Administrative divisions of Norway: Difference between revisions

 

==History==

[[Formannskapsdistrikt|Municipal independence]] was established in 1838. The introduction of self-government in rural districts was a major political change. The [[Norwegian farm culture]] (''bondekultur'') that emerged came to serve as a symbol of national resistance to the forced [[Union between Sweden and Norway|union with Sweden]]. The legislation of 1837 gave both the towns and the rural areas the same institutions: a minor change for the town, but a major advance for the rural communities.