (1666) Langesund (1765) Stathelle (1774) Brevik (1845) Notodden (1912) Rjukan (1996)
	Municipalities	Grenland/Vestmar Bamble Drangedal Kragerø Porsgrunn Siljan Skien Øvre Telemark Fyresdal Hjartdal Kviteseid Midt-Telemark Nissedal Nome Notodden Seljord Tinn Tokke Vinje
	Former Municipalities in Telemark Brevik (1838–1964) Bø (1838–2020) Eidanger (1838–1964) Gjerpen (1838–1964) Gransherad (1860–1964) Heddal (1838–1964) Holla (1838–1964) Hovin (1886–1964) Langesund (1838–1964) Lunde (1867–1964) Lårdal (1838–1964) Mo (1838–1964) Rauland (1860–1964) Sannidal (1838–1960) Sauherad (1838–2020) Skåtøy (1882–1960) Solum (1838–1964) Stathelle (1838–1964)

• Kragerø
• Former municipalities of Norway
• 1882 establishments in Norway
• 1960 disestablishments in Norway