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{{short description|Municipality in Innlandet, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
{{Infobox kommune
| name = Vestre Toten
|name = Vestre Toten
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| idnumber = 0529
|image_skyline = Eina.jpg
|image_caption = View of the village of [[Eina]]
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| image_caption = [[Eina]]
|idnumber = 3443
| county = Oppland
|county = Innlandet
| district = Toten
|district = Toten
| capital = [[Raufoss]]
|capital = [[Raufoss]]
| demonym = Vestretotning
|established = 1 Jan 1838
| language = [[Bokmål]]
|preceded = none
| coatofarms = Vestre Toten komm.png
|demonym = Vestretotning
| munwebpage = www.vestre-toten.kommune.no
|language = Bokmål
| mayor = Stein Knutsen
|coatofarms = Vestre Toten komm.svg
| mayor_party = [[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]]
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|webpage = www.vestre-toten.kommune.no
| mayor_as_of = 2003
| area_rank = 303
|mayor = Tonje Bergum Jahr
|mayor_party = [[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]]
| area_total_km2 = 249
| area_land_km2 = 231
|mayor_as_of = 2023
|area_rank = 287
| area_water_percent = 0.08
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| population_density_km2= 54
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| population_increase= -4.0
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'''Vestre Toten''' is a [[Municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Oppland]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]] of [[Toten]]. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of [[Raufoss]].
'''Vestre Toten''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Innlandet]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Toten]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Raufoss]]. Other villages in the municipality include [[Bøverbru]], [[Eina]], and [[Reinsvoll]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Vestre Toten |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Vestre_Toten |date=2022-07-09 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2022-11-03}}</ref>

The {{convert|251|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 287th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vestre Toten is the 88th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 13,635. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|58.7|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 4.9% 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=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>


==General information==
==General information==
Vestre Toten was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). On 1 January 1875, there was a border adjustment between [[Østre Toten Municipality]] and Vestre Toten Municipality. On 1 January 1908, the municipality was divided into three parts: [[Kolbu (municipality)|Kolbu Municipality]] (population: 2,412) in the southeast, [[Eina (municipality)|Eina Municipality]] (population: 1,173) in the southwest, and Vestre Toten Municipality (population: 4,027) in the north. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, the following areas were merged to form a new, larger Vestre Toten Municipality:<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>
*all of the old Vestre Toten Municipality (population: 9,113)
*the Sørligrenda area of [[Vardal|Vardal Municipality]] (population: 87)
*all of the old [[Eina Municipality]] (population: 1,591)
*the area on the south end of the lake [[Einavatnet]] from [[Gran Municipality]] (population: 12)

===Name===
===Name===
The name comes from the [[Old Norse]] word ''Þótn''. The meaning of Toten is unknown (maybe "the pleasant district"). The meaning of the name ''Vestre Toten'' is "(the) western (part of) Toten". (The parish of Toten was divided in 1825.)<ref>{{cite book|title=Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt (Anden halvdel)|edition=4|authorlink=Oluf Rygh|last=Rygh|first=Oluf|publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri|date=1900|location=Kristiania, Norge|pages=49|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=jJMOAAAAYAAJ}} {{no icon}}</ref> {{See also|Østre Toten}}
The municipality is named ''Vestre Toten'' after the district of [[Toten]] ({{langx|non|Þótn}}). The name is identical with the word {{lang|non|Þótn}} which has an uncertain meaning, but it might be from the word {{lang|non|þóttr}} which means "the pleasant district" or "something one likes". The [[prestegjeld|parish]] of Toten was divided into two parts (eastern and western) in 1825 and the first word, {{wikt-lang|no|vestre}} was added to signify that this was the "western" part, thus the name was ''Vestre Toten'' which means "(the) western (part of) Toten".<ref name="snl" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jJMOAAAAYAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Kristians amt (anden halvdel) |date=1902 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=4-2 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=49 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> {{See also|Østre Toten#Name}}


===Coat-of-arms===
===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 3 May 1991. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]], two knives [[argent]] in [[bend sinister]] points to base [[Dexter and sinister|dexter]]"'' ({{langx|no|I grønt to sølv kniver skråstilt venstre-høyre}}). This means the arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is two [[Knife|knives]] that are lined up diagonally (specifically a special locally-produced knife known as a ''Toten knife''). The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The green color in the field symbolizes the local forests and agriculture and the knife was chosen since the area has a long tradition of [[wood carving]] and knife making. The arms were designed by Inge Rotevatn. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Vestre_Toten |access-date=2023-04-23 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vestre Toten, Oppland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-05-29.html |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1991-05-10 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1991-05-10-308 |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-04 |title=Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.vestre-toten.kommune.no/grafisk-profil/kommunevapen |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Vestre Toten kommune |language=no}}</ref> {{See also-text|Coat-of-arms of [[Gjerstad#Coat of arms|Gjerstad]]}}
The [[Coat of arms|coat-of-arms]] is from modern times. They were granted on 3 May 1991. The arms show two silver knives on a green background. They are a typical type of [[knife]] from the area (the special "Toten-knives"). It symbolizes the long tradition of [[wood carving]]. The arms were designed by Inge Rotevatn.<ref>{{cite web|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|date=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/v/vestreto.htm|accessdate=2009-01-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vestre-toten.kommune.no/internett/vt.nsf/id/BDE5F8F8B8C17ACEC12573800042EBEA?OpenDocument|title=Kommunevåpen|publisher=Vestre Toten kommune|accessdate=2009-01-01}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}} {{no icon}}</ref> {{See also2|Coat-of-arms of [[Gjerstad]]}}

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has three parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Vestre Toten. It is part of the [[Toten prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Hamar]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Vestre Toten'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Eina||[[Eina Church]]||[[Eina]]||1890
|-
|rowspan="1"|Raufoss||[[Raufoss Church]]||[[Raufoss]]||1939
|-
|rowspan="1"|Ås||[[Ås Church (Innlandet)|Ås Church]]||[[Bøverbru]]||1921
|}

==Geography==
[[File:Einavannet.jpg|thumb|left|Einavatnet lake and farmland]]
Vestre Toten is located along the large lake [[Mjøsa]]. The municipality is bordered by [[Østre Toten Municipality]] to the east, [[Gjøvik Municipality]] to the north, [[Søndre Land Municipality]] to the west, and [[Gran Municipality]] to the southwest.

The highest point in the municipality is Lauvhøgda with a height of {{convert|722|m|ft}}. The [[Hunnselva]] river runs through the lake [[Einavatnet]] and flows through the whole municipality before going into Gjøvik where it empties into the large lake [[Mjøsa]].


==History==
==History==
{| style="float: right; margin: 1em;" class="wikitable sortable"
According to the [[saga]]s, [[Halfdan Hvitbeinn]] ''(Whiteleg)'' was the first [[Yngling]] in Norway. He conquered [[Romerike]], part of [[Hedmark]], part of [[Vestfold]], and [[Toten]]. He was killed in Toten around the year 740.<ref name=Stagg>{{cite book|title=East Norway and its Frontier|first=Frank Noel|last=Stagg|publisher=George Allen & Unwin, Ltd.|year=1956}}</ref>
|+ Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Vestre Toten by country of origin in 2017<ref>{{Cite web |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date=2 July 2015 |access-date=29 June 2015 |publisher=ssb.no |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!Ancestry!!Number
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||139
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||104
|-
| {{flag|Iraq}}||67
|-
| {{flag|Thailand}}||61
|-
| {{flag|Iran}}||58
|-
| {{flag|Eritrea}}||52
|-
| {{flag|Turkey}}||49
|-
| {{flag|Philippines}}||44
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}}||37
|-
| {{flag|Syria}}||36
|}


According to the [[saga]]s, [[Halfdan Hvitbeinn]] ''(Whiteleg)'' was the first [[Yngling]] in Norway. He conquered [[Romerike]], part of [[Hedmark]], part of [[Vestfold]], and [[Toten]]. He was killed in Toten around the year 740.<ref name="Stagg">{{Cite book |last=Stagg |first=Frank Noel |url=https://archive.org/details/eastnorwayitsfro00stag |title=East Norway and its Frontier |publisher=George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. |year=1956}}</ref>
In 1021, according to saga, [[Olaf II of Norway|King Olaf]] (reigned 1015-1028) converted Toten to [[Christianity]]. Also, King [[Haakon IV of Norway|Håkon IV]] (reigned 1217–1263) came to Toten around the year 1226 to settle local unrest.<ref name=Stagg />


In 1021, according to saga, [[Olaf II of Norway|King Olaf]] (reigned 1015–1028) converted Toten to [[Christianity]]. Also, King [[Haakon IV of Norway|Håkon IV]] (reigned 1217–1263) came to Toten around the year 1226 to settle local unrest.<ref name="Stagg" />
[[Christian II of Denmark|Christian II]] (1481-1559) was a Danish monarch and King of [[Denmark]], [[Norway]] (1513-1523), and [[Sweden]] (1520-1521), under the [[Kalmar Union]]. Prior to becoming king, Duke Christian was sent to Norway in 1506 by [[Hans of Denmark|John II]] (also called Hans), King of Norway (1483 – 1513) to take charge of the kingdom. In 1507, he became aware of a revolt in Hedmark. In early 1508, he took a force there, routing the rebellion. He then rowed across lake [[Mjøsa]] to Toten, capturing residents, imprisoning them in the vaulted cellar of the [[rectory]] in Østre Toten and torturing them there. As a result, he determined that Bishop Karl of [[Hamar]] had been behind the rebellion. With Bishop Karl as his captive, he was able to suppress the unrest.<ref name=Stagg />


[[Christian II of Denmark|Christian II]] (1481–1559) was a Danish monarch and King of [[Denmark]] and Norway from 1513 to 1523 and also the King of [[Sweden]] from 1520 to 1521, under the [[Kalmar Union]]. Prior to becoming king, Duke Christian was sent to Norway in 1506 by [[John, King of Denmark|John II]] (also called Hans), King of Norway (1483–1513) to take charge of the kingdom. In 1507, he became aware of a revolt in Hedmark. In early 1508, he took a force there, routing the rebellion. He then rowed across lake [[Mjøsa]] to Toten, capturing residents, imprisoning them in the vaulted cellar of the [[rectory]] in Østre Toten and torturing them there. As a result, he determined that Bishop Karl of [[Hamar]] had been behind the rebellion. With Bishop Karl as his captive, he was able to suppress the unrest.<ref name="Stagg" />
Toten was a part of [[Akershus]] county until 1756, when it was reassigned to Oppland county. Lauritz Weideman, Corporal Peder Balke, and Nels Dyhren from Toten attended the [[Riksforsamlingen|1814 constitutional convention]] at [[Eidsvold]].<ref name=Stagg />


Toten was a part of [[Akershus]] county until 1756, when it became part of [[Oppland]] county. [[Lauritz Weidemann]], Corporal Peder Balke, and Nels Dyhren from Toten attended the [[Riksforsamlingen|1814 constitutional convention]] at [[Eidsvoll|Eidsvold]].<ref name="Stagg" />
Vestre Toten was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]]). The areas of [[Kolbu]] and [[Eina]] were separated from Vestre Toten on 1 January 1908. Eina was, however, merged back into the municipality of Vestre Toten on 1 January 1964 (and Kolbu was merged into Østre Toten at this time also).


==Geography==
==Government==
Vestre Toten Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Vestre Innlandet District Court]] and the [[Eidsivating Court of Appeal]].
[[Image:Einavannet.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Einavatnet with the farmland along the lake]]
The municipal center is [[Raufoss]]. Other smaller towns in the municipality include [[Eina]], [[Reinsvoll]], and [[Bøverbru]].


