formannskapsdistrikt

Formannsskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government district. The system of formannsskapsdistrikts was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on January 14, 1837. The law, which fulfilled an express requirement of the Constitution of Norway, required that every parish (in Norwegian prestegjeld) form a formannsskapsdistrikt January 1, 1838. In this way, the Norwegian State Church districts of the country became worldly, administrative districts as well, creating 396 formannsskapsdistrikt: 25 (pure) cities/towns: Arendal, Bergen, Bodø, Drammen, Fredrikstad, Grimstad, Halden, Holmestrand, Kongsberg, Kragerø, Kristiansand, Kristiansund, Larvik, Levanger, Lillehammer, Molde, Moss, Oslo, Porsgrunn, Risør, Skien, Stavanger, Tromsø, Trondheim, Tønsberg.
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