{{short description|Former municipality in Rogaland, Norway}} {{Infobox kommune |name = Ogna |herred = yes |former = yes |native_name = |native_name_lang = |other_name = |former_name = Ogne herred |image_skyline = Ogna kirke med gravplass.jpg |image_caption = View of the local [[Ogna Church]] |idnumber = 1117 |county = Rogaland |district = [[Dalane]] |capital = [[Ogna]] |established = 1839 |preceded = [[Eigersund Municipality]] |disestablished = 1 Jan 1964 |succeeded = [[Hå Municipality]] |demonym = Ognabu |language = [[Norwegian language|Neutral]]<ref name="lang">{{Cite journal |year=1932 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1932. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015110481043_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=453-471}}</ref> |coatofarms = |flag = |mayor = Otto Kvalbein |mayor_party = [[Bygdeliste|LL]] |mayor_as_of = 1959–1964 |elevation_max_m = 416.1 |highest_point_ref = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune: Hå |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref> |area_rank = 512 |area_total_km2 = 104.3 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_water_percent = |population_as_of = 1963 |population_rank = 545 |population_total = 1444 |population_density_km2 = 13.8 |population_increase = 2.8 |coordinates = {{coord|58|30|56|N|05|48|29|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}} }}
'''Ogna''' is a [[List of former municipalities of Norway|former municipality]] in [[Rogaland]] county, [[Norway]]. The {{convert|104.3|km2|adj=on}} municipality existed from 1839 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of [[Hå Municipality]] in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Dalane]]. The [[administrative centre]] was the village of [[Ogna]] where [[Ogna Church]] is located. Other villages in the municipality included [[Brusand]], [[Hæen]], and [[Sirevåg]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Ogna_-_tidligere_kommune|Ogna (tidligere kommune)|2026-04-12|Thorsnæs|Geir|2024-11-26|editor2-first=Per Roger|editor2-last=Lauritzen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Lindtjørn |first=Morten |title=Ogna herad i hundre år: 1838-1938: minneskrift |year=1938 |location=Stavanger |language=no}}</ref>
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the {{convert|104.3|km2|adj=on}} municipality was the 512th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Ogna Municipality was the 545th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about {{formatnum:1444}}. The municipality's [[population density]] was {{convert|13.8|PD/km2}} and its population had increased by 2.8% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=no}}</ref><ref name="SS1951">{{Cite book |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_049.pdf |title=Norges Sivile, Geistlige, Rettslige og Militære Inndeling 1. Januar 1951 |date=1951-01-01 |publisher=H. Aschehoug & Co. |series=Norges Offisielle Statistikk |location=Oslo, Norge |language=no |format=PDF |authorlink=Statistics Norway}}</ref>
==General information== The municipality of ''Ogne'' (later spelled ''Ogna'') was established in 1839 when the (much larger) [[Egersund landdistrikt]] (the rural municipality surrounding the town of [[Egersund]]) was divided. The northwestern district (population: 825) became the new Ogne Municipality and the rest (population: 2,016) remained as Egersund landdistrikt.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |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=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]].<ref>{{Cite SNL|Nikolai_Schei|Nikolai Schei|2026-03-19|Grepstad|Jon|2025-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite SNL|kommuneinndelingen_i_Norge|kommuneinndelingen i Norge|2026-03-19|Hansen|Tore|2024-05-27|editor2-first=Geir|editor2-last=Thorsnæs}}</ref> On 1 January 1964, the following areas were merged to form the new [[Hå Municipality]]:<ref name="Dag" /> *all of [[Nærbø Municipality]] (population: 3,926) *all of Ogna Municipality (population: 1,470) *all of [[Varhaug Municipality]] (population: 3,454)
===Name=== The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Ogna]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Ógna}}) since the first [[Ogna Church]] was built there. The name comes from the verb {{wikt-lang|non|ógna}} which means "to threaten", likely referring to the local river since it has strong currents and it is prone to flooding in the spring.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt |date=1915 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=10 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=95 and 61 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>
Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Ogne''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Ogna''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057–1065}}</ref>
===Churches=== The [[Church of Norway]] had one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Ogna Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Egersund [[prestegjeld]] and the [[Dalane prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Stavanger]].<ref name="SS1951" />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Ogna Municipality''''' !Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built |- |rowspan="1"|Ogna||[[Ogna Church]]||[[Ogna]]||{{circa|1250}} |}
==Geography== The highest point in the municipality was the {{convert|416.1|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Brusaknuden on the border with [[Time Municipality]].<ref name="elev" /> [[Time Municipality]] was located to the north, [[Bjerkreim Municipality]] was located to the east, [[Eigersund Municipality]] was located to the southeast, the [[North Sea]] was located to the southwest, and [[Varhaug Municipality]] was located to the northwest.