===Municipal council===
Vestre Toten borders on [[Østre Toten]] to the east, [[Gjøvik]] to the north, [[Gran, Norway|Gran]] to the south and [[Søndre Land]] to the west.
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Vestre Toten is made up of 31 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|start = 2023
|end = 2027
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/innlandet/vestre%20toten#seats |access-date=2024-01-14 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed =
|Total = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet = 4
|Høyre = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Rødt = 1
|Senterpartiet = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|start = 2019
|end = 2023
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Innlandet |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/innlandet/vestre%20toten#seats |access-date=2022-11-05 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet = 3
|Grønne = 1
|Høyre = 5
|Rødt = 1
|Senterpartiet = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|start = 2015
|end = 2019
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Oppland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/oppland/vestre%20toten#seats |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref><ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet = 13
|Fremskrittspartiet = 3
|Grønne = 1
|Høyre = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Rødt = 1
|Senterpartiet = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|start = 2011
|end = 2015
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Oppland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/oppland/vestre%20toten#seats |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet = 15
|Fremskrittspartiet = 3
|Høyre = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Senterpartiet = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|start = 2007
|end = 2011
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet = 15
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Senterpartiet = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Venstre = 1
|Høyre = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|start = 2003
|end = 2007
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet = 12
|Fremskrittspartiet = 6
|Høyre = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 1
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|Venstre = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|start = 1999
|end = 2003
|reference = <ref name="ssb valg" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/nos_c621/nos_c621.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1999 |date=2000 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253748531 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet = 14
|Fremskrittspartiet = 4
|Høyre = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Senterpartiet = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|start = 1995
|end = 1999
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |date=1996 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253743351 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet = 15
|Fremskrittspartiet = 3
|Høyre = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Senterpartiet = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|start = 1991
|end = 1995
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |date=1993 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253737939 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet = 20
|Fremskrittspartiet = 2
|Høyre = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Senterpartiet = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|Venstre = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|start = 1987
|end = 1991
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |date=1988 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253726325 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet = 24
|Fremskrittspartiet = 4
|Høyre = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|start = 1983
|end = 1987
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |date=1984 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253720378 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet = 27
|Fremskrittspartiet = 2
|Høyre = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|start = 1979
|end = 1983
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |date=1979 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253710836 |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian |issn=0332-8023}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet = 26
|Høyre = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|Senterpartiet = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|start = 1975
|end = 1979
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |date=1977 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253705646 |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet = 25
|Høyre = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4
|Senterpartiet = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|start = 1971
|end = 1975
|reference = <ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |date=1973 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |isbn=8253701144 |volume=I |location=Oslo, Norge |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet = 26
|Høyre = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|Senterpartiet = 6
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 3
|Venstre = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|start = 1967
|end = 1971
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet = 25
|Høyre = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|Senterpartiet = 6
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti = 3
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|start = 1963
|end = 1967
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet = 26
|Høyre = 3
|NKP = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|Senterpartiet = 6
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|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 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 19
|Høyre = 2
|NKP = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Venstre = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|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 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet = 18
|NKP = 2
|Høyre = 1
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|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 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet = 12
|NKP = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|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 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet = 10
|NKP = 2
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Venstre = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|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 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet = 10
|NKP = 3
|Senterpartiet = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2
|Venstre = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name = Vestre Toten
|herad = yes
|start = 1937
|end = 1940*
|reference = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed = yes
|Total = 20
|Senterpartiet = 5
|Arbeiderpartiet = 11
|DRF = 4
|}}
{{div col end}}


===Mayors===
The highest point is Lauvhøgda with a height of {{convert|722|m|ft}}. The Hunnselva river begins in the [[Einavatnet]] lake and ends in the [[Mjøsa]] at Gjøvik.
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Vestre Toten:<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015020608076 |title=Totens bygdebok |publisher=Oppland-trykk |year=1937 |editor-last=Gjørvad |editor-first=Olav |volume=2 |location=Oslo |pages=101–125 |language=no}}</ref>
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*1838-1843: Peder Tollefsen Hallingstad
*1844-1845: Johannes Johannessen Westrum
*1846-1847: Hans Lemmich Juell
*1848-1853: Wilhelm Christian Magelssen
*1854-1855: Christian Eilert Heyerdahl
*1856-1857: Johannes Johannessen Westrum
*1858-1865: Christian Grønland
*1866-1871: Lars Christiansen Blilie
*1872-1885: Ole Christian Præstesæter
*1886-1890: Peder Olsen Hohle
*1890-1891: L. A. Grefsrud
*1892-1893: Anton Jørgensen Røstøen
*1894-1895: Ole Christian Præstesæter
*1896-1901: Anton Jørgensen Røstøen
*1902-1907: Mathias Blilie ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*1908-1916: Olav Larsson Gjørvad ([[Radical People's Party (Norway)|AD]])
*1917-1922: Peder Markus Hansen Nauf ([[Radical People's Party (Norway)|AD]])
*1923-1940: Severin Olsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1940-1942: Hans Henrik Petersen ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1942-1945: Ole Thorsrud ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
*1945-1945: Severin Olsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1946-1951: Helge Sunde ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1952-1955: Hans J. Kjelsberg ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1956-1979: Sigurd Østlien ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1980-1995: Svein Erik Strandlie ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1995-2011: Stein Knutsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2011-2019: Leif Waarum ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2019-2023: Stian Olafsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2023-present: Tonje Bergum Jahr ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-23 |title=Ordfører og varaordfører, Vestre Toten kommune |url=https://www.vestre-toten.kommune.no/politikk-og-innsyn/politiske-organer-kontakt/ordforer-og-varaordforer-vestre-toten-kommune/ |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Vestre Toten kommune |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col end}}


==Economy==
==Economy==
[[Agriculture|Farming]] and [[industry]] are important. Raufoss Aluminum is a major employer in the community. The [[Gjøvik Line|Gjøvikbanen]] train line passes through the community.
[[Agriculture|Farming]] and [[Industrial sector|industry]] are important. Raufoss Aluminum is a major employer in the community. The [[Gjøvik Line|Gjøvikbanen]] railway line passes through the community.

== Notable people ==
[[File:TNT Veritasparken 20120619-11.JPG|thumb|Ronni Le Tekrø & TNT, 2012]]
* [[Frøis Frøisland]] (1883 in Raufoss – 1930), a Norwegian newspaper correspondent and editor
* [[Karsten Gaarder]] (1902 in Vestre Toten – 1980), a Justice of the [[Supreme Court of Norway]]
* [[Halfdan Hegtun]] (1918–2012), a radio personality, comedian, writer, and former politician
* [[Aud Blegen Svindland]] (1928 in Vestre Toten – 2019), a physician and women's rights activist
* [[Ronni Le Tekrø]] (born 1963), a guitarist with [[hard rock]] band [[TNT (Norwegian band)|TNT]] who lives in Raufoss
* [[Bente Nordby]] (born 1974 in Raufoss), a former Norwegian football goalkeeper with 172 caps for [[Norway women's national football team|Norway women]]
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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{{wiktionary|Vestre Toten}}
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*[http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0529 Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]]
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/vestre-toten Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
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Latest revision as of 23:30, 28 October 2024

Vestre Toten Municipality
Vestre Toten kommune
Municipality
View of the village of Eina
View of the village of Eina
Flag of Vestre Toten Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Vestre Toten Municipality
Coat of arms
Innlandet within Norway
Innlandet within Norway
Vestre Toten within Innlandet
Vestre Toten within Innlandet
Coordinates: 60°39′10″N 10°35′46″E / 60.65278°N 10.59611°E / 60.65278; 10.59611
CountryNorway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictToten
Established1 Jan 1838
 • Created asFormannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centreRaufoss
Government
 • Mayor (2023)Tonje Bergum Jahr (Ap)
Area
 • Total
250.65 km2 (96.78 sq mi)
 • Land232.48 km2 (89.76 sq mi)
 • Water18.17 km2 (7.02 sq mi)  7.2%
 • Rank#287 in Norway
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
13,635
 • Rank#88 in Norway
 • Density58.7/km2 (152/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
Increase +4.9%
DemonymVestretotning[1]
Official language
[2]
 • Norwegian formBokmål
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3443[3]
WebsiteOfficial website
Data from Statistics Norway

Vestre Toten is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Raufoss. Other villages in the municipality include Bøverbru, Eina, and Reinsvoll.[4]

The 251-square-kilometre (97 sq mi) municipality is the 287th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vestre Toten is the 88th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 13,635. The municipality's population density is 58.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (152/sq mi) and its population has increased by 4.9% over the previous 10-year period.[5][6]

General information

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Vestre Toten was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1875, there was a border adjustment between Østre Toten Municipality and Vestre Toten Municipality. On 1 January 1908, the municipality was divided into three parts: Kolbu Municipality (population: 2,412) in the southeast, Eina Municipality (population: 1,173) in the southwest, and Vestre Toten Municipality (population: 4,027) in the north. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the following areas were merged to form a new, larger Vestre Toten Municipality:[7]

