FÃÂ¥berg is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its merge with Lillehammer in 1964. The area is now a rural area as a part of Lillehammer Municipality in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdalen. The administrative centre was the village of FÃÂ¥berg. Today, FÃÂ¥berg consist of the area within the FÃÂ¥berg Parish and the mountainous parts of the municipality. FÃÂ¥berg Vestfjell and FÃÂ¥berg ÃÂstfjell, Nordseter.
Prior to its dissolution in 1963, the municipality was the 205th largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. FÃÂ¥berg Municipality was the 40th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 13,292. The municipality's population density was and its population had increased by 26% over the previous 10-year period.
The prestegjeld of Faaberg (later spelled FÃÂ¥berg) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1906, a part of Faaberg Municipality (population: 140) that was adjacent to the town of Lillehammer was transferred from Faaberg Municipality to the growing town of Lillehammer. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, FÃÂ¥berg Municipality (population: 13,381) was merged with the town of Lillehammer (population: 5,905) to form a new Lillehammer Municipality.
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Faaberg farm () since the first FÃÂ¥berg Church was built there. The meaning of the first element is uncertain, but it may come from the word which means "to clean" or "to polish". The last element is which means "mountain" or "rock". On 21 December 1917, a royal resolution enacted the 1917 Norwegian language reforms. Prior to this change, the name was spelled Faaberg with the digraph "aa", and after this reform, the name was spelled FÃÂ¥berg, using the letter ÃÂ¥ instead.
The Church of Norway had two parishes () within FÃÂ¥berg Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the FÃÂ¥berg prestegjeld and the Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.
The municipality was located at the northern end of Mjøsa, Norway's largest lake. ÃÂyer Municipality was located to the north, ÃÂstre Gausdal Municipality and Vestre Gausdal Municipality were located to the northwest, Torpa Municipality was located to the west, Biri Municipality was located to the south, and Ringsaker Municipality was located to the southeast and east (in Hedmark county). The small Lillehammer Municipality was located within FÃÂ¥berg Municipality as an enclave. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Nevelfjell, just south of the border with ÃÂyer Municipality.
While it existed, FÃÂ¥berg 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 Eidsivating Court of Appeal.
The municipal council of FÃÂ¥berg Municipality was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.
The mayor () of FÃÂ¥berg Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position:
Notable people that were born or lived in FÃÂ¥berg include: