# Greipstad

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{{short description|Former municipality in Vest-Agder, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Greipstad
|herred                 = yes
|former                 = yes
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|official_name          = 
|image_skyline          = Greipstad kirke.JPG
|image_caption          = View of the local church in Nodeland
|idnumber               = 1017
|county                 = Vest-Agder
|district               = [Sørlandet](/source/S%C3%B8rlandet)
|capital                = [Nodeland](/source/Nodeland)
|established            = 1 Jan 1913
|preceded               = [Søgne Municipality](/source/S%C3%B8gne_Municipality)
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 1964
|succeeded              = [Songdalen Municipality](/source/Songdalen_Municipality)
|demonym                = Greipsdøling
|language               = 
|coatofarms             = 
|flag                   = 
|mayor                  = 
|mayor_party            = 
|mayor_as_of            = 
|area_rank              = 
|area_total_km2         = 104
|area_land_km2          = 
|area_water_km2         = 
|area_water_percent     = 
|population_as_of       = 1964
|population_rank        = 
|population_total       = 2061
|population_density_km2 = auto
|coordinates            = {{coord|58|09|14|N|07|49|29|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Greipstad''' is a [former municipality](/source/List_of_former_municipalities_of_Norway) in the old [Vest-Agder](/source/Vest-Agder) county, [Norway](/source/Norway).  The {{convert|104|km2|adj=on}} municipality existed from 1913 until its dissolution in 1964 when it became part of [Songdalen](/source/Songdalen) municipality.  The [administrative centre](/source/administrative_centre) of the municipality was the village of [Nodeland](/source/Nodeland) where the [Greipstad Church](/source/Greipstad_Church) is located. The municipality is located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of [Kristiansand](/source/Kristiansand) in [Agder](/source/Agder) county.<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Greipstad – tidligere kommune |url=https://snl.no/Greipstad%2Ftidligere_kommune |access-date=2017-01-03 |language=no}}</ref>

==History==
The municipality of Greipstad was established on 1 July 1913 when it was separated from the municipality of [Søgne](/source/S%C3%B8gne) to form a municipality of its own. Initially, the municipality had a population of 822 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [Schei Committee](/source/Schei_Committee).  On 1 January 1964, the municipality of Greipstad (population: 2,061) was dissolved and it was merged with most of the neighboring municipality of [Finsland](/source/Finsland_(municipality)), excluding the area around Kleveland bru, (population: 797) and with the Eikeland area of [Øvrebø](/source/%C3%98vreb%C3%B8) municipality (population: 39) to form the new municipality of [Songdalen](/source/Songdalen).<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[Statistisk sentralbyrå](/source/Statistics_Norway) |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [parish](/source/prestegjeld)) is named after the old ''Greipstad'' farm ({{langx|non|Greipsstaðir}}) since the first [Greipstad Church](/source/Greipstad_Church) was built there. The first element is the old male name {{lang|non|Greipr}}. The last element is the plural form of {{wikt-lang|non|staðr}} which means "place" or "[abode](/source/abode)".<ref name="snl" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mt1LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt |date=1912 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=9 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=58 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

==Government==
While it existed, this municipality was responsible for [primary education](/source/primary_education) (through 10th grade), outpatient [health services](/source/Health_care), [senior citizen](/source/old_age) services, [unemployment](/source/unemployment), [social services](/source/Social_work), [zoning](/source/zoning), [economic development](/source/economic_development), and municipal [road](/source/road)s. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a [municipal council](/source/Municipal_council_(Norway)) of [directly elected](/source/Direct_election) representatives. The [mayor](/source/mayor) was [indirectly elected](/source/Indirect_election) by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon) |publisher=[Kunnskapsforlaget](/source/Kunnskapsforlaget) |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |access-date=2023-08-03 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=no |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref>

===Municipal council===
The [municipal council](/source/Municipal_council_(Norway)) {{lang|no|(Herredsstyre)}} of Greipstad 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](/source/Political_party). 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Greipstad
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1960
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-11-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Greipstad
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1956
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-11-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 13
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Greipstad
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1952
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-11-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Greipstad
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1948
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-11-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Greipstad
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-11-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|DRF/V                     = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Greipstad
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1938
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-11-21 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 12
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 4
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|}}
{{div col end}}

==See also==
*[List of former municipalities of Norway](/source/List_of_former_municipalities_of_Norway)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.ssb.no/a/folketellinger/kommunehefter/1960/kh_1960_1017.pdf 1960 census and map of the municipality] {{in lang|no}}

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Category:Songdalen
Category:Former municipalities of Norway
Category:1913 establishments in Norway
Category:Municipalities of Norway disestablished in 1964

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