Name

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The municipality is named Vestre Toten after the district of Toten (Old Norse: Þótn). The name is identical with the word Þótn which has an uncertain meaning, but it might be from the word þóttr which means "the pleasant district" or "something one likes". The parish of Toten was divided into two parts (eastern and western) in 1825 and the first word, vestre was added to signify that this was the "western" part, thus the name was Vestre Toten which means "(the) western (part of) Toten".[4][8]

See also: Østre Toten § Name

Coat of arms

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The coat of arms was granted on 3 May 1991. The official blazon is "Vert, two knives argent in bend sinister points to base dexter" (Norwegian: I grønt to sølv kniver skråstilt venstre-høyre). This means the arms have a green field (background) and the charge is two knives that are lined up diagonally (specifically a special locally-produced knife known as a Toten knife). The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The green color in the field symbolizes the local forests and agriculture and the knife was chosen since the area has a long tradition of wood carving and knife making. The arms were designed by Inge Rotevatn. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.[9][10][11][12]

See also: Coat-of-arms of Gjerstad

Churches

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The Church of Norway has three parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Vestre Toten. It is part of the Toten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

Churches in Vestre Toten
Parish (sokn) Church name Location of the church Year built
Eina Eina Church Eina 1890
Raufoss Raufoss Church Raufoss 1939
Ås Ås Church Bøverbru 1921

Geography

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Einavatnet lake and farmland

Vestre Toten is located along the large lake Mjøsa. The municipality is bordered by Østre Toten Municipality to the east, Gjøvik Municipality to the north, Søndre Land Municipality to the west, and Gran Municipality to the southwest.

The highest point in the municipality is Lauvhøgda with a height of 722 metres (2,369 ft). The Hunnselva river runs through the lake Einavatnet and flows through the whole municipality before going into Gjøvik where it empties into the large lake Mjøsa.

History

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Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Vestre Toten by country of origin in 2017[13]
Ancestry Number
 Poland 139
 Lithuania 104
 Iraq 67
 Thailand 61
 Iran 58
 Eritrea 52
 Turkey 49
 Philippines 44
 Somalia 37
 Syria 36

According to the sagas, Halfdan Hvitbeinn (Whiteleg) was the first Yngling in Norway. He conquered Romerike, part of Hedmark, part of Vestfold, and Toten. He was killed in Toten around the year 740.[14]

In 1021, according to saga, King Olaf (reigned 1015–1028) converted Toten to Christianity. Also, King Håkon IV (reigned 1217–1263) came to Toten around the year 1226 to settle local unrest.[14]

Christian II (1481–1559) was a Danish monarch and King of Denmark and Norway from 1513 to 1523 and also the King of Sweden from 1520 to 1521, under the Kalmar Union. Prior to becoming king, Duke Christian was sent to Norway in 1506 by John II (also called Hans), King of Norway (1483–1513) to take charge of the kingdom. In 1507, he became aware of a revolt in Hedmark. In early 1508, he took a force there, routing the rebellion. He then rowed across lake Mjøsa to Toten, capturing residents, imprisoning them in the vaulted cellar of the rectory in Østre Toten and torturing them there. As a result, he determined that Bishop Karl of Hamar had been behind the rebellion. With Bishop Karl as his captive, he was able to suppress the unrest.[14]

Toten was a part of Akershus county until 1756, when it became part of Oppland county. Lauritz Weidemann, Corporal Peder Balke, and Nels Dyhren from Toten attended the 1814 constitutional convention at Eidsvold.[14]

Government

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Vestre Toten Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.[15] The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Vestre Innlandet District Court and the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

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The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Vestre Toten is made up of 31 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