==Government== While it existed, Ogna Municipality was responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality was governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] was [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite SNL|kommunestyre|kommunestyre|2024-12-31|Hansen|Tore|2024-11-25|editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref> The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the [[Dalane District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].
===Municipal council=== The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Herredsstyre)}} of Ogna Municipality was made up of 15 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. {{div col}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Ogna |herad = yes |start = 1959 |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=2020-07-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |Total = 15 |Arbeiderpartiet = 2 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5 |Local_Lists = 8 |note = On 1 January 1964, Ogna Municipality became part of [[Hå Municipality]]. |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Ogna |herad = yes |start = 1955 |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=2020-07-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 15 |Arbeiderpartiet = 2 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4 |Local_Lists = 9 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Ogna |herad = yes |start = 1951 |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=2020-07-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Arbeiderpartiet = 1 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4 |Borgerlige_Felleslister = 3 |Local_Lists = 4 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Ogna |herad = yes |start = 1947 |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=2020-07-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Local_Lists = 12 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Ogna |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=2020-07-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Arbeiderpartiet = 1 |Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1 |Local_Lists = 10 |}} {{Kommunestyre table |name = Ogna |herad = yes |start = 1937 |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=2020-07-30 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref> |collapsed = yes |Total = 12 |Local_Lists = 12 |}} {{div col end}}
===Mayors=== The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Ogna Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:<ref>{{cite book |last=Grude |first=Joakim |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016102648082 |title=Amtsformandskabet i Stavanger Amt 1838-1887 |publisher=Dreyers Boktrykkeri |year=1887 |location=Stavanger |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Grude |first=Joakim |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2021052848654 |title=Amtsformandskabet i Stavanger Amt 1838-1918 |publisher=Dreyers Grafiske Ansalt |year=1919 |location=Stavanger |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Lindtjørn |first1=Morten |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018030748159 |title=Ogna herad i hundre år: Minneskrift |date=1938 |publisher=Dreyers Grafiske Ansalt |location=Stavanger |pages=44-47 |language=no |chapter=Ordførarane i Ogna herad 1838-1938}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=20em}} *1839–1839: Hans Abel Hiorth *1840–1843: Ole Gabrielsen Mathingsdal *1844–1847: Lars Johannessen Qverme *1848–1849: Sigbjørn Olsen Hølleland *1850–1853: Ole Gabrielsen Mathingdal *1854–1855: Lauritz Smith Hiorth *1856–1863: Sigbjørn Olsen Hølleland *1864–1864: Gabriel Olsen Mattingsdal *1865–1865: Christian Gundersen Friestad *1866–1889: Christopher Gjermundsen Varden *1890–1901: Hans Larsen Kvasheim *1902–1910: Jens Jonasen Hetland *1911–1922: Morten Omundsen Lindtjørn *1923–1934: John Omundsen Kvalbein *1935–1941: Morten Omundsen Lindtjørn *1941–1941: John Kvadsheim<ref>{{Cite news |date=1941-01-09 |title=Ordførere og varaordførere i Østfold, Rogaland og Vest-Agder |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_nationen_null_null_19410109_24_7_1 |access-date=2026-04-18 |work=[[Nationen]] |page=5 |language=no}}</ref> *1942–1945: Arne Kvadsheim<ref>{{Cite news |date=1942-12-29 |title=Flere nye ordførere og varaordførere i Rogaland |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_haugesundsavis_null_null_19421229_48_301_1 |access-date=2026-02-10 |work=[[Haugesunds Avis]] |page=4 |language=no}}</ref> *1945–1959: John Kvadsheim<ref name="ok" /> *1959–1964: Otto Kvalbein ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])<ref name="ok">{{cite news |date=1959-12-23 |title=Ny ordfører i Ogna |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_dalanetidende_null_null_19591223_75_149_1 |accessdate=2026-04-26 |newspaper=[[Dalane Tidende]] |page=2 |language=no}}</ref> {{div col end}}
==See also== *[[List of former municipalities of Norway]]
==References== {{reflist}}
{{use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{sister bar|auto=y|d=y|commonscat=y|voy=Rogaland|wikt=Ogna}} {{Adjacent communities |state = collapsed |Centre = Ogna Municipality |North = [[Varhaug Municipality]] |Northeast = [[Time Municipality]] |East = [[Bjerkreim Municipality]] |Southeast = [[Eigersund Municipality]] |South = ''[[North Sea]]'' |Southwest = ''[[North Sea]]'' |West = ''[[North Sea]]'' |Northwest = [[Varhaug Municipality]] }} {{Rogaland}} {{Authority control}}
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