Bud is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Hustadvika Municipality in the traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre was the village of Bud. Bud Church was the main church for the municipality.
Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 610th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Bud Municipality was the 515th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,616. The municipality's population density was and its population had increased by 3.3% over the previous 10-year period.
General information On 1 January 1838, the prestegjeld (parish) of Bud was established as a municipality (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1878, one area of Bud Municipality (population: 15) was transferred to the neighboring Kvernes Municipality. Then on 1 January 1891, the Bollien farm area (population: 15) was also transferred to Kvernes Municipality. On 1 July 1918, Bud Municipality was divided in two: the eastern part remained as Bud Municipality (population: 1,397) and the western part became the new Hustad Municipality (population: 2,062).
During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, there was a merger involving Bud Municipality (population: 1,610) in the west, Hustad Municipality (population: 2,196) in the north, and Fræna Municipality (population: 3,430) in the south, forming a new, larger Fræna Municipality.
Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old village of Bud () since the first Bud Church was built there. The name comes from the word which is an old word for the modern Norwegian word which means "fishing hut", such as is commonly seen on the shores of fishing villages.
Churches The Church of Norway had one parish () within Bud Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Bud prestegjeld and the Ytre Romsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.
Churches in Bud MunicipalityParish ()Church nameLocation of the churchYear builtBudBud ChurchBud1717
Geography The municipality was located on the northwestern part of the Romsdal Peninsula, along the Hustadvika coastline. Hustad Municipality was to the east, Fræna Municipality was to the south, and Nord-Aukra Municipality was to the southwest. The highest point in the municipality was the tall hill Gulberget.
Government While it existed, Bud Municipality was 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 was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Frostating Court of Appeal.
Municipal council The municipal council of Bud Municipality was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four-year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.
Mayors The mayor () of Bud Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:
1838–1839: Jakob P. Stenen 1840–1841: Peder Knutsen Vestad 1842–1845: Rasmus S. Rishaug 1846–1849: Lars P. Hostad 1850–1856: Mr. Jordhøi 1857–1859: Peder Nerland 1860–1861: Ole Olsen Huustad 1862–1863: Peder Larsen Bergset 1864–1865: Lars F. Farstad 1866–1867: Bendik S. Farstad 1868–1869: Lars F. Farstad 1870–1873: Ingebrigt O. Fagervik 1874–1877: Peder Hagerup 1878–1883: Peder P. Hustad 1884–1897: Hans Ekren 1898–1901: O.N. Skarseth 1902–1910: Hans Ekren 1911–1913: Peder Bjørn Kristvik (V) 1914–1918: Ingebrigt Mahle 1918–1931: Andreas Jakobsen Sunde 1931–1937: Jon Vågen 1938–1941: Marius Robinson 1945–1945: Marius Robinson 1946–1951: Rev. Lars Høyseth 1952–1959: Hans Farstad 1959–1963: Andreas Vestad (LL)
See also List of former municipalities of Norway
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