Vestre Toten kommunestyre 2023–2027 [16]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 7
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Red Party (Rødt) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:31
Vestre Toten kommunestyre 2019–2023 [17]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Red Party (Rødt) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 7
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
Total number of members:31
Vestre Toten kommunestyre 2015–2019 [18][19]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 13
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Green Party (Miljøpartiet De Grønne) 1
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Red Party (Rødt) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:31
Vestre Toten kommunestyre 2011–2015 [20]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:31
Vestre Toten kommunestyre 2007–2011 [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 6
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:31
Vestre Toten kommunestyre 2003–2007 [19]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 6
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 1
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:31
Vestre Toten kommunestyre 1999–2003 [19][21]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 14
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
Total number of members:31
Vestre Toten kommunestyre 1995–1999 [22]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 15
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 3
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 4
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 5
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:31
Vestre Toten kommunestyre 1991–1995 [23]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 20
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 5
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:41
Vestre Toten kommunestyre 1987–1991 [24]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 24
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 4
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:41
Vestre Toten kommunestyre 1983–1987 [25]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 27
  Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet) 2
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 5
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:41
Vestre Toten kommunestyre 1979–1983 [26]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 26
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 6
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 4
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 1
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:41
Vestre Toten kommunestyre 1975–1979 [27]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 25
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 4
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti) 2
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:41
Vestre Toten kommunestyre 1971–1975 [28]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 26
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:41
Vestre Toten kommunestyre 1967–1971 [29]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 25
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Socialist People's Party (Sosialistisk Folkeparti) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:41
Vestre Toten kommunestyre 1963–1967 [30]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 26
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 3
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 6
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:41
Vestre Toten herredsstyre 1959–1963 [31]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 19
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 2
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Centre Party (Senterpartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 1
Total number of members:29
Vestre Toten herredsstyre 1955–1959 [32]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 18
  Conservative Party (Høyre) 1
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 3
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:29
Vestre Toten herredsstyre 1951–1955 [33]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 12
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 1
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Joint List(s) of Non-Socialist Parties (Borgerlige Felleslister) 5
Total number of members:20
Vestre Toten herredsstyre 1947–1951 [34]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 2
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 3
Total number of members:20
Vestre Toten herredsstyre 1945–1947 [35]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 10
  Communist Party (Kommunistiske Parti) 3
  Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig Folkeparti) 2
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 3
  Liberal Party (Venstre) 2
Total number of members:20
Vestre Toten herredsstyre 1937–1940* [36]  
Party name (in Norwegian) Number of
representatives
  Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) 11
  Radical People's Party (Radikale Folkepartiet) 4
  Farmers' Party (Bondepartiet) 5
Total number of members:20
Note: Due to the German occupation of Norway during World War II, no elections were held for new municipal councils until after the war ended in 1945.

Mayors

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The mayors (Norwegian: ordfører) of Vestre Toten:[37]

  • 1838-1843: Peder Tollefsen Hallingstad
  • 1844-1845: Johannes Johannessen Westrum
  • 1846-1847: Hans Lemmich Juell
  • 1848-1853: Wilhelm Christian Magelssen
  • 1854-1855: Christian Eilert Heyerdahl
  • 1856-1857: Johannes Johannessen Westrum
  • 1858-1865: Christian Grønland
  • 1866-1871: Lars Christiansen Blilie
  • 1872-1885: Ole Christian Præstesæter
  • 1886-1890: Peder Olsen Hohle
  • 1890-1891: L. A. Grefsrud
  • 1892-1893: Anton Jørgensen Røstøen
  • 1894-1895: Ole Christian Præstesæter
  • 1896-1901: Anton Jørgensen Røstøen
  • 1902-1907: Mathias Blilie (LL)
  • 1908-1916: Olav Larsson Gjørvad (AD)
  • 1917-1922: Peder Markus Hansen Nauf (AD)
  • 1923-1940: Severin Olsen (Ap)
  • 1940-1942: Hans Henrik Petersen (NS)
  • 1942-1945: Ole Thorsrud (NS)
  • 1945-1945: Severin Olsen (Ap)
  • 1946-1951: Helge Sunde (Ap)
  • 1952-1955: Hans J. Kjelsberg (Ap)
  • 1956-1979: Sigurd Østlien (Ap)
  • 1980-1995: Svein Erik Strandlie (Ap)
  • 1995-2011: Stein Knutsen (Ap)
  • 2011-2019: Leif Waarum (Ap)
  • 2019-2023: Stian Olafsen (Ap)
  • 2023-present: Tonje Bergum Jahr (Ap)[38]

Economy

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Farming and industry are important. Raufoss Aluminum is a major employer in the community. The Gjøvikbanen railway line passes through the community.

Notable people

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Ronni Le Tekrø & TNT, 2012

References

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