Røros landsogn


Røros landsogn is a former municipality in the old Sør-Trøndelag county in Norway. The municipality encompassed the southern part of the what is now the municipality of Røros in Trøndelag county. The municipality nearly surrounded the small enclave that was the mining town of Røros and it stretched all the way southeast to the lake Femunden and the Swedish border. The administrative centre of the municipality was located in the town of Røros where Røros Church is located.

History

The rural part of the parish of Røros was established as the municipality of Røros landsogn in 1926 when the large municipality of Røros was split into four separate municipalities: Glåmos, Brekken, Røros landsogn, and the town of Røros. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the four municipalities of Glåmos, Brekken, Røros landsogn, and the town of Røros were all reunited under the name Røros.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Røros landsogn, 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 Røros landsogn was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: